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Step 1
Lemon laws are designed to protect individuals who have been knowingly sold a defective new or used vehicle.
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Step 2
Most used vehicles, especially from private sellers, need some work. Sellers may not be completely honest about the car's defects. Lemon laws are designed to enforce honesty on the part of the seller.
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Step 3
The best way to avoid a lemon law situation is to test drive cars with a critical eye and have a mechanic inspect the car before you buy it.
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Step 4
If you bought a defective car, a lemon law layer may be interested in further ripping you off, not helping you. A lawyer isn't going to help you without a cut of a sum they know they can win.
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Step 5
Lemon law websites often advertise their services as a way to possess a defective car for free, through trial by jury.
Superficial problems are turned into whole court cases. These may be strange noises or ticking sounds. -
Step 6
Lemon laws are currently being abused by many lawyers. Lemon lawyers help people with mildly defective, expensive cars who can give a cut of the payout. They don't help people who buy seriously defective cars that are, unfortunately worthless.
