[onewhippedpuppy]

Capture now everything you can from the seller. Emails, photos, the advertisement before he can erase it, etc, you will have to show that he fraudulently misrepresented the car to you. If for example he said the tires are new and they are in fact totally worn out, that would be fraudulently misrepresenting the car. Most states consider used cars to be sold "as is" with an exception if the seller knowingly and fraudulently misrepresented the condition. You'll need that documentation for when the lawyer gets involved, because it sounds like it is headed that way. I'm no lawyer but used to have a dealer's license, fortunately I never had this issue because I was honest in my dealings. I'm not sure how much exposure the PPI shop has, but I would think they would have some culpability.