Sounds like you're pretty much screwed. You signed away any rights with the purchase agreement. Particularly since this was a private party sale and not a dealer. A private individual doesn't have to offer nor warranty any car, it's pretty much buyer beware.
This is why it's SO important to get a used car checked out by a mechanic before purchase! If the seller is unwilling to let you, then you know the car isn't for you. If you're not from the area, pick a dealer and bring the car there... -josh --- [email protected] wrote: > All, > The GTI gets to stay. > I recently purchased an audi 5KCSQ from a guy in > chicago (I'm in > michigan). He told me the car had been in a minor > accident and that the fender/door > area had been dented. The car pulled to the right a > little, but he assured me that it > it aligned and that the shop he had the last > alignment done at had screwd up. He > assured me that the A/C was in good working > condition but that he'd removed the > fuse because the blower motor was stuck on high (a > $75 repair). He assured me > he'd had the hydraulics checked out and that they > were OK. He was selling the car > because his wife couldn't drive a manual and so he'd > bought a 200 automatic. I'd > taken the train to chicago, and was tired, and > didn't want to not buy the car and have > to get back on the train to get home, so I just > bought it in spite of my concerns. We > signed a sales agreement saying 'no claims of > condition or warranty, etc, etc, etc'. > On the way home, I plugged in the fuse for the > HVAC system and the A/C > compressor did not work. It was siezed up. > Two days later the clutch master cyl. started > giving me problems. > The next day the brake warning light came on > (symptom of the pressure > accumulator -> $270 part) > Yesterday I saw that he'd posted his brand new 200 > for sale online...uh > oh. > When I went to have the car aligned today, it > turns out the frame is > bent and it won't align. I can ignore the > mechanical stuff, because I expected to be > throwing $1500 into getting the car running just > right, but a frame alignment is a > different story. > > Now, I have saved emails saying that everything is > in working order, > specifically that the car aligns well and that the > A/C is perfectly functional. I have my > wife as a witness to him telling me the car aligns > fine and that the A/C works and > that he'd had all the hydraulic stuff checked > out....but I signed a sales agreement. > > Anyone know if I have any legal options? > > -Patrick > > > _______________________________________________ > A2-16v mailing list > [email protected] > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v ===== Josh Wyte Momentum Motorsports 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com
