Joe LaVigne, wrote the following at or about 7/27/2007 12:09 AM:
> Steve Daniels wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:17:38 -0400, against all advice, something
>> compelled Joe LaVigne <jlavigne@hits-buffalo.com>, to say:
>>
>>> dppe@huskeraccess.com wrote:
>>>
>>> > Yesterday, I bought a 1992 Honda Civic EX for my daughter.
>>> Not sure where you are, but most areas now have Lemon Laws, which
>>> require the dealer to fix any such problems that show up within a
>>> certain amount of
>>> time. Go back to the dealer, show them the light, and tell them you
>>> want it fixed.
>>
>> Yeah.
>>
>> Let's see.
>>
>> 2007 - 1992 = 15. Run off you your nearest Honda dealer and
>> raise a ruckus over a fifteen year old used car that is
>> indicating a fault. I'm sure the dealer will fall all over
>> itself in fear of violating some lemon law.
>>
>
> Hey, ****face, she said she just bought it from a used car dealer. That's
> precisely what the lemon laws are there for...
Actually (at the risk of incurring your wrath) that's not correct, Joe.
"Lemon Laws" typically are in place to hole the feet of the
MANUFACTURER to the fire when your shiny NEW car spends more time in the
shop than it does on the road or your garage. Even then, "Lemon Laws"
take effect only after a set number of attempts by the manufacturer or
his rep (dealer) have been made to repair the problem. That number of
required attempts varies by state.
With a used car dealer his only recourse is to pursue any warranty which
was offered or purchased. Seems unlikely that he could prove fraud in
this case. The brakes work and apparently there was no indication of
impending failure when the deal was struck - assuming the purchaser
drove the used car, right? Problems with ABS MAY be intermittent but,
then again, what notice do you have the FIRST time there's a problem?
Right! The trouble light comes on. That trouble light is NOT something
you can typically jerry-rig to remain off until you sell the car. So,
once again, the warranty, if any, is his recourse. If he bought it
"As-is" then, of course, he owns a car with a failing ABS system and
it's his problem alone.