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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...
It's service, stupid!(Readers Sound Off)(2001 Mercury Grand Marquis )(Brief Article)
I purchased a new 2001 Mercury Grand Marquis and, after many trips and lost days at the selling dealership and another local dealership, I contacted an attorney that specializes in "Lemon Law" suits. The main problem with the vehicle had to do with the powertrain. I have been an... More :
Car Group Wants To Squash Lemons
When you're out looking to buy a car, there are laws to protect you from getting a "lemon." But what you may not realize is that if you buy that car in another state, its history doesn't always travel with it across state lines. But one group is trying to
Most people will face just a few legal problems
The best legal problem is the one you never have. For individuals, your most likely risk of a legal problem is in a few, well-defined areas. In this column and the next column, we will discuss 10 of the most common legal problems, and how to avoid them. Motor-vehicle liability insurance:
Chevrolet Silverado
While working in the back of my 2001 Chevrolet Silverado I stepped from the bed onto the tailgate. Both support straps on the tailgate broke and I fell onto the crank of my landscape trailer. After first believing I broke my ribs, I found that I severely bruised my ribs and
Gov. Schweiker Signs Bills.
HARRISBURG, Penn. -- Gov. Mark Schweiker today signed into law the following bills: House Bill 212, sponsored by Rep. Leroy Zimmerman (R-Lancaster), amends Title 34 to provide for the possession of shed antlers and to provide for time periods of permits, permit fees, records, reports and disabled person permits....
CONSUMER'S WORLD; When Fido Is Ill, a Refund May Be Due
Buying a pet can be an impulsive, emotional experience. But the exhilaration can turn into misery if the new pet is unhealthy. Buying a pet can be an impulsive, emotional experience. But the exhilaration can turn into misery if the new pet is unhealthy. Soon, pet buyers in New
Journalism is no ‘Guessing’ game
The local investigative reporter who broke the scandal surrounding Tampa’s top-housing official was at one point interested in nothing more than earning her doctorate in English. Robin Guess, investigative reporter for ABC 28, told USF students Monday night that journalism broadcasting was something she just “fell into.” “I wish I
Car manufacturers win second lemon-law case.
A federal judge has issued a published opinion rebuking lemon-law giant Kimmel & Silverman. U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus' opinion, filed last week, granted summary judgment to General Motors Corp. in a claim brought by Mark and Karen Evans, who alleged that their GMC Yukon is a lemon. Titus
California Governor Signs Ban on Lemon-Law Gag Clauses.
Automakers forced to buy back defective vehicles under the state's lemon law can no longer force motorists to keep quiet about their cars' flaws. Gov. Pete Wilson late Wednesday signed a law banning confidentiality agreements as a condition of car buybacks. The law is...
State Supreme Court makes lemon law a little bit sweeter
The owner of a lemon can collect money from an automaker even after selling the vehicle, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. The decision in the case, which started in Appleton, will have an impact on others across the state, according to Scott Cohen, the Chicago attorney who represented the plaintiff,