<prompt> Human: My father needs a car so when I heard a friend of a friend was selling her 99 honda, I told my dad and we went up there to check it out. It has a check engine light on and the srs light is on and the brakes are in desperate need of replacing. Also, it was supposed to get an inspection sticker in August, but she never got it checked out. Anyways, he gives her half of what she was asking for it and signed that he gave her the money on that date. We agreed that he would come up something next week to pick it up and give her the rest. After talking to his mechanic though, the srs light being on can be a HUGE financial black hole and my dad just couldnt swing the risk. I tell her what happened and she says its too late since she signed the title over already and that the piece of paper my dad has is the written contract that the car was sold to him...What do I do? Im afraid that she is not gonna budge, already spent the 200 bucks and my dad is left high and dry.Any help is welcomed, thank you!EDIT: The contract was never signed by my dad, she signed it. It stated that he paid 200 and that he would be back the following week to pat the rest. He cant get a sticker because it wont pass inspection. Does this fall under the Lemon Aid Law? EDIT: Found this! The Massachusetts Lemon Aid Law allows you to void or cancel a motor vehicle contract or sale if your vehicle fails to pass inspection within seven days from the date of sale AND if the estimated costs of repairs of emissions or safety related defects exceed 1 0 of the purchase price M.G.L. c. 90 7N. This law applies to both dealer and private party sales of cars and motorcycles purchased for personal or family usethis is from Does this protect my father from continuing this deal?  <response>: You might want to repost this in rlegaladvice, but the short end of it is that your dad signed a contract and now wants to back out. It looks like he inspected the car, saw all the problems it had, and still agreed to purchase it, and is now having second thoughts. He should have consulted with a mechanic before signing.Hes legally obligated to pay up. 