The All-Mighty Lemon Law!
11-28-09, 07:51 PM
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The All-Mighty Lemon Law!
if anybody real real real familiar with the lemon law, can you please help me?
im trying to use it on my car's previous owner.
long story short, ive been driving my rx for a month and the engine blew. it currently has only 52 thousand miles. and it broken down exactly a month after i bought it.
please help!!
im trying to use it on my car's previous owner.
long story short, ive been driving my rx for a month and the engine blew. it currently has only 52 thousand miles. and it broken down exactly a month after i bought it.
please help!!
11-28-09, 08:03 PM
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if anybody real real real familiar with the lemon law, can you please help me?
im trying to use it on my car's previous owner.
long story short, ive been driving my rx for a month and the engine blew. it currently has only 52 thousand miles. and it broken down exactly a month after i bought it.
please help!!
im trying to use it on my car's previous owner.
long story short, ive been driving my rx for a month and the engine blew. it currently has only 52 thousand miles. and it broken down exactly a month after i bought it.
please help!!
Used cars are sold AS IS.
lemon Laws apply to any new vechicle that has had the same repairs done 3 times in a year and the dealer can't find a solution...
Hope this helps some...
11-28-09, 08:13 PM
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wat i really wanted to know is if it matter if it was from a dealer or not. cause i paid alot and my baby is kinda young
i bought it at 50,000 miles
11-28-09, 08:17 PM
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11-28-09, 08:18 PM
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http://autopedia.com/html/LemonLaw/N...lemonlaw3.html
From that right there, looks like you are on your own. You failed at doing your home work before buying a car that is prone for engine failures. Trade you for my FB.
From that right there, looks like you are on your own. You failed at doing your home work before buying a car that is prone for engine failures. Trade you for my FB.
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11-28-09, 08:20 PM
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http://autopedia.com/html/LemonLaw/N...lemonlaw3.html
From that right there, looks like you are on your own. You failed at doing your home work before buying a car that is prone for engine failures. Trade you for my FB.
From that right there, looks like you are on your own. You failed at doing your home work before buying a car that is prone for engine failures. Trade you for my FB.
i did homework!
you havent been living for long, cause youll know by now **** happens
11-28-09, 08:26 PM
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highly appreciate it.
its not clear about weather if the lemon law takes affect to a private seller also
11-28-09, 08:29 PM
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I think if anyone buys a FD not expecting it to break is very mislead.....
Did you get a compression numbers when you looked at the car?
If I sold my FD, which I never will, to a person, and it blow's a month later, and they expect me to pay for it.... I would fight it to the last breath. It's simply absurd.
Was the car overboosted?
Driven hard when cold?
There are too many variables. It's a 15 year old performance car..... what were you really expecting?
Maybe you should have bought a Honda.....
Did you get a compression numbers when you looked at the car?
If I sold my FD, which I never will, to a person, and it blow's a month later, and they expect me to pay for it.... I would fight it to the last breath. It's simply absurd.
Was the car overboosted?
Driven hard when cold?
There are too many variables. It's a 15 year old performance car..... what were you really expecting?
Maybe you should have bought a Honda.....
11-28-09, 08:31 PM
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Are you kidding?
From the very first hit:
"Under the law, a used car is one which satisfies all the following five conditions:
. . .
(2) It was purchased or leased from a New York dealer
. . ."
From the very first hit:
"Under the law, a used car is one which satisfies all the following five conditions:
. . .
(2) It was purchased or leased from a New York dealer
. . ."
11-28-09, 08:35 PM
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I know **** do happen. You must not be old enough to accept that when **** happens, sometime you have to suck it and deal with it instead of blaming others. You bought a car that you can't afford and now you are trying to take it back.
11-28-09, 08:43 PM
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and i could afford it!.
wut makes a man rich is not how much money he earns..(well yeah thats it)
but its the money he saves.
why pay for something that could of been avoided...
11-28-09, 08:45 PM
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Are you kidding?
From the very first hit:
"Under the law, a used car is one which satisfies all the following five conditions:
. . .
(2) It was purchased or leased from a New York dealer
. . ."
From the very first hit:
"Under the law, a used car is one which satisfies all the following five conditions:
. . .
(2) It was purchased or leased from a New York dealer
. . ."
lol
11-28-09, 08:48 PM
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Look into why it blew up more than anything and try to make sure those variables dont occur again.
Nothing will make the engine bulletproof but you can get close.
Nothing will make the engine bulletproof but you can get close.
11-28-09, 08:53 PM
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belt snap, from there she over heated and melted the sensors. then when everything was replaced. i found out the the seal fried too, and now theres water going inside the combustion chamber! i most likely jacked up the housing too.
11-28-09, 08:57 PM
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hopefully the rebulid is well sorted. glwi
11-28-09, 09:44 PM
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6. ARE PRIVATE SALES COVERED?
No. If you bought your car from a private
individual (rather than from a dealer) you are
not protected by the Used Car Lemon Law.
You should consult a lawyer for advice as to
other possible remedies. If the purchase price
was $5,000 or less, you may wish to pursue
your claim in Small Claims Court.
No. If you bought your car from a private
individual (rather than from a dealer) you are
not protected by the Used Car Lemon Law.
You should consult a lawyer for advice as to
other possible remedies. If the purchase price
was $5,000 or less, you may wish to pursue
your claim in Small Claims Court.
11-28-09, 09:54 PM
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Belts are wear items. At 17 years old if it was the original belt then that might explain it.
Melted the sensors? Which sensors?
Engine overheats are serious damage on these cars. If you didn't shut off the engine the moment the belt broke then running the engine after that moment certainly is what caused the overheat damage.
Yep, coolant seal failure. It's the reason why you should never attempt to drive an FD into an overheat situation.
I guess you've figured this by now but I don't expect anything about lemon law could apply here. You'd clearly stated how the belt was not broken when you bought it and that the break of the belt caused the overheat which caused the engine damage.
Now that you have a new engine do take the time to get to know the car and get up to speed on maintenance.
Dave
from there she over heated and melted the sensors.
Engine overheats are serious damage on these cars. If you didn't shut off the engine the moment the belt broke then running the engine after that moment certainly is what caused the overheat damage.
then when everything was replaced. i found out the the seal fried too, and now theres water going inside the combustion chamber! i most likely jacked up the housing too.
I guess you've figured this by now but I don't expect anything about lemon law could apply here. You'd clearly stated how the belt was not broken when you bought it and that the break of the belt caused the overheat which caused the engine damage.
Now that you have a new engine do take the time to get to know the car and get up to speed on maintenance.
Dave
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11-28-09, 10:04 PM
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A belt broke on a 15+ year old high performance sports car. I can only assume you had ample time to inspect the belts BEFORE you bought the car. And by your own admission you had a month to change them afterward if they needed it. YOU were driving when it overheated and didn't adequatly monitor the engine. That in turn, led to a coolant seal failure. Like trying to blame the previous owner for not noticing the tires were worn and getting a flat. I'm curious... in your mind how long should the previous owner warranty it for free? How many weeks will you own the car before feeling like it's 'fair' to assume the risk of ownership?
I would have had some sympathy for you if you hadn't started trying to lay this off on someone else. And then acuse other forum members of being too young to understand instead of man'ing up and dealing with it?