Georgia’s used-car industry leaves buyers facing consequences

Last year in December Jonathan Negron drove from Long County to Savannah to purchase a used, 2010 Nissan Versa from Quezon Auto Sales.

“The AC was broken, but it wasn’t a deal breaker,” he said about the car, which he intended to give to his daughter, “It had really low mileage and, you know, as long as the car was safe to drive, that’s all that mattered for my girl’s first car.”

Yet 45 days later, Negron realized that the deal was too good to be true. When he took the car from the lot off Stephenson Avenue, the dealer provided Negron a temporary plate, also known as a temp tag, and told him that the title would be mailed to him. More than one year — and one lawsuit — later, Negron still has no title — and no recourse to recoup the almost $3,000 that he spent for a car that he can’t legally drive in Georgia…

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