lemon laws still cover you in this case i believe, for 3 yrs.

 

Call a lawyer.

 

They don't cover private party used car sales. You should have done something right away at the first repair...then you may have been able to recover damages. But go ahead and try anyway.

 

I thought the guy (you) knew fry_up personally? I remember his accord, was black right? It was totalled.. and i think sat for awhile + finally decided to fix it, then sell it.

He now has the 6th gen accord coupe correct?

just trying to get my facts straight..

sean

 

lemon laws might be able to help you.... but iam not in NC so iam of now help, i just wanted to contribute my 'IMO'

 

When I was in ma, I had that issue. if the cost of repairs is within a tolerance of the price paid / value of the car, and it wasn't clearly sold as a salvage or parts car, then you are covered in private party.

 

call a lawyer call a lawyer call a lawyer

 

I knew that carfax is BH. There are lots of totaled cars with clean titles and no records
about accident.

 

my understanding is that law only refers to new cars that have a bunch of malfunctions that cannot be fixed by the dealership. I doubt it would apply to a used car.

 

benjamin, are you in law school or just know some stuff? There's been an assortment of threads where you've shown a pretty decent knowledge of the law.

I'd say get a lawyer, however, it may be difficult to find one who'll take the case based on the amount of the recovery.

There might be a suit against Carfax, but I don't remember what all they are warranting through their services. The problem with the suit against the guy you bought the car of is one of proof. You have your word against his as to any statements made prior to the purchase of the car and these statements may have been excluded in the final, written document relating to the sale.

However, that is a question of fact for the jury to decide, so there is a case. Also, you'll have to prove that the seller knew of the defect (i.e. Yes it was in a crash, but perhaps he bought it from someone else who poorly fixed it, then dinged the fender and fixed the fender and only knew about the fender accident, not the original).

Also sounds like a decent case against the mechanic who inspected it for you prior to your purchase, but the problem there is one of recovery. If he was acting as an agent for his business, perhaps his business has money, but if he's a small potatoes mechanic, even if you get a judgment it's going to be hard to enforce.

As far as Statute of Limitations goes, typically there's a 3 year SOL so you should be fine, be you should check the laws in your jurisdiction to be sure. Also, when defects are hidden, there is some case law to support the SOL tolling until the defect is found. Again check local cases.

I'd say go talk to a lawyer and try to get someone to represent you unless you want to spend a lot of time in your local law library to try to get all of this taken care of.

DISCLAIMER: The above does not constitute legal advice as I am not a licensed attorney and only a meager law student.