| You can save a lot of money when buying a used | | | | used car you are eyeing. You can also use AAA if |
| car. However, before you sign on the dotted line and | | | | you are a member. |
| fork over your hard earned cash, do a little research | | | | All you need in order to find out whether you have a |
| on your state's lemon laws to see if you could have a | | | | potential used car lemon on your hands is the vehicle |
| potential used car lemon on your hands. By gathering | | | | identification number (VIN). The VIN is located on a |
| up your research on your potential "new" used car | | | | small piece of metal on the dashboard and is usually |
| right now, you could be saving a whole lot of | | | | visible through the windshield. You might want to check |
| heartache. After all, you do not want to fork over your | | | | on those instruction stickers located on the inside of |
| hard earned cash on lemon law attorneys down the | | | | the car doors for the VIN. Based on this vehicle |
| road, do you? | | | | identification number, you can have a report run on the |
| There are lots of horror stories about people | | | | prospective car you want to buy. |
| purchasing a used vehicle, driving it off the car lot, only | | | | You can find out all sorts of things from this car history |
| to have it break down before even getting it home. | | | | report. Whenever a vehicle is brought in for any type |
| And unfortunately, the fine print in their paperwork | | | | of service, the mechanic has to enter the vehicle |
| sometimes states "as is". So that means these poor | | | | identification number as well as the work done to the |
| people are out of hundreds to thousands of dollars | | | | car. This history report will tell you if the vehicle has |
| with nothing but a car lemon to show for it. If you are | | | | been in a wreck, if it was salvaged and rebuilt and |
| in the market for a used car, there are a few things | | | | even if was ever flooded out due to adverse weather |
| you can do to protect yourself. | | | | conditions. |
| Have your own mechanic inspect the used vehicle you | | | | Most states do not have a lemon law for used cars. |
| are thinking of buying. You are more likely to trust your | | | | Their car lemon law is usually for new motorized |
| own mechanic rather than the used car dealership or | | | | vehicles. Unless you live in New York where they do |
| private individual that is selling. Most lemon laws deal | | | | have some coverage, you are out of luck should |
| with just new cars, so you have to take care to avoid | | | | something go wrong. So, do not rush into a purchase. |
| a car lemon in your used vehicle. Secondly, you can | | | | Avoid being used. Take your time, research the vehicle |
| research the title of the car by ordering a report on | | | | and shop around! If something should go wrong with |
| the vehicle's history. CARFAX is the most widely | | | | your used car, chances are that any of the lemon law |
| known resource for finding out about the history of the | | | | lawyers around your state will not be able to help you. |