Bought a used car on Ebay and it wasn't as described...is there a used car Lemon Law for Pennsylvania?

Question

Hi, my brother is actually the one who bought a 91 Camaro off Ebay last week. The listing stated that everything with the engine and transmission were in perfect working order. We live in NY and the dealer was in PA. He drove down to pick it up and before even leaving the state noticed that the car was stalling and had to change the alternator to be able to make it home. After getting it home he found many more problems wrong and now the seller isn't being cooperative at all. What are his option at this point? He clearly bought a dud but was completely led to believe that everything was fine with this car. I know NYS has a lemon law but it doesn't apply to cars bought in another state, is there a used car lemon law for cars purchased bye a PA dealer? Any help would be appreciated :)

Answer 1

Most lemon laws don't apply to vehicles over 10 years old or 100,000 miles. If the car was obviously mis-represented you should be able to take the dealer to small claims court and recoup your money.

Answer 2

Buying a car on EBAY is not a good idea - unless you can inspect before you buy.

Unless the dealer sold this car under there dealer license there is nothing you can do.

Even if it was sol by dealer license and was a "as is" deal.

You are stuck with it.

The alternator is a common problem for a car that may have been sitting on the lot for a while.

Answer 3

that is ashame , ebay is a great idea that many jerks are giving people the shaft and ruining it . I would think it is all sold "as-is" and you were suppose to have inspected before purchasing . You could leave him a bad rating .. lol

Answer 4

buying anything sight unseen is really a stupid mistake especially from e bay which is known for bad deals. he's been had.