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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...
A whole bunch of new laws to obey
The bulk of each Legislature's work takes effect 60 days after the general session ends in early March. And that's May 3 this year. Most of the new laws deal with the day-to-day workings of government and society. And a few have a decidedly political bent — the so-called "message bills" aimed
You wreck the car, you have to pay for it
QUESTION: I recently purchased, or thought I was going to purchase, a used car. I signed a Bill of Sale for the vehicle but it was not filled out. I was preapproved for the purchase and gave the seller the check and took possession of the vehicle. A few days
State Lemon Law only works with in-state buys
QUESTION: Does California's Lemon Law cover new automobiles purchased out-of-state and first registered with the California DMV? And if so, can you take the vehicle to any authorized dealer in California to get the repair attempts required under the Lemon Law? Or do you have to take it to the
State senator wants protection for used car buyers
The used car lot may be the perfect place to find the ride of your dreams, but if you come back looking for a do-over you're really dreaming. "You could walk out the door and turn around and walk back in and you would have no legal right to unwind that
Maryland Legal Briefs: June 18, 2007.
The Bush administration plans to ask the full 4th Circuit Court of Appeals to re-hear its argument for keeping immigrant Ali al-Marri, above, whom the government deems an al-Qaida sleeper agent, in military detention. A divided court panel ruled last week that al-Marri was being held illegally, but the two
Special session OKs terror bill
The House of Representatives ratified the anti-terrorism bill Monday night and approved the bicameral conference committee report on it, paving the way for President Arroyo to sign the long-awaited bill into law. A majority of the 172 members of the House who attended the start of the two-day special session
New Jersey Lemon Law Attorneys Again Honored as Super Lawyers in Statewide Poll.
Founding Partner & Managing Attorney were honored for building New Jersey's largest lemon law firm and for providing free legal help to more than 35,000 drivers CHERRY HILL, N.J., April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, Robert M. Silverman, founding partner of the lemon law and
Panel examines F&I practices.(News)(Brief Article)
Car dealers have been under scrutiny the past year for the way they finance vehicles. Those practices will be the focus of a panel at this year's Automotive News World Congress. Rosemary Shahan, president of Consumers for Auto Reliability, will join Dave Robertson, executive director of the Association of...
Law Offers Little Comfort for New Pet Owners, So Buyer Beware.
No sooner have you brought the golden retriever puppy home from the pet shop than it gets deathly ill. When the puppy dies, you're left to explain to your children what happened. And don't expect much help from the law. Under Florida law, the pet shop you bought the animal
Chesapeake, Va.-Based Business Helps Used-Car Buyers Avoid Lemons.
Four years ago, Tyrone Jarvis had an idea for his own business: The Lemon Patrol would offer thorough, bumper-to-bumper inspections for prospective used-car buyers. The business would cater to people without a trusted mechanic. It would be speedy, completely mobile and impartial, because he wouldn't do repairs or recommend mechanics.