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Old Aug 16, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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stay away from lemons
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 09:46 AM
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Info here (organized by state):

http://www.lemonlawamerica.com/state_laws/index.htm

I don't think it's a good idea. My '03 had some problems that I could have probably had it classified and returned. In the end, they fixed it though....after more than a month. In fact, it was the first car with these problems that ended up modifying the notorious transmission TSB.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 09:59 AM
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find out what it was returned 4
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by hytek369
stay away from lemons


Unless you are making lemonade.........................
J/K To save yourself the headache later down the road, avoid lemons at all costs.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:38 AM
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I had a 04 VW GTI that was a lemon law buy back with 4,500 mikes on it. Drove the car for over a year and traded it in with 29,000 miles. The car was bought back by VW because the original owner claimed there was an issue with the rear hatch lock. In over a year of owning the car I never had an issue with the car or the lock.

The only issue with buying that car (if all is well with it) is when it comes time to sell it, a private party buyer may balk at that on the title and may have difficulty getting financing. In addition alot of new and used car dealers may not want to accept it on a trade in.
I bought my car for a great price, traded it in and got no less than a non lemon law car and it worked out for me. You might not be so lucky.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:48 AM
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ya , no way man, its just not worth it. If your looking for a deal, lowball the crap out of them and see if they say yes. But still, its a lemon for a reason dude
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:50 AM
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Didn't even think about that. Thanks!

Originally Posted by t51splbb
may have difficulty getting financing.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:53 AM
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Buy it. Slap on some injen and tein decals and well wait for your I totalled the car thread.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by t51splbb
I had a 04 VW GTI that was a lemon law buy back with 4,500 mikes on it. Drove the car for over a year and traded it in with 29,000 miles. The car was bought back by VW because the original owner claimed there was an issue with the rear hatch lock. In over a year of owning the car I never had an issue with the car or the lock.

The only issue with buying that car (if all is well with it) is when it comes time to sell it, a private party buyer may balk at that on the title and may have difficulty getting financing. In addition alot of new and used car dealers may not want to accept it on a trade in.
I bought my car for a great price, traded it in and got no less than a non lemon law car and it worked out for me. You might not be so lucky.
I would have to say that this is more of the exception than the norm. I'm glad everything worked out for you, but the vast majority of people that are in this situation wouldn't come out so lucky.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 12:17 PM
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my last evo was a lemon and i feel so bad for the person who got it after me...
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