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Date: 07/08/2002
Mileage = 56,501
Days in Shop = 7
Total Days in Shop = 39
A week later, the service manager called to say her car was ready to pick up. He said he had checked everything, performed a full service, and put some special anti-knock oil in her car. The dealer presented another bill for $350.00. As she drove away, the pinging and lack of power were unchanged. If Ms. Peters had had the money to buy a different car, she would have.
Used Car: Sixth Repair Attempt
Date: 05/03/2003
Mileage = 66,501
Days in Shop = 8
Total Days in Shop = 47
Date: 05/11/2003 |
Ten months later, she found time to take the car to the dealership again for the same problems. The mechanic took the car and wrote the repair order. She got another tune-up, which didn’t solve anything; the car spent another eight days in the shop, and the dealer presented a bill for $350.00.
She Went to an Attorney
Ms. Peters had had enough, but she couldn’t afford to give up and go away. A few days after picking up her car, she looked in the telephone directory and found an attorney specializing in lemon law.
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