Sold a bad car

[countrygirl911]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Virginia

I purchased a vehicle in June of 2008. The vehicle came with a 30 day warranty. Of course, nothing goes wrong in the first 30 days. Since June, I have had to repair 2 tires, replace the battery, replace the transfer case, the pinion seal, and now the entire rear. This work is being done by my father. When we went to change the pinion seal it was discovered that someone had rigged the rear of the vehicle and the nuts could be lossened by hands and without tools. The auto dealership sold me a vehicle that could have killed me. Is there anything I can do? I would just like out of the contract of the vehicle, if possible?

Thanks in advance!

[Kiawah]

And the shop that you paid to inspect the vehicle prior to your purchase, didn't find these things wrong?

[racer72]

The auto dealership sold me a vehicle that could have killed me.

You can't sue for would of's, could of's or should of's. You have no case.

[DRTDEVL]

Tell your father to step away from the vehicle and put the tools down!

You owned a used vehicle for 8 months and are whining that your driving has worn out 2 tires. You likely left the lights on a time or two to kill the battery but it would be moot as batteries need replacement as part of preventive maintenance (not waiting for the truck to fail to start). You drove in inclement weather in 4WD when it wasn't needed and broke the transfer case... Likely stretching the drive shaft bolts out in the process. The loosened bolts allowed the drive shaft yoke to wiggle around blowing the seal. Your father thought he could unstake the pinion nut, replace the seal, then put it all together again??? Nope! It has to be removed from the vehicle to set up the wear pattern, backlash, and end play. If this were done, imminent failure of the rear end would have been obvious. Now you need a rear end.

So:

1. Tires. Learn to drive. Tire wear out.
2. Battery. They fail in time, get over it.
3. Transfer case. You broke it.
4. Driveshaft bolts "rigged". Yeah, they rigged themselves when you broke the transfer case.
5. Rear end. Your father broke this by improperly setting up your gear pattern when replacing the seal.

No, there is no legal advice in this post... It's just a rant on how YOU broke your truck, then your father broke it more trying to fix it, but YOU want the seller to pay for your poor driving and your father's mechanical ineptitude. You are everything that is wrong with today's society.

And no, not a single one of these problems could have killed you (aside from your worn out tires). Grow up and take responsibility for your actions.

[Zigner]

Originally Posted by DRTDEVL

Tell your father to step away from the vehicle and put the tools down!

You owned a used vehicle for 8 months and are whining that your driving has worn out 2 tires. You likely left the lights on a time or two to kill the battery but it would be moot as batteries need replacement as part of preventive maintenance (not waiting for the truck to fail to start). You drove in inclement weather in 4WD when it wasn't needed and broke the transfer case... Likely stretching the drive shaft bolts out in the process. The loosened bolts allowed the drive shaft yoke to wiggle around blowing the seal. Your father thought he could unstake the pinion nut, replace the seal, then put it all together again??? Nope! It has to be removed from the vehicle to set up the wear pattern, backlash, and end play. If this were done, imminent failure of the rear end would have been obvious. Now you need a rear end.

So:

1. Tires. Learn to drive. Tire wear out.
2. Battery. They fail in time, get over it.
3. Transfer case. You broke it.
4. Driveshaft bolts "rigged". Yeah, they rigged themselves when you broke the transfer case.
5. Rear end. Your father broke this by improperly setting up your gear pattern when replacing the seal.

No, there is no legal advice in this post... It's just a rant on how YOU broke your truck, then your father broke it more trying to fix it, but YOU want the seller to pay for your poor driving and your father's mechanical ineptitude. You are everything that is wrong with today's society.

And no, not a single one of these problems could have killed you (aside from your worn out tires). Grow up and take responsibility for your actions.

I'll be waiting for our OP to come back saying her father is a master mechanic and absolutely knows what he is doing

[AHA]

Originally Posted by Zigner

I'll be waiting for our OP to come back saying her father is a master mechanic and absolutely knows what he is doing

Hell, if my dad was a mechanic I would have had him check the car out before I bought it or at least during the first 30 days.