Okay heres the deal about this as is car?

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Okay heres the deal about this as is car

Question Details: my brother just bought a car and the first day the car was leaking transmission oil he signed a contract for the car as is BUT my question is if there is any law out there that can over rule the contract because it was less then 24 hours before the first problem was noticed ALSO when we took it to the shop a lady said it was her car and she sold it with a few problems to the dealer my brother got it from and he was not told about the problems from the dealer...so is there any laws out there that can help out in my situation? if so please tell me i live in Oklahoma too thank you very much

Answer 1

No. AS IS means AS IS. If it was on fire when he signed the papers, then he bought a car that was on fire. You have to be careful when buying any used vehicle. The time to ask questions and perform your due diligence is before you buy it. It's too late now. Your brother could have taken the car and had it inspected by an independent mechanic, but it's too late now.

No state has a buyer's remorse law relating to car sales, and lemon laws don't apply to a used car.

Answer 2

The as-is contract really puts you in a tough position. The only way you could get help would be if you could prove that the dealer knew about a problem, and did not disclose that information, or attempted to hide the problem from your brother. Other than that, I think you are out of luck!

Answer 3

First things first:  THERE IS NO LAW THAT ALLOWS FOR THE RETURN OF A CAR PURCHASED FROM A DEALER.

Once the papers are signed and the car is driven off the lot, you are an owner.  For better or worse...

Secondly - I would be willing to bet that the lady who traded in the car with the 'few problems' didn't tell the dealer about even ONE of those problems.  Any takers?  Interesting double standard, isn't it?  It is wrong for the dealer to sell a car and not tell the buyer about problems (which is VERY hard to do, since the dealer doesn't have the opportunity to thouroughly go through each car he sells).  Yet is is OK for the consumer to sell the dealer a car and not tell him about the problems.  hmmmmmm.

Answer 4

Check your state laws, most have a buyer remorse or lemon law.  If you did not know it leaked and the dealer did not tell you, you may have a case..."as is" is not a catch-all for a bad deal.........