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A Michigan court determined that oral representations made by the car dealer’s salesman to the buyer that the car “had been inspected by the dealership and had been found to have no mechanical problems or deficiencies” did not create an express or implied warranty, because the car was sold with a written As-Is No-Warranty disclaimer. But the court [...]

Ken Bensinger of the Los Angeles Times reports that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) the nation’s top consumer watchdog agency, created in 2010 as part of the overhaul of financial regulations, is investigating one of the largest Buy Here Pay Here used car chains DriveTime Automotive Group of Phoenix, AZ. DriveTime is the first BHPH dealer to [...]

Fresno, CA -  According to an article by Jim Guy of The Fresno Bee, A man was arrested on battery charges this morning after a tow truck driver and his supervisor were punched while trying to repossess an SUV in southwest Fresno. The incident happened about 7:30 a.m. on April 18, 2012 when the repo [...]

Vernon L. Miller, owner of Mr. V’s Auto Sales, located in Ft. Lauderdale, was arrested in 2011 on charges that he stole more than $11,000 in sales tax he collected from customers, but failed to send the state, the Florida Department of Revenue announced. Miller’s case is scheduled for a calendar call on June 15, 2012 [...]

Former Plantation Used Car Dealer, Yul Armani, had been arrested last year  in Atlanta International Airport, on charges that he stole more than $485,000 in sales tax he collected from customers, but failed to send into the state, the Florida Department of Revenue had alleged. Armani’s case is set for a calender call on July 27, [...]

The Consumers complained of a pull to the right in their 2011 Kia Sorrento. The Consumer testified that, as a former race car driver, he had owned more than 200 vehicles; none pulled in either direction as drastically as the subject vehicle. According to him, the pull to the right was so severe, that if [...]

Recently, an out of state car buyer contacted me about car he had seen advertised for sale on eBay, a 2011 Subaru Legacy VIN: 4S3BMBB61B3247748, that Clearwater Florida Dealer “Florida Cars” a/k/a ”pinellasmobiles”on eBay, had offered for sale. In negotiating the deal, the buyer asked the dealer questions about the condition of the car, its prior accident history, [...]

Florida sheriffs took custody of Darryl G. Rivernider on February 23, 2012 to return him to Florida. Rivernider is a fugitive from justice, for violation of probation charges, according to The Worcester Telegram & Gazette. The former car dealer was arrested by Westboro, Massachusetts police Jan. 11, 2012. There were two outstanding arrest warrants against the 66 year old car [...]

Raymond James Gallagher, a 68 year old man was arrested at his home in Vero Beach, Florida by the Florida Highway Patrol on March 14, 2012 and charged with one count of possession or sale of a motor vehicle with a tampered odometer. Gallagher has been released on $5,000 bond, pending trial. Gallagher is accused [...]

The rate of odometer fraud over the life of the vehicle is 3.47%, according to a study performed by the National Highway Transporation Safety Administration “NHTSA”. That is to say that there is a 3.47 percent chance that a vehicle would have its odometer rolled back at any point during the first 11 years of [...]