I need a bit of advice and was wondering if anyone else has ever had this happen to them. My husband, very eager to find an older Nissan Pathfinder in decent shape, with decent milage. Well, he thought he found one, we drove 3 1/2 hours one way in a horrible snowstorm to look at the vehicle. Before leaving, we asked what if anything was wrong with the Pathfinder. The owner stated that there was nothing wrong with it at all. So, we took the trip, trusting the owner. As soon as we arrived, she says, "Oh, by the way, the speedometer just quite working on Friday on my way home from work. I think it is the speed sensor or something like that. Since we were gone all w/e, we haven't had a chance for someone to look at it. You can take it out for a test drive. I do know that the tachometer reads about 2500 rpms at 65 mph." My husband, eager to drive it, jumps in, drives around and loves it. Granted it does run great and it is pretty much fully loaded. Skeptical as usual, I start searching glove departments looking for any info. Pertaining to the vehicle. I found her registration in the glove box that said she bought it on Jan. of 2005, well it is now Feb. 2006. I pointed the date and the mileage out to my husband as we pulled back into the drive of the owner's home, they met us at the vehicle. Of course, my husband paid little attention to what I was trying to show him. He talked to them, they came down $200 on the price, in order to help with the price to get it fixed. After we arrive home, I pulled out the title and her old registration and noticed that it said the same mileage on both. Which means the speedometer/odometer has not worked since SHE bought it clear back over a year ago.
I phoned her, asking her to be honest with me about how many miles were really on the vehicle and how long the speedometer/odometer has not been working. She said, "It quite on Friday just before you all came up here." I made her aware of everything that I came to find out. She stated. "Well, it has been parked at our dealership since Oct. trying to be sold. I brought it home Friday for you guys to see it and it quite working on the way home." She had also told me that he bought it 2 to 3 years ago. When questioned about that, she said, "Oh no I meant that I have have 2 or 3 in the last 2 to 3 years." YET another lie!
Of course knowing that we have already been screwed, I took the vehicle in to get it fixed. Mechanic tells me today, that an old sensor from a junk yard has already been tried before we bought it and that was not the problem. According to the title history, the odometer worked when she bought it. She signed the back of the title stating that the mileage was true to the best of her knowledge.
SO, on to the question... sorry for the long details... Do you think we could have a suit against her?? I just despise people who have to lie to sell something and then still can't be honest with you after they were busted!!
HELP!