Mistakenly bought an accident caaar. What to do????

Question

I bought a car lately. Even checked the carfax report but it has a clean title. So I bought the car. and now I see that the car is damaged on the front and few things in the engine are borken. The alternator belt is all worn out. The carfax report only had reprot untill last year. Ithought it was clean from then. It even has a bent hood in the center. I got it from a private seller.
Suggest me on what I can do????

Answer 1

You own it now. If you don't want to own it any more, your only option is to sell it.

A CarFax report won't show minor accident damage whether it's been repaired or not. Nor will it disclose ordinary wear and tear items.

What you should have done is get an independent inspection of the car before buying it. Now that you've bought it it's too late to go back to the seller for any redress.

Answer 2

Well, you just found out Carfax isn't Karnak. It doesn't reveal everything about the car. For example, I've been in accidents with over $5000 in damages, yet these never appear in Carfax data.... even 5+ years later. So I wouldn't rely solely on Carfax.

You could sue for misrepresentation... but the judge will just tell you what we would tell you.... should've had it inspected by a qualified mechanic prior to purchase. I think you're stuck with it. But you could try contacting the seller and threaten to sue.... they might panic and take the car back or give partial refund. Worth a try.

If the vehicle is Carfax Certified..... then you could try filing a claim through Carfax. But I think you need to first prove that they didn't include the accident information. I would try the DMV or the police to find any information on any accident involving this car. But if he crashed it in to a railing at 2am and no one saw it, then you're out of luck.

Answer 3

I'm afraid your stuck with it, sorry to say, especially since it was a private sale.

These online history reports, while they do have some value, are not 100% reliable, as you've found out.

They are dependent on numerous factors and the information can be extremely delayed or not reported at all.

See the link below for more info.

Jerry
http://www.usedcarwise.com

Answer 4

Vehicles sold by a private party are 'as is'. Unless you can prove that the seller misrepresented the condition of the car, you unfortunately have no legal recourse.

Answer 5

Did you have opportunity to see the car before you bought it, and was it sold with any type of written warranty? If there was nothing specifying that there were no damages, and you didn't look before buying, it's on you. You knowingly bought a damaged vehicle.

Fix it.

Answer 6

there's really nothing you can do here,,basically he just took advantage of you on this deal,you might trick him in to taking it back,but other wise it was up to you to check it all out real good,,car-fax reports aren't worth the paper the printed out on,,this is why i wont even use a car-fax report,,it fooled you,,like it has fooled so many other people,,but id talk to him,,and see if he,d take it back other wise its belongs to you know,good luck hope this help,s.