Private sales are more risky for sure. But I am relying on the fact that his ad said "no rust." In reality, it has so much rust that an auto restoration owner called the car unsafe, and it did not come close to passing inspection by a long shot. The seller didn't have to say this at all, and...
Thank you for your response. I paid for the car to be inspected prior to the purchase, but they obviously did a poor job. If they advertised the car as having no rust, I am assuming this would be fairly straight forward if I hired a lawyer...right? The amount is too large for small claims court.
I bought a used classic car from Craigslist that was advertised as "everything works" and "no rust." I paid cash for this and now have discovered that the stereo, AC (disclosed prior to purchase after I asked), and electric mirrors do not work. There is a tear in the driver's side seat...