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Into the Red With Luxury
The sticker on the window of a 2006 Range Rover Sport HSE parked inside Rosenthal Jaguar at Tysons Corner lists a few choice selling points: a child seat sensor, voice-activated controls and heated windshield washer jets -- all for an asking price of $59,350. A more comprehensive list for buyers to consider might read something like this: $1,741 for a new headlight, $600 to replace a cracked windshield -- and the instant respect of valets and your little brother's friends. Call it the unconscious cost-benefit analysis of the luxury car buyer. It's a calculus more of us find ourselves making. Luxury vehicle sales
One Stop Car Shopping Online
Car buying can be a chore regardless of whether you're buying a new or used vehicle. But now the Better Business Bureau is trying to make the whole experience a lot easier. They're teaming up with J.D. Power and Associates on their website to create a one-stop shopping center for car buying. You can use the J.D. Power information to view their ratings for a vehicle. Then you can check up on a local dealership with the BBB's ratings. Once you've decided on the kind of vehicle you want from the Power ratings, you type in your zipcode and indicate how far
Lexus requires all certified cars to include histories.
Starting Monday, May 1, Lexus Division will require sales of its certified used cars and trucks to include vehicle history reports from Carfax Inc. Executives of the luxury brand say the policy will help its dealers comply with a new California law called the Car Buyer's Bill of Rights. Other states are considering similar measures. The California law takes effect July 1. Among other things, it seeks to...
Roadside Distraction: The Trouble With RVs
Mary Lou and Herb Humphries sold their home in Massachusetts last July to travel the country full time in a new, nearly $500,000 motor home. But so far, they haven't gone much farther than the dealership lot. Since they bought the luxury Beaver Patriot Thunder, made by Monaco Coach Corp., they have faced problem after problem, including burned-out fuses, mold, misaligned doors, and a broken alternator that caused a breakdown on the highway last fall. Since buying the motor home last August, the Humphries, who live in the coach, have split most of their time between the dealership and the manufacturer's
More bends in legal road for Benz case.
The price of your typical Mercedes-Benz CL55 ran about $120,000 just five years ago. And it was the price Akron resident Tom Ulrich paid for his new ride in 2002. Today, Ulrich's car is worth about $500,000, although most of that could go to Ulrich's attorneys. For nearly five years, Ulrich has battled Mercedes-Benz in court, contending his luxury sedan is really a lemon dressed in high-gloss paint and a rich interior. This week, the...
Revolution or Evolution for Law Libraries?
We have read and been told that the old days of beautiful, comfortable, completely stocked law firm libraries are gone and are being replaced by electronic, streamlined "convenience store" special libraries where attorneys go just to look something up quickly. The conventional wisdom is that online, compact libraries are much more cost-effective for the firm. That may be true, but there is one big problem with this scenario: Attorneys and administrators don't always share the same opinion about how a law firm library is used and what types of resources make up the tools of the trade today. How does
A new car shouldn’t need repainting before it’s sold
QUESTION: About a month after I purchased a new luxury sedan, it got dinged in a parking lot, resulting in a small dent and chipped paint in the left rear quarter panel. I took the car to a body shop for repairs and learned there that the left rear door and quarter panel had been repaired previously. I contacted the dealership and was told the car had arrived with defective factory paint. The dealer had the left rear door and quarter panel repainted at a collision and paint center at a cost of $551.65. I was not told about that
Buying and Selling a Car
Mary Butler is managing editor at cars.com. She has more than a decade of automotive and personal finance experience and looks to empower auto shoppers so that they can make smart financial decisions. Very much a consumer advocate, Mary was part of the site development team that launched cars.com in June 1998. This discussion was about buying and selling a car. The transcript follows below. Editor's Note: Washingtonpost.com moderators retain editorial control over Live Online discussions and choose the most relevant questions for guests and hosts; guests and hosts can decline to answer questions. _____________ washingtonpost.com: Good afternoon! Welcome to this
U.S. District Court of Eastern Virginia case summaries
A Virginia plaintiff who is suing a Subaru dealership over a vehicle allegedly purchased in Virginia but inadequately serviced in Kensington, Md., has his consumer protection suit transferred from federal court in Virginia to federal court in Maryland. Plaintiff sues under the Virginia lemon law, the Magnuson-Moss Federal Trade Commission Act, the Virginia Uniform Commercial Code and the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. He seeks damages in the amount of the "full purchase price" of the vehicle, plus collateral charges and finance charges; incidental and consequential damages; treble damages under the Virginia Consumer Protection Act and costs and attorney's fees. It
The Orange County Register, Calif., What’s Your Problem column.
It's no fun getting a lemon for a car. Just ask Marci Shumaker. A few months after buying a Ford Explorer in early 2004, the SUV's engine would rumble and lurch forward seconds after acceleration, she said. Honoring the new-car warranty, the dealer tried to fix it. But a few weeks after getting her car back, the SUV hiccupped, again. The "hesitation and surging" of the vehicle almost caused an...
State's auto lemon law can relieve a car buyer's sour experience
For the first two years that Tracy Magiske owned her shiny new 1996 Chrysler Sebring convertible, it was in the shop 30 times. The 30-year-old Jefferson Hills resident said the brakes kept failing, and Chrysler couldn't repair it. Finally, worried about a serious accident, she just stopped driving the car Early
Putting the squeeze on lemons
Craig Thor Kimmel is looking forward to the day when every Pennsylvania consumer will be read his or her rights upon making a purchase. "We have the Miranda warning to protect citizens when it comes to an arrest," said Kimmel, a New Jersey-based lawyer whose practice focuses on representing Lemon
Mazda (Thailand) says defective new cars will be replaced with new ones.
Section: Business News - Following the Honda CR-V lemon crisis, Mazda Sales (Thailand) came out to reassure its customers that a defective vehicle would be replaced with a new one if the problems cannot be fixed after three attempts, The Nation reports. We will comply with government policy. Customers are
NY auto Lemon Law upheld
A claim by automakers that US Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office misinterpreted New York's Lemon Law in a way that favoured consumers has been rejected by the state's highest court. According to a report on the hemscott site, at issue was an arbitration programme created by the state Legislature in
Wisconsin Truck Owner Files Garnishment Action Against Ford Motor Co.
Ford Motor Co. sold Donald L. Fowler a lemon and owes him a $77,205 court judgment -- but apparently won't pay up. So Fowler and his attorney are putting the squeeze on some area Ford dealers and Ford Motor Credit Co. in an effort to get the money. Fowler's attorney, Vince
Verdicts & Settlements January 26, 2004
The manufacturer settled a lemon law case for $18,000; the dealer's insurance carrier settled fraud case for $25,000. The issue was whether the car was "new" or "used." Also, an issue over whether this was disclosed to consumer in a clear and conspicuous manner....
State House rejects easing restrictions.
After a divisive and emotional debate, the House narrowly rejected a bill Thursday that would have made it easier for minors to get an abortion without telling their parents. The legislation would have allowed teens to get an abortion after consulting with a medical provider, such as a physician,
Washington State Law Gives Car Customers Relief from Vehicle Woes.
Washington state's Lemon Law, adopted in 1983, is among the oldest and best regarded in the nation, according to lemon-law experts. A decade ago, the Center for Auto Safety, a consumer-advocacy group based in Washington, D.C., ranked Washington's law No. 1 in the nation, and it is expected to retain
Asbury Park Press, N.J., Trouble Shooter Column.
I have been trying to resolve a $36 bill from a shipping carrier for more than a year. I had purchased a cell phone on Nov. 2, 2001, under a contract that it must be delivered no later than Nov. 5, 2001. The phone was not delivered as promised.
Journal Sentinel technology columnist
Stan Miller helps you sort out matters of the Web, computers and technology. Following is the transcript of his April chat: Q: Jim of Milwaukee - Hi Stanley, Can you tell me if there are any sites to download music and not pay a monthly fee? I don't mind paying