Lemon laws vary by state and some are very easy for the consumer to
negotiate. Arbitrtion is voluntary for the consumer but binding on the
manufacturer.


"General Schvantzkoph" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 01 Jul 2005 11:19:15 +0000, Angelo D via CarKB.com wrote:
>
>> I just bought the 06 300C for a price of 44K...It had 38 miles on it and
>> is
>> now in the dealers repair facility.There is an apparent transmission
>> problem
>> with this vehicle which thier diagnostics can't seem to locate. They have
>> a
>> manfacturer representative coming to make a determination as to what they
>> are
>> going to do.Meantime,I'm driving a dealer supplied Chevy neon from
>> Enterprise
>> that doesn't even have power steering!! This is a New Jersey dealer who
>> should have at least supplied me with a comparable vehicle that I just
>> spent
>> thousands on.I have already started proceedings and am keeping all
>> records up
>> to date,because this looks like its going to be a legal matter concerning
>> the
>> New Jersey Lemon Law. Will keep you posted..
>
> Lemon laws are stacked in favor of the car companies. My business partner
> had an $75K Audi that was never right. It was in the shop 12 time in 12
> months, they were never able to fix it. The car company is give multiple
> chances to fix the problem. If they can't fix it then you have to go to
> arbitration, you can't sue them and you can't recover your legal costs if
> hire a lawyer so it's either going to cost you a lot in legal fees or in
> time. He ended up taking the loss and trading it in on a Mercedes.
>
> I hope that you are just unlucky and that there isn't a design problem
> with the 300C AWD (I'm assuming that's what you have since you paid 44K).
> I also just bought the 300C AWD. Mine has been flawless so far but I only
> have 750 miles on it so it's to soon to tell.
>
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