Do used car sellers avoid taxes?

[idosubaru]

If New York changes every law in your favor, you get your money back, and the sellers are arrested  - it's still in your best interest to protect yourself from less desirable sellers.  They will always exist.

 

 

 and accusing me of being of questionable morals is pretty pathetic by the way.

 

+1 I wasn't a fan either.

 

Your best advocate is you.

Financially, medically, as a consumer.... A wealth of helpful suggestions in this thread to remind us how to buy cheap Subarus. 

Edited September 22, 2015 by grossgary

[ThosL]

Ever heard the term "Buyer Beware"? It applies especially well to buying a used car. There's no lemon law, there's no warranty, and it's up to the buyer to be informed enough to not purchase a junker. "Sold As Is" means exactly that, spot whatever problems you can before you buy, because once you pay for it, you own all the problems too. If you want the protection the laws provide, buy from a dealer, not just some guy off the street. But there's a price premium for that protection, which you clearly weren't willing to pay since you did buy from a private seller. That doesn't leave you much ground to complain when the risk you ran didn't work out. 

 

Since you don't believe in personal responsibility, and you appear to embrace being a victim, maybe you should take the safe route in life and only buy brand new cars. At least that way you'll have a service writers shoulder to cry on while that perfect, problem free, new car is being fixed under warranty.

 

Your throwing around of pseudo legal terms and accusing me of being of questionable morals is pretty pathetic by the way.

In the case of dealers laws are pretty clear on responsibilities of sellers in this state:  http://www.ct.gov/ag/cwp/view.asp?A=2066&Q=292362  The law doesn't do anything unless customers invoke it.  I have a sister who bought a Subaru from an area used car dealer and problems developed right away.  Personal responsibility?  Who is the expert?  Usually the law is against professionals who misrepresent what they sell but the customer and consumer need to invoke it by calling the right agency about the problem if the dealer does not make good on the problem.  Ripping people off is bad for business, for society and should lead to major problems for unscrupulous businesses.  

 

Lots of resources online on the laws regarding used vehicle sales, like this:  http://dealer-license.com/flipping-cars/

 

Buyers should retain all records of transactions so they have paper trails.  Sellers of used cars must get the requisite license in many states over a certain number of vehicles.  Every other buying/selling transaction is regulated by law.  If people are going to flip vehicles they need to be following the laws in doing so.  

Edited September 23, 2015 by ThosL