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Purchased a used car from a dealer in Houston, any recourse?

I just purchased a used car from a dealer in Houston, TX. No warranty but paid $5K for it and have had to put another 5K in repairs in the first month. Any recourse I can take? They do most of the advertising on Craigslist. Can I fight back there? I don't want to end up getting a lawsuit slapped my me either. I have filed a complaint with the Houston BBB but don't think they will be able to help. I think if they pay for half the repairs I would be happy. I don't want anyone else to go through this. The car was wired to bypass the warning lights. Got that fixed and it went down hill from there. I have checked the Texas Lemon laws and can't find anything there. Surely there is a lawyer out there that would take the case... Any help is greatly appreciated. I don't think I got what I a paid for. I paid for a $5K working car that was in good shape. I got a $5K car that requires about $6K of work on it... So I purchased salvaged car. I don't think I got what I a paid for. I paid for a $5K working car that was in good shape. I got a $5K car that requires about $6K of work on it... So I purchased salvaged car.

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1. Unfortunately, it sounds like you're stuck. I'm guessing that at $5k, it's an older car without a warranty, so if you didn't get the extended warranty from the dealership, there's not much you can do. First thing's first, set up a meeting with the dealership's general manager and bring in the receipts for all your repair bills. See if there's some kind of arrangement that can be made. If not, then you can escalate to an attorney and go from there. Sorry to hear about the trouble you're having...good luck getting it resolved.
2. You get what you pay for...
3. They could argue that they bought it from auction not knowing the warning lights were re-wired. You'd have to prove they intentionally sold you a junker. You can try small claims court. You don't even need a lawyer. In the future, have any car you're looking at checked out by your own mechanic. It's worth every penny!
4. Unless the title says "salvage" you did not buy a salvage car. You bought a piece of junk, but not salvage. Any recourse? No, you bought a used car and used cars are always AS-IS unless you have a written warranty. In the future always take the car to a mechanic before you buy.