I bought a used car from a family run used car dealership. $10.8k + tax and fees, 60,000 miles, manufacturer's warranty expired. We agreed on a 30 day, 1000 miles 50/50 warranty for engine and transmission. I paid cash. I declined the 3 day back-out-of-the-deal for a fee (I know, I shouldn't have).
The next day I attempt to drive the car to my home, 350 miles away. The car starts to make funny noises after 200 miles and I pull over. Towed to a local shop which could not diagnose the cause of the defect without pulling off the oil pan for $600. The car dealer decides to tow the car 200 miles back to a shop he is affiliated with to be in better control and to save money. I get the verbal agreement from the dealer that he would fix the car for me. Diagnosis: engine failure - need new engine - app $4,000+. Now the dealer hands me off to negotiate with his father, who "makes decisions of this magnitude". Father does not honor son's verbal agreement to fix it for me, I am stuck with the 50/50 warranty, so at least $2,000 for me. They play hardball.
Now, I notice, looking at the bill of sales that there is a discrepancy on the odometer reading. The last reported odometer reading on the car fax when the car was serviced by a previous dealership is higher than the reported odometer reading on my bill of sales by app 300 miles. I will probably be able to verify the odometer reading with the service records of that previous dealership.
Can I back out of the deal, because of this incorrect odometer report on the bill of sales?
The next day I attempt to drive the car to my home, 350 miles away. The car starts to make funny noises after 200 miles and I pull over. Towed to a local shop which could not diagnose the cause of the defect without pulling off the oil pan for $600. The car dealer decides to tow the car 200 miles back to a shop he is affiliated with to be in better control and to save money. I get the verbal agreement from the dealer that he would fix the car for me. Diagnosis: engine failure - need new engine - app $4,000+. Now the dealer hands me off to negotiate with his father, who "makes decisions of this magnitude". Father does not honor son's verbal agreement to fix it for me, I am stuck with the 50/50 warranty, so at least $2,000 for me. They play hardball.
Now, I notice, looking at the bill of sales that there is a discrepancy on the odometer reading. The last reported odometer reading on the car fax when the car was serviced by a previous dealership is higher than the reported odometer reading on my bill of sales by app 300 miles. I will probably be able to verify the odometer reading with the service records of that previous dealership.
Can I back out of the deal, because of this incorrect odometer report on the bill of sales?
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