Is it possible to return a used car after 2 months from purchase after finding out the dealership sold you a car that is not safe to drive?

[Anonymous]

I need some serious help and advice. I bought a 2010 Ford Fusion last month from a dealership & they had me get it inspected across the street from them after purchase. It passed the safety test but failed the emissions. Due to my work schedule, I wasn’t able to try to get it fixed until few days ago. I took it to a Ford dealership so they could fix the emissions. Come to found out the dealership that sold me the car shouldn’t have sold it to me. The Ford mechanic told me that whoever did the state inspection on my car didn’t inspect it at all and that the car should’ve failed the safety test.

Here’s what they told me what’s really wrong:

Front right control arm is completely rotted out, a leak from the gas tank cause of a small hole in it, rear extremely rotted rocker panels that have massive holes, a wire completely missing for one of sensors and missing bolts in undercarriage. He was surprised that I didn’t crash yet with all the problems it has. So now I’m beyond pissed and want a return. They passed the safety test of my car without really testing it. I have all the paperwork from them, the bank and Ford dealership. Is there anything I can do to return the car & get my money back?

If they refuse, I’m taking them to court. Please. If anyone has any advice on how I should handle this, please let me know. Thank you

[jshm2]

Why the fuck would you even think of buying a shitty Ford to begin with?

Regardless, speak to trading standards and dig out your contract that you signed. Check it for "cooling off period" or "return period". Another one to speak to would be citizens advice is the contract is too heavy for you to understand.

[slatyb]

You can try, or you can talk to a lawyer. They are probably colluding with the place that did the inspection.

[dudeinohio]

That dealership probably had a deal going with the shop across the street to do a fraudulent inspection.

If you bought the car "as is", you probably have no recourse.

[Asker]

I have the contract; doesn’t say anything about sold as is. They didn’t even mention any problems with the car when I bought it.

[joeldalton]

Nope. You bought the care as-is. It’s in your sales agreement. You’re stuck paying for the repairs.

[Asker]

That’s the thing; I have the sales agreement and there’s nothing that says as is. As soon as I picked up the car, they sent me to get it inspected. Guy passed the safety test but failed emissions. When I took it to another mechanic to fix it, they told me the car shouldn’t have passed safety test. Nothing was said to me about the problems before buying car

[joeldalton]

I guarantee you signed something saying the car is sold ‘as-is’. You can’t prove the mechanical problems were there before the inspection, But if you can, the best bet is to go after the company that inspected the car if they truly said it ‘passed’ the safety test.

[tfan1]

Unless they repealed it, check out the lemon law. I think it gives you 90 days.