bought a car today, started noticing a few problems with it afterwards which i should have noticed before paying for it... but yeah, im just wondering if legaly i have the right to return a car and get my money back if the car hasnt been transfered over to my name yet... i also kindoff suspect this car was stolen

thanks

Blank 88,

If you bought the car from an individual and you haven't signed the title or signed a bill of sale then the car is not yours.

If you buy from a car dealer I think you have 3 days to return the car.

Good luck,

awesome, so what do i do if for some reason, the seller doesnt want to let me return the car? (really hoping it wont get to this, but just in case)

If you haven't signed any legal papers(title or bill of sale) proving that you bought the car, then he will have to take the car back.

If he doesn't want to give your money back, I suggest talking with the sherrifs dept or police dept.

You may have to take him to small claims court. In any case, if he won't give your money back be sure to let him know that you will take him to court.

I hope you paid with a check or money order.

Good luck,

You paid for the car " took delivery " Transfer of ownership don't come into play.

I really would like 2 questions answered before posting further

(1) did you buy private or dealer
(2) why do you suspect car was stolen

So can you just return it because you changed your mind? For dealers is it a legal window of 3 days later and is that for all states? Is there a window by getting it from the owner?

I imagine buying a used car with damage would be risky for this as the person who sold it could just say the damage wasn't there when sold.

I asked a car dealer if I bought a car was there a legal amount of time that I could back out of the deal. He said that I had three days.

I don't remember if it is just for the sale of new cars or if it applies to used car dealers too.

As far as buying from an individual (private party), once you sign the bill of sale and the title has been signed by you and the other party, it is yours.

If you buy from an individual there is no protection, that I know of. You will have to be sure that this is the car you want and that it is dependable.

(http://How-To-Sell-Used-Car.com)

[quote=easymuny]I asked a car dealer if I bought a car was there a legal amount of time that I could back out of the deal. He said that I had three days.

3 days my ass " I repeat " once you signed " it's your car "

There is an out but it's very rare for the buyer, if you want an explanation as to how post it, and I will be happy to provide the answer,

In the meantime " easymoney " why are we answering a question asked where the asker has not even bothered to answer my first questions ?

My apologies to blank88 and Ray,

After further research on this matter, I have not found any law that says you may return a car withing 3 days after buying it.

The only thing I found that might be true about this is, if a dealership provides you with a written guarantee to buy the car back, should you not be happy with it.

Some dealerships may do this, but I can bet you won't find many that will.