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Nocturmowl OP t1_jawr16s wrote

Reply to comment by curkington in Where to buy a used car under warranty? by Nocturmowl

Good to know, I’m willing to drive into mass for a car.

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-Codfish_Joe t1_jaxveze wrote

Used cars aren't lemons, and the Massachusetts used car lemon law is a joke.
For used cars under 40k miles, it covers 90 days or 3750 miles.
For used cars 40k to 80k miles, it covers 60 days or 2500 miles.
For used cars 80k to 125k miles, it covers 30 days or 1250 miles.

Basically, if it passes inspection and got an oil change recently, nothing should go wrong over the next few tanks of gas anyway. Seriously- it's just as likely to die on a test drive as it is in the next couple thousand miles, if it were in that bad shape, no dealer would want to have it on the lot.

https://www.mass.gov/guides/guide-to-used-vehicle-warranty-law#-what-is-the-used-car-lemon-law?-

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Boats_are_fun t1_jayi9oq wrote

Are you saying a car dealer wouldn’t try to sell a piece of shit car?!?!? Lol if that what you are insinuating

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-Codfish_Joe t1_jayqgt7 wrote

Even the shittiest car on the lot needs to be able to start quickly and have no mysterious noises or it's not going to get sold. It needs to not have any codes or it's not going to take a sticker.

A car in that shape is bound to go a couple thousand miles without dying on the side of the road. So what does the Massachusetts lemon law get you?

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