sifis

I am looking for Legal advice for 2013 SL550 purchase.
I am going to buy a car from out of state.
How do I protect myself legally?
Legal documents? Legal advice?
Thank you

silverclky

Are you buying from an authorized Mercedes dealer? Wouldn't the lease/purchase contract be enough protection? If they are transporting the car, they should have it insured.

sifis

I am looking to buy from an individual or used car dealer.
thank you

happyinboca

Bring the vehicle to a Mercedes Dealer and get it inspected,if the seller takes issue with this walk away. As far as legal protection what do you mean ? The dealer will tell you the service / repair history and warranty status, otherwise it's buyer beware when you purchase a used vehicle with no additional warranty expressed or implied regardless of which state the transaction is done in.

silverclky

Are there even used 2013 SLs around yet? Figured the initial lease returns would start coming up in 6 months or so...

Philip317

Hi Sifis
Apart from checking the condition of the car be sure to check that the person selling to you is the person entitled to sell it to you, in other words that he is the owner. You also need to check that the person selling to you doesn't have an outstanding loan on it. Your Bank should be able to check this for you. My advice, as a lawyer, is get the šeal done through the services of a lawyer so that if a problem does arise you will be able to prove that you bought the cr on the open market and had gone to the trouble of getting a lawyer to have matters checked out and under these circumstances you should then acquire a good title to the car.