Question about buying a used lemon from a dealer in pennsylvania? only owned 4 days, put less then 50 miles?

HELP!


my sister bought a car from Brick's auto sales in Quakertown Pennsylvania. She has had the car 4 days, and only put 50 miles on it, and the transmission went. After doing a little research online, lemon laws only apply to new cars. There was no warranty purchased with the car (it's an older model, and it was $1500), is there any type of law that protects the consumer if the dealer refuses to refund her money? any help would be really appreciated thank you!

Question about buying a used lemon from a dealer in pennsylvania? only owned 4 days, put less then 50 miles?
Depends. If the sale was "as is" then maybe not, unless there was some type of warranty involved...
Reply:Better Business Bureau. Tell them you are going to call the attorney general's office and make a complaint. That might change their mind
Reply:Lemon Law your protected by the state return the car and tell the dealer about the Lemon Law and get your money back or take the dealership to court and tell them you will do so if they refuse.
Reply:If they acted in good faith, you're out.


And, how could you, (or they) know the trans was on the verge of quitting?


The only guarantee with a $ 1500.00 car is that it will get off the lot
Reply:Unfortunately, you are correct. The Pennsylvania lemon law only applies to new vehicles. Since there was no warranty with the car, her rights for that don't apply either. If the car was sold "as is", her rights are limited. Prior to the sale, did she ask about any known problems or defects with the car? Did the dealer tell her there were no problems or otherwise represent that there were no known defects? Her best course of action is to confront the dealer with the problem and ask for a full refund. Even with cheap used cars, a transmission doesn't go after 50 miles, and the dealer therefore had to know about it. If the dealership balks, then she should put them on notice that she will be bringing a lawsuit ( even if she doesn't actually intend to). She can tell them that a transmission doesn't fail after 50 miles, and that she has an independent mechanic who will testify on her behalf that they had to know it was bad. The cost of defending the lawsuit is more than the refund she deserves. This tactic may work. If they still don't help her out, then her next reply is that she will mount a media campaign against their business, that she will file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau, and that she will take out a full page newspaper ad letting everyone know that their dealership is a ripoff. The owner will get the message, and a refund may be worth the headaches that the alternatives bring. Of course, she does have the option of actually going through with a lawsuit, but the time, effort and money might not be worth it. Good luck.