any recourse on used car purchase from a private Options

[racerx7]

Is there any recourse on used car purchase from a private party in CA?

My friend’s 18 year old daughter did not wait for me like I asked her too. She has already purchased the car. She was told the car had not been any accidents. But -- right now the car is at the repair shop being aligned and getting the strut/knuckle fixed.

[bd1308]

dunno about CA but in KY and other places, as-is is as-is.

unless you can prove the seller explicitly stated the car was accidnet-free i dont see it going anywhere.

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[racerx7]

I think you are right. Next time I am sure they will listen:)

[boxstr]

Check with the Calif DMV on private party auto sales. Oregon has a 7 day grace period.
http://www.dmv.org/ca-california/departmen...or-vehicles.php
I think that the due diligence is placed on the buyer, and a Carfax or Autocheck, and also checking with the Calif DMV on the vehicle history,would have given the buyer pertinant information on the car.
Good luck
CCLINDEALER

[Allan]

Caveat Emptor...

[SirAndy]

QUOTE (Headrage @ Mar 15 2006, 01:38 PM)

Caveat Emptor...

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/hijacked.gif) every time i hear that phrase, i think of Nero having a feast in a Cave ...

(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/screwy.gif) Andy

[rjames]

I think you'd only have recorse if the car was totalled by an insurance company previously.

That law went into effect here in WA about 2 months AFTER I bought my truck and found out it had been deemed totalled by an insurance co.

Now by law I can't sell it for more then 2k to a dealer (if they'll take it at all), and of course must devulge to any private party that it was totalled previously. I'll most likely be it's last owner. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)

[Richard Casto]

QUOTE (rjames @ Mar 15 2006, 05:02 PM)

I think you'd only have recorse if the car was totalled by an insurance company previously. That law went into effect here in WA about 2 months AFTER I bought my truck and found out it had been deemed totalled by an insurance co. Now by law I can't sell it for more then 2k to a dealer (if they'll take it at all), and of course must devulge to any private party that it was totalled previously. I'll most likely be it's last owner. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/headbang.gif)

Don't misstate the cars history, but what keeps you from selling it out of state at fair market value?

[rjames]

QUOTE

Don't misstate the cars history, but what keeps you from selling it out of state at fair market value?

Nothing, I actually don't want to sell it as of it, but don't like knowing that a dealership won't give me what it's worth (it's a Toyota Tacoma, which usually hold their value quite well).

Plus would you buy a vehicle that had been totalled by an insurance company from a guy who crossed state lines in order to sell it? I guess there would be perspective buyers out there, but I wouldn't be able to get top dollar for it (or what I thought it was worth when I purchased it originally).