Can I get my money back on a car if sold as is?
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Can I get my money back on a car if sold as is?
I bought a car
Asked on February 23, 2016 under Business Law, Wisconsin
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
If you bought the car "as is" you could only potentially get your money back if you can show that 1) the problem with the head gasket is a material, or important one (e.g. expensive repairs to let the car run properly or safely) and 2) the dealer knew or logically *must* have know about the problem (that is, anyone owning the car and driving it as much as a dealership would have driven it must have detected the problem), but knowing it, still lied about it. That's because with a "as is" sale, you can only recover money or rescind (undo) the sale if there was fraud; and fraud requires a lie or misrepresentation about a material, or important, fact. If there was fraud and the dealership will not voluntarily compensate you, you could sue them to recover money or to rescind the sale.
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