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I bought a used car( 1991 Ford conversion van) from a auto repair facility. The contract araingement was for 8000.00 4000.00 down and the ballance to be paid in payments every month until paid off. The state that i reside is Colorado.
The title was jointly held in both my name and the individual that I bought it from.
Part of the araingement was to be made in barter for work performed on motor home conversion.I made several payments on the vehicle before quiting work for this individual, leaving an unpaid ballance of 1750.00 which I intended to pay off in a timely maner. Shortly after seperating my business araingement with this individual the vehicle started having problems ( brake rotors needed to be replaced, both brake callipers, both rear wheel cylinders) The vehicle was sold with defective brakes ( this individual told me that the exessive brake vibration was normal and was nothing to worry about, I later found out from the repair facility that I took it to, to be repaired that both front brake rotors were so badly cracked that they could have come appart at any time) The repair cost was 595.00
The individual also told me at the time that I bought the vehicle that it had a brand new motor and that it was in exellent running condition, and that it would make a great familly car. The vehicle started making a noise that sounded like a water pump so I took it in for diagnosis and repair. I was told that the problem was not a water pump but that the front end of the motor was falling off. There were several loose or cross threaded bolts on the front of the motor. The front of the vehicle had to be dismantled to gain access to the stripped bolts, two of which were broken off in the cylinder head. The vehicle had to be sent to a cylinder head shop so the bolts could be tapped out and rethreaded.Also the bolts on the a/c compressor were stripped out causing the refridgerant to leak out and the a/c pump to fail. The repair cost was 1375.00
After these repairs were made the rear tire had a blowout and had to be replaced ( at the time of the sale the individual told me that the tires were new and that the rims were also new) the tire place that I took the tire to be replaced told me that the tires on the vehicle were at least two years old. The repair cost was 85.00
I drove the van for the next couple of months to and from work so i could save up the money to pay off the ballance owed on the vehicle. I had not heard from the individual that I bought the vehicle from for some time.
One night while we were sleeping the vehicle was stolen from my driveway, I was awaken by the sheriffs department in the middle of the night telling me that my van was in the middle of the road. I went to where the vehicle was and found that the vehicles engine was seized and would not start. After notifing my insurance company, and them having the van towed to a repair facility to be fixed.I then found out that the individual had attempted to reposess the vehicle, and in the process did over 5000.00 damage to the motor and front end. My insurance company denied the claim and I was going to have to pay for the repairs myself,I contacted the individual that I bought it from and told him that the motor would have to be replaced. I asked him for any warranty information so I could see what recourse I had, and he told me that he did not have to provide me with that.
He sent a tow truck to the repair facility in the middle of the night to take the van off of private property, without notifing the owner of the repair facility.
I would like to know if i have any recourse about recouping any money for the repair costs or if I can deduct the costs from what is owed on the vehicle. I did ask the individual that bought the vehicle from if he would fix the motor i would pay off the ballance on the vehicle, he said NO that he did not have to and that all he had to do was go to court and pay 175.00 & the vehicle would be his... a.j.s.
The title was jointly held in both my name and the individual that I bought it from.
Part of the araingement was to be made in barter for work performed on motor home conversion.I made several payments on the vehicle before quiting work for this individual, leaving an unpaid ballance of 1750.00 which I intended to pay off in a timely maner. Shortly after seperating my business araingement with this individual the vehicle started having problems ( brake rotors needed to be replaced, both brake callipers, both rear wheel cylinders) The vehicle was sold with defective brakes ( this individual told me that the exessive brake vibration was normal and was nothing to worry about, I later found out from the repair facility that I took it to, to be repaired that both front brake rotors were so badly cracked that they could have come appart at any time) The repair cost was 595.00
The individual also told me at the time that I bought the vehicle that it had a brand new motor and that it was in exellent running condition, and that it would make a great familly car. The vehicle started making a noise that sounded like a water pump so I took it in for diagnosis and repair. I was told that the problem was not a water pump but that the front end of the motor was falling off. There were several loose or cross threaded bolts on the front of the motor. The front of the vehicle had to be dismantled to gain access to the stripped bolts, two of which were broken off in the cylinder head. The vehicle had to be sent to a cylinder head shop so the bolts could be tapped out and rethreaded.Also the bolts on the a/c compressor were stripped out causing the refridgerant to leak out and the a/c pump to fail. The repair cost was 1375.00
After these repairs were made the rear tire had a blowout and had to be replaced ( at the time of the sale the individual told me that the tires were new and that the rims were also new) the tire place that I took the tire to be replaced told me that the tires on the vehicle were at least two years old. The repair cost was 85.00
I drove the van for the next couple of months to and from work so i could save up the money to pay off the ballance owed on the vehicle. I had not heard from the individual that I bought the vehicle from for some time.
One night while we were sleeping the vehicle was stolen from my driveway, I was awaken by the sheriffs department in the middle of the night telling me that my van was in the middle of the road. I went to where the vehicle was and found that the vehicles engine was seized and would not start. After notifing my insurance company, and them having the van towed to a repair facility to be fixed.I then found out that the individual had attempted to reposess the vehicle, and in the process did over 5000.00 damage to the motor and front end. My insurance company denied the claim and I was going to have to pay for the repairs myself,I contacted the individual that I bought it from and told him that the motor would have to be replaced. I asked him for any warranty information so I could see what recourse I had, and he told me that he did not have to provide me with that.
He sent a tow truck to the repair facility in the middle of the night to take the van off of private property, without notifing the owner of the repair facility.
I would like to know if i have any recourse about recouping any money for the repair costs or if I can deduct the costs from what is owed on the vehicle. I did ask the individual that bought the vehicle from if he would fix the motor i would pay off the ballance on the vehicle, he said NO that he did not have to and that all he had to do was go to court and pay 175.00 & the vehicle would be his... a.j.s.