- Jurisdiction
- California
I purchased a car from private seller that listed car as 2012 with 148k miles but said it was in good condition with a services up to date. Long story short & me being a bonehead, texted back & forth day/night before, built some trust, got sick/nauseous on ride to look at car, didn't test drive much nor see any documents, trusted what she said, agreed on price, did ppwk which her dad had & started filling out, so I handed over cash, under her mom's name which mom signed, finally was given title & registration but only glanced at them, didn't sign anything. Drove home abt 30 mi but after 25 mi, message from car stated stop car turn off engine. Called seller which denied everything, had it towed to shop. Diagnostic showed 10 codes mostly related to fuel injectors needing to be replaced for $1300, expected life 100k - 150k mi, car at 148k. Seller should be responsible but denied, then renege on 50/50 agreement. Got car back & looked at ppwk & owner's manual which all showed csr as 2011 not 2012 as stated & listed/advertised as. Tried to work on deal & not cancel transaction but she denied, declined and/or renege on everything. What are my rights? Length of ownership before major issue due to 148k mi she had car & not due to my 25 mi & 30 minutes of ownership. My bonehead move for not asking for docs but gals advertisement?