What can I do legally if I bought a “new” vehicle from a dealer but have since found out that it had been in a wreck before I bought it?
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What can I do legally if I bought a “new” vehicle from a dealer but have since found out that it had been in a wreck before I bought it?
I bought a new vehicle from a dealer and I have since tried to trade the vehicle for a new one. I then found out that the vehicle had a previous owner and the previous owner had wrecked. What can I do to the dealer? The dealer did not tell me the vehicle had been wrecked or had a previous owner. They sold the vehicle to me as the first owner; it even says that on the title.
Asked on June 17, 2012 under General Practice, Oklahoma
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Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
Under the laws of all states in this country, the seller of an item is to disclose to a potential purchaser all matters that would affect the item's desirability or price paid. In your circumstances, the car dealership would have had to have known that the car that you purchased had been owned before and was nor brand new.
As such, you have a factual and legal basis to cancel your purchase of the car (rescind) and get your money back. I suggest that you meet with the car dealership's manager about your desire to cancel your purchase and if he or she will not allow such, then you consult with an attorney that practices in the area of consumer law to assist you.
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