Yesterday,I bought a used car from a Pontiac dealer, and today I canceled

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the check. How much trouble am I in? Yesterday, I bought a used car from a Pontiac dealership. The car had an "as is" warranty. I originally went there for a Grand Prix, but once I arrived, the dealer told me that he was sorry but he had just sold the car. Then the dealer told me not to worry, that he had an even better car for me.

The car was a used Chrysler Sebring convertible. I decided to look at it. I asked him what was wrong with it. He said "nothing was wrong with the car", and that it had "no major problems". I told him that I didn't expect a perfect car (I understood I was buying a used car), but that I just needed something reliable to get back and forth to work in. He told me "not to worry", and that the Chrysler Sebring "will do the trick."

I ended up buying the Chrysler Sebring from the dealer (who is a friend of my brother-in-law). As I was driving home, I tried turning on the heat but it didn't work. The only air that came from the vent was cold. He sold me a car in the middle of winter, that had no heat! Next the oil light came on.

I immediatetly took it to my mechanic, and he gave me the bad news. He told me to take the car back because it was leaking oil into the coolant system. He said that the engine block was cracked, and that I was possibly looking at replacing the engine. replacing an engine would probably cost more than the car is worth.

As soon as I returned home, I canceled the check that I used to pay for the car. I plan on taking the car back to the dealership tomorrow. I'm expecting them to take legal actions against me.

How much trouble am I going to get in for canceling the check? What options do I have? if you were advising me, how would you tell me to play it? Any advice will be appreciated, thank you.

I understand that I should have taken the car to my mechanic first, I should have done alot of things different but I didn't.
 
Sorry to hear about your troubles!
Most things you buy of significant expense have what is called a 'cooling off period'. Meaning, that law recognizes that people make hasty purchases and sometimes need a period of time to be able to legally return items within a short time frame. I just did a quick search, because I've heard of something called the "lemon clause"....I didn't find anything specific to this title, however did find some good information that I think will help you:

Think your Car is a Lemon? Your State may agree, but maybe not to your liking. See how your State defines what a Lemon is and if your Car and its Repair History qualify.

Nearly all State Lemon Law Statutes are similar to the Federal Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act which makes breach of warranty a violation of federal law. All States have enacted their own Warranty Acts and many States have enacted specific Statutes that pertain to Automobile Warranties. If your car is not considered a "lemon" in your State, you do have other recourses.

See the website to check what the rules are in your state.
Hope this helps, and good luck with your next rig! :)
 
just be like i cancelled the wrong check by accident and it was my fault...also tell them that the car has issues etc...
 
Kiss your credit rating goodbye. And lookout for the cops. You bought the car 'as is' which means there is no warranty. The fact that you chose to not have the car checked out is not the dealers problem. By cancelling the check you have committed fraud.
 
well if it was sold as is and you stop payment on the check . you can be sued for breach of contract . even though the car was junk in my opinion. you may have to get a lawyer and sue them and try to prove you was mislead on condition of the car you were sold.. good luck .. and have a witness whenever you talk with them so they can back out of there words. they have you on the hook and will try to keep you there by any means.. to cover you ass as much as you can .. or they will stick it to you ..
 
I don't know what the legal term would be but you committed a felony.

Same thing as writing a bad check. Knowingly and willingly committing fraud on the dealer by taking possession of his property without paying for it.

You stole the car from them for all intent and purpose.

They can charge you with grand theft auto. They can charge you with fraudulently passing bad checks. Both of them are felonies.
 
This is a sticky situation - you bought the car "as is" and took the salesman's verbal assurances that the vehicle was reliable - yet you apparently didn't even make it back home with it.
I think the dealer should respect your situation and simply take the clunker back - but that's just my opinion. I suspect the salesman didn't have any real knowledge of the car's problems and simply gave you the the ol' sales pitch and crossed his fingers as you drove away.
 
I really wish these people who scream "lemon law" as a response to every question would go away. They no not of what they speak. You bought the car. You should have had it inspected BEFORE completing the deal. You will be required to make good on the amount of that check. Next time do some research and think before you act. Enjoy your new car.
 
You should of driven it right back, that might of helped, You need to know if there is a lemon law in your state. You need to return the car, see what happens, you should of called the DMV too to see what is needed to be done, because if they let someone test drive it, and your the legal owner you will be responsible. Its a mess, take it back, dont back down, and get the info to protect yourself. yes bad you, hard lesson learned. Heaters are very expensive to fix.
 
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