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Oct 13, 2003

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help with friends car pls!!!!!

ok heres the deal, a friend of mine bought a 1984 Toyota celica GT coupe for $400, had it inspected at a local shop and said that the valves need to be replaced and it would be around 600-900$ for repairs on the engine, the body has a dent in the passanger fender and it leaked so much oil that theres 3/4 of 1 quart left.

the car wont pass smog without this work done.

now what can she do to make him buy back the car or take him to court? this is really rediclous - he sold her a piece of **** and he knew about it - please help

Oct 13, 2003

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depends, if its she bought it "as is" she's kinda out of luck. What state is it in and do they have a lemon law?

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its a used car from her neighbor and we're in California

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Unfortunately, with used cars it's buyer beware.

She should have had it checked at a shop prior to purchase. . . and if the seller refused to let her do that, it would have been a clear sign to steer clear of the car. Sorry, but I think she's SOL.

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damn that sucks - yea she just handed him the money before i got there and i was like damn lets go get a pre-test for smog and the transaction was already completed

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he said everything on the car was fine except a small dent and the brakes we're bad - but when she got the car from him he changed the brakes and on the drivers side he put the brake pad on backwards causing a grinding sound

the car is horrible

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sorry, but to me it seems blatantly obvious there would be something wrong with a $400 car.

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For $400 what do you expect? The dude just wants to get rid of the POS. There isn't much you can do about buying a f'ed up car except deal with it.

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where can u buy cheap rebuilt engines?

theres too much work for me to do myself and its too costly to take to a shop. what options does she have with the car

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lets someone steal the car and claim insurance, hehe

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Originally posted by kennisonxgs
For $400 what do you expect? The dude just wants to get rid of the POS. There isn't much you can do about buying a f'ed up car except deal with it.

thats the hard truth...may be hard to swallow..but its true