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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...
California Acts to Bar Gags in Defect Cases
CALIFORNIA motorists who obtain restitution from auto makers for defective vehicles may no longer have to promise they will stay quiet as part of their settlements. California lawmakers passed a bill this week that would bar auto makers from imposing ''gag rules'' in agreements to repurchase cars or trucks that
Community mediation and alt. dispute resolution.
May 2001 marked 20 years since the passage of the Community Dispute Resolution Legislation in New York State, creating the Community Dispute Resolution Centers program (CDRCP). The passage of the legislation in 1981 made New York the first state in the nation to pass mediation legislation with an appropriation to
Transmission Problems
My 2000 Dodge Durango is nothing but trouble. The worst is, the other day I parked at the foot of our driveway to get out and get the mail. While the car was IN PARK it rolled down the hill of our driveway and crashed head on into a 6-foot
House body starts deliberations on proposed law vs 'lemon' cars.
A House of Representatives committee has begun deliberations on a proposal to enact a law penalizing automotive firms for selling "lemon" cars. The chamber's transportation committee, headed by Bacolod Rep. Monico O. Puentevella, has asked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to submit comments and recommendations on House Bill
The Sacramento Bee, Calif., Job Profile Column.
Oct. 7--Larry Langham knows buying a used car can be intimidating. Worrisome, even. So after 30 years in the automotive repair business, much of that time spent doing warranty inspections, Langham tried a new approach. He decided to offer his expertise to the public and three years ago started The
Ford Suit Nets Clovis, Calif., Couple $10 Million.
A Clovis couple who bought a "recycled lemon" from a local car dealership was awarded $10 million Monday by a Fresno County jury intent on punishing Ford Motor Co. "My clients were simply one of thousands unfortunately and fraudulently sold a lemon," said William M. Krieg, the lawyer representing Greg
State Court Rules Against Tobacco Companies
The state Supreme Court on Monday ruled that tobacco companies accused of harming people with their product can also be sued under Connecticut's Unfair Trade Practices Act. Attorneys said that the ruling would expand the range of legal options available to people injured by any product, not just tobacco. The
Dodge Trucks Air Conditioning
On 3-5-99 I leased a 99 Dodge Dakota. This was a brand-new truck. One and one half hours after I drove off the dealers lot I had to call and set up my first service appointment to get the heating and air conditioning system repaired. To date this truck has
Arbitration Grows As Trial Alternatives
TWO area arbitration organizations said they expected more calls for their services in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling that an arbitration agreement signed by Eugene and Julia McMahon of Yonkers with Shearson-American Express and one of its vice presidents, Mary Ann McNulty of Scarsdale, was binding. TWO
Store upsets pet owners
ST. PETERSBURG - Louis, a 13-week-old Italian greyhound, sits in his living room with his sleek gray coat pale and his tiny jaw hanging open as his small chest heaves through short breaths. Jaime McKnight, 29, who purchased Louis from Animal House Pet Center, 950 34th St. N, said it's time