Flynrider
Phoenix,#2Consumer Comment
Sat, June 11, 2011
Given the response you got from the owner, it seems safe to assume that this was your standard "as is" used car purchase with no warranty.
"When I got the vehicle home, I noticed the front end was making a lot of noise and sounded like something was broken. I took it to a mechanic and they told me the vehicle was sold to me in "unsafe driving conditions"."
That's backwards. When you are buying a vehicle "as is", you're supposed to take it to the mechanic and find out what's wrong with it BEFORE you buy it. The "as is" sheet you signed means that you accepted the vehicle in its current condition. Unless your state has a law that mandates a minimum warranty on used car sales (very few do), you don't have much recourse.
" I proceeded to try and explain that the salesman was 15 minutes late and made me late for work, the car was filthy inside (after he told me the day before it was cleaned out and ready to go), and the gas tank was completely empty."
Yet you still bought the car. The owner doesn't care about your complaints, his salesman got the job done.