What is the name of your state? North Carolina
I purchased a Toyota Avalon in January of 2002. I got it from a used car dealership. The car looked to be in great shape even though there had been some front end work done on it. The dealer told me that it had a clear title and also the bank did finance the car because the title of the car was not branded salvaged. Furthermore, the dealer never said that the car had a salvaged title and I surely did not sign any papers saying I was aware of the car being salvaged. I enjoyed the car for over three years and never had any problems out of it. However, this September I took the car into another dealer for a trade in. The dealer asked me if the car had a clear title. I told the dealer yes because the prior dealer told me it was a clear title. Also the title for the vehicle was not branded in anyway. The dealer took it as a trade in and I was on my way. About 1 month later the dealer called and said that when he sold the car to another dealer that he ran into some complications
because the car actually had a salvaged history. I told him that I was not aware of this because I had no problems with the bank and also the previous dealer did not inform me of the salvaged history. The dealer that I traded it into now wants me to sue the first dealer for not revealing that the car was salvaged. I told him that I was not interested in getting into such a mess and that he could sue the previous dealer if he wanted to. I believe that I have no liability in this matter due to the fact that I had no prior knowledge of the vehicle being salvaged and furthermore the title was not branded. Does the dealer that I traded with have any grounds to stand on in so much that he can sue me. I told him that I was happy with the car that I now have and that he could do with the Toyota as he pleased. Am I liable in this situation?
I purchased a Toyota Avalon in January of 2002. I got it from a used car dealership. The car looked to be in great shape even though there had been some front end work done on it. The dealer told me that it had a clear title and also the bank did finance the car because the title of the car was not branded salvaged. Furthermore, the dealer never said that the car had a salvaged title and I surely did not sign any papers saying I was aware of the car being salvaged. I enjoyed the car for over three years and never had any problems out of it. However, this September I took the car into another dealer for a trade in. The dealer asked me if the car had a clear title. I told the dealer yes because the prior dealer told me it was a clear title. Also the title for the vehicle was not branded in anyway. The dealer took it as a trade in and I was on my way. About 1 month later the dealer called and said that when he sold the car to another dealer that he ran into some complications
because the car actually had a salvaged history. I told him that I was not aware of this because I had no problems with the bank and also the previous dealer did not inform me of the salvaged history. The dealer that I traded it into now wants me to sue the first dealer for not revealing that the car was salvaged. I told him that I was not interested in getting into such a mess and that he could sue the previous dealer if he wanted to. I believe that I have no liability in this matter due to the fact that I had no prior knowledge of the vehicle being salvaged and furthermore the title was not branded. Does the dealer that I traded with have any grounds to stand on in so much that he can sue me. I told him that I was happy with the car that I now have and that he could do with the Toyota as he pleased. Am I liable in this situation?
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