svtben01

I purchased an 01 Mustang Cobra from a girl in Gastonia, NC. She advised me that the clutch and throw-out bearing was bad in the car and when i started up the car, i could hear what sounded like a throw-out bearing. Well I financed half of the car and paid the rest in cash, went home and spent $750 on clutch, throw-out bearing, input shaft bearing, and a few other things. I replaced the clutch (the repair was finished 2 days after i purchased the car) and as soon as i started it, i heard the same knocking sound again, it turns out the engine has a rod or rod bearing bad and would need a complete rebuild or engine replacement. She never advised me that the engine had issues with rod knocking, she claimed that noise was the throw-out bearing!! Is there any laws that would help me get my money back?? would i get the money back that i have invested in the car??? Please, any help would be greatly appreciated. Ive done research online and cannot find anything to answer my questions!!

clowe1965

Sorry, lemon law is for new cars. Here you just have dishonest (or more likely ignorant) person who sold you the car. Next time if the car is not in good mechanical condition have an independent mechanic check it out. As much as it pains me to say this your only legal action would be a lawsuit, and I don't think it is a very good case for you. Possibly talk to the seller about the situation, inform the bank of the situation on the car, and if you are concerned about laws covering the situation you need a lawyer. Very nasty mess you have gotten yourself into. My condolences.

DRAGUL

Clowe pretty much sumed it up. Check your states laws on buying from private sellers. But in the end you will probably need to consult a lawyer on what options you have.

alan0614

I agree with Clint. Hate to hear that.

svtben01

Yea this sucks.....engines for these cars are very expensive....I guess I'll have to talk to a lawyer tomorrow. I paid $7000 for this car and can't afford to replace an engine.

jayman33

Sorry to hear what happened man, I guess its time to drop an aluminator in there.

svtben01

Where can I buy a good reman engine for a great price?

clowe1965

Depends on your budget. Cheapest is pulling a used engine from a junkyard, craigslist, ebay or the paper. They have remans at autozone, orielys, and advanced auto that come with a 3 year warranty. Then there are the engines off of jegs and summit racing, usually higher in price but you can get a built crate engine without piecing it together. I spent almost 3000 on a reman 68 302 from autozone. The efi 302 engines were running about 500 more at the time so I expect the 4.6 to be higher. Core charges apply. Its not that hard to pull an engine and tear it apart if you want to try to repair it yourself. You can at least see if the block is damaged and then start from there.

SHOHORSE

Ben...First , Welcome to the forum. If you are in the Gastonia area you have a real good modular engine guy in your back yard. I will pm you with his information.

svtben01

Great, thank you guys for your help. I'm less than 30 min from Gastonia