What can i do? i bought a vett "as is" and i have just noticed that it has had a panel painted!!?

Question

ok, i spent $38,000 on a 2005 corvette w/ 12800 miles on it now i was told that there was nothing wrong w/ it and that nothing has happend to it, other than the passenger front and rear rims have been scrached, now to me the painted pannel has decreased its value, there is over spray and a bad tape job, the paint job is good. but i dont even know if the owner knew that this has happend to it.... his son owns a performance shop and what i really think is that he somehow did something to it while he was out of town and painted it before he got back, now what can i do, if anything! the vehilce to me isnt worth what i paid for it, i didnt buy something that was fixed i bought a corvette w/ 2 scrached rims and 3 chips! what he was selling and what i was buying were two different things!

Answer 1

Depends on the lemon laws in your state.  If they intentionally covered up a defect, sometimes lemon laws will cover that.  With a body issue though, I doubt any lemon laws apply.  

Do a carfax and make sure there are no roll-back issues otherwise you are stuck :(

Answer 2

If you were not told the vehicle was in an accident when you purchased it then you should contact the Lemon law firm Krohn and Moss Lemon Law found on the Internet under Ca. Lemon Law, explain how you came about the vehicle and who you got it from. There is a very good chance they can and will help you. The "as is" is not in effect when Fraud is committed. God Bless

Answer 3

"As is" means exactly that. Sorry.

Answer 4

As you already know "as-is" means that all sales are final & there's no warranty,etc.

Basically your only option would be to get replacement parts and replace them.

Good Luck...

Answer 5

yeah, bro..

he got you, with the "as is"

tough luck man, no worries though..

you got a c6 corvette!!

that car is awesomeness

Answer 6

Enjoy your new car. As is means just that. He may have done nothing to it. New cars get spot painted sometimes before sold. They get damaged in transport.You have no recourse now. Sounds like buyers remorse....................UJN

Answer 7

You can have a professional body shop fix the poorly repaired panel.

You said yourself that you bought a vehicle in as-is condition.

You could call the seller and tell them what you've found and they can make it right by refunding your money, but I wouldn't count on it.

Answer 8

"As is" lets the seller off the hook. There is an old latin phrase, caveat emptor, that applies here; "Let the buyer beware". Now that you have it; what's your move? Get an estimate for getting the paint done right, and sell it for what you paid plus the paint job; or get id done right and enjoy driving a nice 'Vette.

Answer 9

It was As-is.

You knew this, and accepted this, when you bought it.

If you had any concerns, you should have addressed them before agreeing to the terms.

And most importantly, the vehicle has depreciated value, to YOU. That doesn't mean it does, via KBB, NADA, to the owners, etc. You could say the car is worth less because you don't like the tires that are on it. It doesn't matter. Totally moot.

Your last statement is incorrect. What you bought was a vehicle that you knew had minor defects, and rather than investigating it further, you bought it. Now that you've looked at it more closely, you're complaining, and want something for it.

As-is sales don't work that way. You get what you get.