Automobiles

I used my car as a trade -in when I bought a used car from a dealership. After everything was signed and completed, right before I was ready to drive off, I changed my mind and decided I didn't want my old car to be part of the deal. I told the salesman and he said they wouldn't do anything with the car until they heard back from me. This occurred on Wed. evening. The salesman said he wouldn't be there the next day, so we agreeded I would come back on Fri. When I called on Fri. to be sure the salesman would be there, I was told by a manager that they had started working on the car because the rain had washed away the note the salesman had put on the windshield saying not to do anything with it. He said they had just done a safety inspection and replaced the front brake pads and turned the rotors. He said he would have the salesman call me. After waiting half the day I called him (salesman) and he told me they had replaced all the brakes and I would have to pay the cost for that $870.00 plus the $3000. which was the trade-in price. At this point I decided I would let it go and I went ahead and signed the title over to them on the following Monday. However, after more reflection I decided I did still want to keep the car. I called the next day and asked the manager if I could still buy the car back and he said, 'yes, if I paid what they had in the car'. He said I should call back and talk to the salesman tommorrow (Wed), that he would be in at noon. I assumed, after all this, they would not do anything else to the car but called the next morning just to be sure, and left a message for the manager asking them to not do any more work on the car. When I spoke to the salesman shortly after noon that same day, he said they had done more work on the car which amounted to $5500. I asked him to break that down for me and he said he didn't have that information. I asked him to check on that and call me back when he had it. I didn't hear from him that day or the next day, Thurs 5/26. I know I have made this worse because of my indecision. This started out as a verbal agreement that I could buy my car back for the original $3,000. that was the trade-in value. I did not authorize any of the work that was done subsequently. I did make a mistake in signing the title over, but after that the manager told me that I could still get the car back for what they had in it. And the amounts they're giving me are what they would charge for this work, not what it cost them. Based on these facts, would I have grounds to sue them, would it be worth the time and effort? The car is worth more than $3,000. Kelly Blue Book price for a trade-in is $6150. Thanks

I am purchasing a car from a friend. The friend has been leasing the car. If I give the friend a check to pay the vehicle off, what legal forms should I obtain? The friend wants to apply for the title and then sign the title over to me when received. Can I legally get insurance on the car before the title is in my name. Also the friend lives in one county and I live in another, both in TN.

On 3/29 I bought a 1993 Subaru Impreza from a used car dealer. It failed inspection on 3/31 on 2 points (wipers and body rust on the right rocker panel.) I took it to my usual Subaru technician to have the once over on it (my son thought the front end felt a bit rough), and he discovered several other issues for which it should have failed inspection: i.e. R lower ball joint is shot, R front axle boot, and L rear strut are all shot. Also today, in the first big rainstorm since I bought it, I have discovered that the moon roof leaks badly. I plan to take it back to the dealer. I have a signed 30 day, 1250 mile limited warranty as required by the MA lemon law for used cars. My question is: Is the dealer required to fix all of these things, or just the things that actually caused it to fail inspection? These are all safety related issues, even though only 2 of them were reported on the inspection report. I have an appt with him on 4/7 to return the car for repairs.

My wife died recently and my stepson is now 16. We live in Washington State. His father is paying some support but not communicating other than payment. My stepson would like to get his drivers license but can't get his biological father that is on birth certificate to go with and sign for him. What options do I have to adopt or go around the dad to at least get him his license?

I am planning to purchase a car from a private party for $13,000 but the seller still owes $6,000 to the bank and therefore cannot transfer the title upon receipt of my payment. It will take some time after payment for the necessary transfers to take place. How can I enter into this transaction without risk (i.e. if the title transfer falls thru I need my money back).