Lemon Law Basics
Lemon laws vary by state and almost always apply to new vehicles or vehicles still under manufacturer warranty. Used-vehicle buyers generally don’t have lemon-law protection on a private-party sale — which is why pre-purchase inspection, not post-sale recourse, is the correct defense against buying a problem car.
Lemon laws vary by state and almost always apply to new vehicles or vehicles still under manufacturer warranty. Used-vehicle buyers generally don’t have lemon-law protection on a private-party sale — which is why pre-purchase inspection, not post-sale recourse, is the correct defense against buying a problem car.
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