There has been plenty of advice in this thread, and it seems to me several people have done as much as they can.

 

To the OP,

I'm not really sure what you want folks to say man. Honestly, you can't tell a damn thing from those pictures you posted. So you have metal flakes in your oil.. but we can't really be sure where they came from..? I would suggest posting those pictures in a more technical section of s2ki, and you'll perhaps get some better responses.

What did your lawyer say? I would go with what he said. If it seems like it's going to be near impossible to prove the dealership screwed you, then the best you can do is take it as a life lesson and move on. If you're not familiar with cars/can't do the work yourself, get some estimates how much a replacement motor will be + the cost of putting it in. I'm amazed you didn't even pull the valve cover yet and snap some pictures. That should give you a good idea if the head is damaged (although it could be damaged in the combustion chamber). This requires pulling the head.

If there's a case, do what needs to be done (probably pay a proper shop to look at it) and move forward. A bunch of guys over the internet aren't going to be able to tell you a whole lot, you really need firsthand advice. Seeing the car in person makes a BIG difference.

Either way, take the engine apart further (and FIND OUT WHY IT's SEIZED), or just pay someone else to deal with it. It seems like you're trying to have people over the internet diagnose your engine problem w/ a few crappy pictures and not even disassembling much. That's simply not possible.

 

Looks like every thread Kang participates in gets closed.

 

 

Im already going to fork over the money for an ap2 motor. Im going to pursue a case after i fix my broken car as the S was my daily.


Thanks for the help everyone

 

well here is my positive input, be good in school and work hard cause your going to need some money. you broke it and now you are going to pay for it. Is every one here forgeting "AS-IS" a lot of dealerships will do this on sports cars because they dont now how hard they were driven and dont want to take the chance. I mean 61k at 9k will wear out any motor for all we know thats how it was treated. Best of luck on your outcome but save your pennies you will need them.

 

Yup. Lesson learned.. also the as-is clause will not hold up in court; they lied about the inspection and sold the vehicle under fraudalent terms, which is why Im pursuing the cas.

Simply put, i cant sell you a fake louis vuitton and deny liability simply because i sold it as is. Someone earlier pointed this out and is exactly what my lawyer has been telling me.

 

Unless you have a written document from the dealership that says everything was inspected, I don't think you have much proof other than "he said she said."

 

I recall reading that you still owe them some money for your down payment...I work at a dealership and I'm guessing that they can't get your financing approval without a certain amount of down payment. What happens if you can't come up with the remainder of the down payment? My guess is either they won't be able to get an approval, so you would have to return the car, or they would make you sign a new contract, which you don't have to agree to. Either way, it seems there's a chance that you can get out of your contract, just don't give them the remaining down payment and refuse to sign a new contract.

 

I find that hard to believe. Unless they gave you an inspection sheet that showed everything checked out 100% then that would be fraud but telling you that Hey the car is sold AS-IS take it or leave and take your chances is not fraud and they wasn't trying to sell you a fake S2000 they sold you a used S2000 that might have problems and you took your chances, even I could beat your lawyer in court with that he is just getting paid to try and win. I dont meen to beat this into the ground but would like to know how it turns out. Otherwise AS-IS would not exsist.

" I can take a shit in a bag and stamp a guarentee on it if it make you feel better"

TOMMY BOY