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Jun 3, 2020
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BlueFrog
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did your friend not take the car to a mechanic prior to purchasing?
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Friend bought a car off KSL that the owner did not disclose was a lemon.
CougarTailDevourer
6/3/20 11:52am
Sadly no.
crimedog
6/3/20 11:53am
That's why you have an independent mechanic look it over first. 🙁
SandYFan
6/3/20 11:54am
They did. He didn't find anything and the engine problems came a day later.
CougarTailDevourer
6/3/20 11:56am
Yikes, time for a new mechanic.
TheLoneCougar
6/3/20 11:58am
It was Jiffy Lube, so yeah, probably...
CougarTailDevourer
6/3/20 12:07pm
That's surprising. The few times I have been to Jiffy Lube they have a list of like 20 things my car needs
Clark Addison
6/3/20 12:13pm
Only if you can show they knew and did not disclose. Have a misrepresentation or fraud claim.
Turnpike Lane
6/3/20 11:55am
The OG owner that sold the car to the fraudster said they were willing to back
CougarTailDevourer
6/3/20 11:57am
IF $11,000 or under, then yes.
Turnpike Lane
6/3/20 12:02pm
It was under that, I think they paid like 6000 for it. I'll recommend that
CougarTailDevourer
6/3/20 12:05pm
How do they know all this?
BNcoug
6/3/20 11:56am
They contacted the OG owner who sold the car to the fraudsters and he told them
CougarTailDevourer
6/3/20 11:57am
Did they even re-title the car? Or did they just resell the car?
coug almighty
6/3/20 12:02pm
Not sure. The OG owner told my friend that he had told the fraudsters that the
CougarTailDevourer
6/3/20 12:07pm
Well, when life gives you lemons...
Troy McClure
6/3/20 11:59am
Lemon laws only apply to new cars. You have a fraud claim. If the original owner
vegasnative
6/3/20 12:02pm
It's Utah. And the original owner did say he'd vouch for them. Not sure if vouch
CougarTailDevourer
6/3/20 12:08pm
But the buyers had their mechanic look at and say it was fine wouldn't that absolve the "fraudster" of any liability?
IceBlueCoug
6/3/20 12:10pm
It depends on what you have a duty to disclose under Utah law. If there is no
vegasnative
6/3/20 12:20pm
Not applicable here, but in some states (eg. AZ) they apply to any car you buy from a dealer. I got a used odyssey from
mvtoro
6/3/20 12:41pm
If they just didn't disclose the problems, your friend probably doesn't have a
byubyu
6/3/20 12:10pm
They messed with the engine light.
coug almighty
6/3/20 12:17pm
Allegedly.
byubyu
6/3/20 12:28pm
It should be pretty straightforward that it was tampered with, the testimony of
coug almighty
6/3/20 12:54pm
“Worth it” depends on how much work it is for you to get $6000 normally.
mvtoro
6/3/20 1:16pm
Yeah, If Original Owner will testify that the light was on when he sold it (and they canceled it) and that he disclosed
mvtoro
6/3/20 1:18pm
did your friend not take the car to a mechanic prior to purchasing?
BlueFrog
6/3/20 12:20pm
Who was the owner that allegedly misrepresented the condition of the car?
j20
6/3/20 12:55pm
I can think of several methods of recourse, but none of them are legal.
Nagurski
6/4/20 11:07am
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