how to get a refund on a used car that didn't even make it to my house

[waffles]

How to obtain a refund on a car purchased from a private party when the car didn't even make it to my house?

 

[army judge]

How to obtain a refund on a car purchased from a private party when the car didn't even make it to my house?

You can't, as private car sales are by operation of law, AS IS SALES.

If the seller made no express warranties or guarantees, you are stuck with a pile of rusting metal.

 

[Betty3]

You should have had the car checked out before you bought it. If you got no type of "warranty", there isn't anything you can do. It's "buyer beware" when buying a used car - you buy as is.