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    Default Car Broke Down After Private Party Car Sale

    My question involves a consumer law issue in the State of: Michigan i bought a 96 beretta off of a private individual for 1400 cash. the ad stated " i will garuntee no better reliable car at this price" 2 days after purchase, the engine seized. would i stand a chance in small claims court ? what should i do ? cost of repairs is more than i paid for the car. i just want them to buy the vehicle back. im not even interested in the cost that it took to insure plate and title it

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    You can try to sue in small claims court, claiming that the representation in the ad was a guarantee. Small claims court can be a crapshoot, and you have given us no information about the cause of the engine failure, so I won't try to predict what the judge will do.

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    i see people reading. cant someone answer ? the ad stated she garunteed the car to be reliable. i dont believe that means the engine will seize in 2 days. im currently in the process of small claims court

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    No one can add a better answer then what you already received from Aaron.

    A car engine can seize for reasons that may not have been known to the previous owner.

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    i see people reading. cant someone answer ? the ad stated she garunteed the car to be reliable. i dont believe that means the engine will seize in 2 days. im currently in the process of small claims court
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    Quote Quoting gurlinmichigan
    you are not 100 % safe. i was in a similar situation. but, i was the buyer. after paying 1400 cash for a car , the engine seized 2 days later. i took them to small claims court and won. so, in some instances, the seller isnt always safe, even with a signed statement at time of purchase. good luck to you
    In this thread:

    http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/show...t=47288&page=2

    So which is it? You are still in the process of SCC or you won?

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    You stated:



    In this thread:

    http://www.expertlaw.com/forums/show...t=47288&page=2

    So which is it? You are still in the process of SCC or you won?
    Come on Happy, can't a person own 2 cars? Just because each of them seized an engine 2 days after purchase and she won in the first case yet has no clue about this type of situation, that appears to be identical to the first case, which she won in court when suing.

    You are getting to look a bit paranoid

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    Come on Happy, can't a person own 2 cars? Just because each of them seized an engine 2 days after purchase and she won in the first case yet has no clue about this type of situation, that appears to be identical to the first case, which she won in court when suing.

    You are getting to look a bit paranoid
    Who me? Paranoid, nah...

    Shhh, talk quietly, I think the government is listening...

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    Who me? Paranoid, nah...

    Shhh, talk quietly, I think the government is listening...
    No reason to guess. Since the new satellite went up, anybody can get pics down to 18" resolution. You think the gov is satisfied with that?

    and with GW in office and this patriot act thing, I'm surprised they haven;t employed all the unemployed merely to go over possible hits from the stuff those computer linstening things grab and need to be reviewed by a real person.

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