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If I was to purchase a used vehicle from a private individual and approx 2000 miles later the engine blows up do I have any recourse on the seller. The purchase agreement indicates that the vehicle is in good condition at the time of the sale. Vehicle purchase is from an individual that works at a service center/garage.
 


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My response:

No, you wouldn't. This is because it's a private sale. You also had an opportunity to take the car to your own mechanic for inspection or, if not allowed, back out of the deal. But, you failed to have the car inspected, first.

Words and phrases like, "Good Condition" or "Cream Puff" or
"Runs Great !" and the like, are called "puffing". Puffing words are not actionable, because no one can define what such words or phrases mean when it comes to the sale of personal property.

"Good Condition" may mean one thing to you, and mean something totally different to the seller, or even to someone else.

You bought a car.

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