-Codfish_Joe

-Codfish_Joe t1_jayqgt7 wrote

Even the shittiest car on the lot needs to be able to start quickly and have no mysterious noises or it's not going to get sold. It needs to not have any codes or it's not going to take a sticker.

A car in that shape is bound to go a couple thousand miles without dying on the side of the road. So what does the Massachusetts lemon law get you?

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-Codfish_Joe t1_jaxvyhd wrote

>It might cost a little more up front but I haven’t had to fix anything on my last 3 cars

Buy once, cry once. I really don't want to buy the second half of a car's life, when everything's going to fail anyway, and what doesn't fail is tired.

CPO is a good compromise on age, price and condition.

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-Codfish_Joe t1_jaxveze wrote

Used cars aren't lemons, and the Massachusetts used car lemon law is a joke.
For used cars under 40k miles, it covers 90 days or 3750 miles.
For used cars 40k to 80k miles, it covers 60 days or 2500 miles.
For used cars 80k to 125k miles, it covers 30 days or 1250 miles.

Basically, if it passes inspection and got an oil change recently, nothing should go wrong over the next few tanks of gas anyway. Seriously- it's just as likely to die on a test drive as it is in the next couple thousand miles, if it were in that bad shape, no dealer would want to have it on the lot.

https://www.mass.gov/guides/guide-to-used-vehicle-warranty-law#-what-is-the-used-car-lemon-law?-

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-Codfish_Joe t1_j3tmal7 wrote

You've told too little for anyone to know. There are so many variables, that without telling us exactly which business it is (and therefore who you are), no one can tell.

There's fact that you've complained to the town planner and didn't get steered to an official who could help, but only got the contact info to someone at the company. That tells us that there probably isn't something the town can do to stop it.

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