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I’m trying to find out what the legal requirements for a car to go from being "new" to "used" is. I think my car dealership ripped me off.
They sold us the car as "new" but when we had trouble getting the plates apparently someone else had gone to register it before us, and the odometer had like 600 miles on it.

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   the car is use when it is traded back in or is being resold after it has been brought the first time

   Comment by mde0015 — December 12, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

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   Contact your state’s department of consumer affairs.

   Comment by Robert G — December 12, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

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   It is a used vehicle as soon as it is registered with the state. If the other registration didn’t go through, it is still a new vehicle. Contact the service department of another dealer and have them pull up the "in service" date on the vehicle. This will truly let you know that the warranties began with your purchase and not back when someone else tried to buy it, but got turned down for bad credit. Good luck.

   Comment by dale b — December 12, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

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   As soon as the first owner drives it off the dealer’s lot. The cars are not ordinarily titled to the dealer, and his only claim on them is that he is paying interest to the bank for the loan for the "floor plan."

   Comment by Eric — December 12, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

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   the second its drivin off the lot

   Comment by TheLoneWolf — December 12, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

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   As soon as the title is transferred for the first time, it becomes used.

   Comment by Matt — December 12, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

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   The minute it is registered/sold/or otherwise transferred to someone outside of the dealership.

   And most people think dealerships have ripped them off. And those people don’t bother to read the fine print before buying, and complain after the fact.

   So here’s hoping you’re not one of those.

   Comment by Vipassana — December 12, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

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   In CA, you would not be the ones to get the plates for a ‘new’ vehicle. Only a dealer (‘authorized Ford,Toyota,etc) can register a ‘new’ vehicle.
   They would print up a ‘new car report of sale’ and send it to DMV with your name on it. At that time, a title is issued and it is now a used car.
   The problem you might be having is that another person purchased the car but did not take possession and that paperwork was sent to DMV.
   This would be called an unwind. But it is very unlikley that you would be able to take any documents to transfer a ‘new’ vehicle into your name.

   Comment by SuziQu — December 12, 2009 @ 11:29 pm

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