Article: Lemon Laws Don?t Protect Used Car Buyers

Lemon Laws Don?t Protect Used Car Buyers

Most buyers of new cars are probably familiar with lemon laws, which allow consumers a refund or replacement when their car turns out to be defective. These laws generally cover leased cars as well as purchased ones, and they have worked well as a consumer protection tool. Unfortunately, no such laws exist for used cars, and buyers should be careful when purchasing them.



Many car dealers offer ?certified used cars? that come with some sort of warranty, but most independent used car dealers do not. In most states, the law permits used car dealers to sell cars ?as is?, and in that case, anything that goes wrong, even if it happens five minutes after purchase, becomes the buyer?s problem. Dealers selling cars on an ?as is? basis often aren?t even required to disclose any proble...
 

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Lemon Laws Don?t Protect Used Car Buyers

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