Legal Question in Consumer Law in Arizona

Property within a 'purchased' automobile

This is a very sticky situation. I purchased a car at a tent sale. I drove off of the lot with the car and retained it for exactly two weeks.

I then got a call from the dealer I purchased the car from saying that I needed to come into the dealership to do some paperwork that was missed. When I got to the dealership they told me that I couldn't keep the car because the bank ultimately decided that I wasn't eligible for the car loan.

While I owned the car I had a sound system installed in the car (a new reciever, amplifier and subwoofer). I also had to pay a non-refundable deposit for insurance. Because the dealer lied to me about why I had to come to the dealership, and because I didn't have time to sit and wait while they uninstalled the system themselves I told them that they would have to drive me home and take care of it, to which they agreed to do. They dropped me off at home, I returned the car's original reciever and the person who drove me home said they would be in touch with me later that day.

I still have not heard anything from the dealer, and I have never signed anything transferring anything back to the dealer. I have all of the original reciepts for the sound system. Do I have any recours


Asked on 10/27/06, 9:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Cheryl Rivera Smith The Smith Law Firm

Re: Property within a 'purchased' automobile

You can sue the dealer in small claims court for any damages incurred. You can also ask the judge that you be reimbursed for the filing fee. The judge will decide.

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Answered on 10/28/06, 10:58 am


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