what are my rights when buying a salvage car from a dealer?

Question

I bought a salvage car from a small dealership, the owner of the dealership verbally agreed with me to fix the body and mechanical problems in the car, I took it home and later I find out that there were many things missing and the car is not ready, I came back to the dealership to have them finish working in the car and I receive a very angry and aggresive response from the owner of the dealership he is refusing to fix my car, they don't want to work with me... the problem is that (I already pay in check for the full price of the car)
What are my rights at this point?
I need a good answer.
Thank you

Answer 1

unfortunately for you buying a salvage car is a gamble ,sometimes you get one that has been repaired right,but in your case i think you got the one that hasn't been repaired right,anytime you buy a salvaged car its as is,that's why you need to take one and have it checked out real good ,before any payment is made on it,you can get in contact with a a good lawyer,and also report him to the BB bureau,but as far as getting your money back or getting him to fix the car,you may be stuck with it,this is one of the risk involved in buying one like that ,he may change his mind and help you with it,but if he don't truthfully your stuck with it,since you knew it was salvaged to start with ,if he had lied about then he would have to take it back, sorry you had to find this out the hard way ,when i answer questions on salvaged cars i usually try to warn people of the dangers,but they don't always listen to my opinion on them,id try talking to him one more time,good luck with it,hope this helps.

Answer 2

I might propose taking this question to an legal professional. Here's the definition of Salvage Title. He would have a case towards you however you would have a case towards the trader you bought the vehicle from. Salvage Title — A Salvage Title is issued on a car broken to the level that the rate of repairing the car exceeds ~ seventy five% of its pre-harm importance. This harm threshold might differ through state. Some states deal with Junk titles the equal as Salvage however the majority use this name to denote that a car isn't avenue precious and can't be titled once more in that state. The following 11 states additionally use Salvage titles to spot stolen autos - AZ, FL, GA, IL, MD, MN, NJ, NM, NY, OK and OR.

Answer 3

It has to be in writing.... or you're out of luck. He knows this, that's why he's treating you like a vagrant.

You could try suing but unless he admits in court that there was an oral agreement, you're out of luck.

You made two huge mistakes..... bought a salvaged vehicle and didn't get anything in writing. Live and learn....

Answer 4

You bought it.........now its yours. With nothing in writing you got what you paid for and he doesn't have to do any work. Take it as a lesson, if someone sells you something and you pay for it before the work you want is done, don't expect them to fix it. Get it in writing next time.

Answer 5

Ok, your first mistake was buying a salvage car. That is TROUBLE spelled everywhere. All I can do is wish you the best of luck!!!

Answer 6

if its not in writing that he would fix the car then you are out of luck.most older cars and all salvage cars are usually sold as is.

Answer 7

Do you have witnesses to the agreement?
If not, I would say you have a very hard case. Better have OJ's lawyers come to your defence. Or call your local news agency that does consumer fraud investigations.

Answer 8

you can learn a good lesson here. never pay in full before job is done. never deal with small used car dealers. you get screwed every time.

Answer 9

Sorry, but salvage is exactly that.
You get what you pay for, usually less.