What is the name of your state? RI
Hi! I have a '99 Cadillac recently purchased from a private party. Yes, the bill of sale (not notorized if that is pertinent) does state 'as is'. I also have written (emails) testimonial regarding the car and it's condition. Included in the emails is the statement of the owner that he is a 'ceritified ASE auto technician' and that replacement of the motor and transmission work on the car has been performed by him, so therefore he knows it was 'done right'. He writes that he used the car as his personal car for three months, and 'it has perfomed flawlessly'. in addition, he states 'There are no problems with this car. Everything works 100%'. In fact he mentions that the car's original motor was overheated and the head gasket was blown. This is why he installed a replacement motor. That is also the problem I purchased the car with. He is certainly familiar with the symptoms. ( I am not a mechanic).
My verbal communications with him are certainly of no consequence; my question is with the written assurances (which by the way also include the car's VIN number in the body of the emails) of the condition of the car, do I perhaps have some recourse in say, small claims court, for a portion of the cost of repairing this vehicle?
Before you say 'well, you should have had YOUR mechanic inspect it,' yada yada yada, I do not have a personal mechanic, and in fact there are not many around here that would consider checking out a car for sale purposes, and these cars are moslty dealer repairs, and no dealer would ever perform this type of checkout.
Any thoughts?
Hi! I have a '99 Cadillac recently purchased from a private party. Yes, the bill of sale (not notorized if that is pertinent) does state 'as is'. I also have written (emails) testimonial regarding the car and it's condition. Included in the emails is the statement of the owner that he is a 'ceritified ASE auto technician' and that replacement of the motor and transmission work on the car has been performed by him, so therefore he knows it was 'done right'. He writes that he used the car as his personal car for three months, and 'it has perfomed flawlessly'. in addition, he states 'There are no problems with this car. Everything works 100%'. In fact he mentions that the car's original motor was overheated and the head gasket was blown. This is why he installed a replacement motor. That is also the problem I purchased the car with. He is certainly familiar with the symptoms. ( I am not a mechanic).
My verbal communications with him are certainly of no consequence; my question is with the written assurances (which by the way also include the car's VIN number in the body of the emails) of the condition of the car, do I perhaps have some recourse in say, small claims court, for a portion of the cost of repairing this vehicle?
Before you say 'well, you should have had YOUR mechanic inspect it,' yada yada yada, I do not have a personal mechanic, and in fact there are not many around here that would consider checking out a car for sale purposes, and these cars are moslty dealer repairs, and no dealer would ever perform this type of checkout.
Any thoughts?