Business ProfileforGatewayClassic Cars

I purchased a **** **************** LSC from out-of-state and over the telephone. My company is in ******* and this dealer location is in ******. I agreed to pay $17k for the car. No video of the driving was on the website; only the engine running. There were many pictures of the car. A list of owner repairs and various parts were pictured and in the trunk. After signing the electronic paperwork and paying a deposit, I had a 3rd party wire the funds to the corporate office bank. The wire arrived the following day. I then flew over to ****** the next day and upon arrival the salesman gave me the keys and pointed to the car. The car was empty. I drove to a c-store, approximately two streets over, to fill up the car and test drive it. The transmission would slip and only whine once you got to forty-40 MPH. After leaving the gas station i returned to the dealer. As the sun had set, I also showed them that the headlamps were not properly working. As such, I asked that they call the owner and have him agree to repair it or I wouldnt purchase the car. After a lot of ridiculous excuses they claimed the owner said no and their corporate office said no. They claimed it was bought As-is and it was working fine before I got there. As-is is waived if there were explicit representation of the condition in advertising and over the phone and such representation and advertising was intentionally misleading. Under ******** statute, a dealer may not sell a car as-is if the car is unsafe to drive. The fact the car would stop moving at 40 MPH on a highway is unsafe, as well as headlamps not working. I also learned that the dealer had yet to purchase the car from the consignor and pay for same, even though they sold it to me two days earlier and requested a wire. This, too, is a violation of ******** statutes regarding dealerships. I flew back home today (the next morning). I received an email claiming the dealership claims the car to be mine and abandoned.