good deal or not?

C130 wrote:
The Lemon Law can be a major pain in the butt, I know from experience. Basically, your vehicle can be in the shop 50 times in a year but if it was in for different items you're screwed. It has to be the same repeated problem. We had a brand new Ford Expedition and my entire family has never owned any vehicle besides Ford since they literally started making them. The Expedition was at the dealer constantly the first year, new transmission at 2000 miles then it only got worse. My problem was it was always a different problem. I was told Ford did their job and fixed each problem and though there was no doubt it had been a terrible vehicle the Lemon law did not apply. I swore I'd never, ever buy another Ford. It took about 12 years then I bought my F250.

Hope it works out but get some good advice before going the Lemon law route, it can be a major pain in the butt. After I lost, I drove it straight to the Mercedes dealership and lost my butt when I traded it in. I was pissed but thrilled to get rid of it. There was no way I could personally sell it to another person. I literally lost thousands of dollars but the stress and being constantly pissed off was just not worth it any more. Sometimes you just have to move on.

Every state is different with the Lemon Law. Our 2014 Jeep Cherokee was so bad the local regional manager ok'd the Lemon Law with no argument. My state also has strong consumer Lemon Law protection. I think Michigan has poor protection for the consumer.

Going the Lemon Law we received all money ever paid towards the vehicle minus a mileage penalty. I found the amount owed for mileage to be acceptable. Trading in the vehicle would have been at a significant loss. We were way ahead with the Lemon Law.

To the OP, recommend calling Dave Smith in Idaho for normal every day pricing. If the manufacturer price is well below them you might be onto something.