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Old 07-22-2010, 03:32 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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It's well known that if you’ve purchased a defective vehicle, you might be able to receive a replacement or a refund under state or federal "lemon laws." As has been shown recently in Wisconsin, however, some extreme cases can even bring about larger reward payments, although they require patience on the part of the consumer.

Man Awarded $482,000 In Lemon Law Claim
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Old 07-22-2010, 03:36 PM
 
Location: Out in the Badlands
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Isn't justice wonderful? Who do you think pays for this type of nonsense in the long run? You, me, and the guy behind da tree!
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Old 07-22-2010, 04:19 PM
 
Location: South Jersey
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a MB too. Imagine that
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Old 07-22-2010, 04:44 PM
 
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It is likely to be appealed.
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Old 07-22-2010, 04:49 PM
 
Location: Columbia, California
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I wonder how many of the juriors are driving brand new Mercedes now.
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Old 07-22-2010, 04:58 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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a MB too. Imagine that
Yeah I can't believe people pay more for garbage.
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Old 07-22-2010, 05:17 PM
 
Location: Purgatory (A.K.A. Dallas, Texas)
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It is likely to be appealed.

This was awarded on appeal.

Most of the judgment is legal fees.


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It wasn't until earlier this year, some five years later, that a different court overturned the decision, agreeing with Vince Megna, Marquez’s attorney, that the jury verdict was not backed up by the evidence. Had Mercedes-Benz paid Marquez after the first verdict, the company would only be out $200,000 and change. Only $168,000 of the current award actually represented the vehicle's price (doubled, in keeping with Wisconsin's stringent lemon laws), with the rest going towards legal fees.
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Old 07-22-2010, 05:19 PM
 
Location: Purgatory (A.K.A. Dallas, Texas)
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Yeah I can't believe people pay more for garbage.

Yes, because one vehicle out of the hundreds of thousands they sell is entirely representative.
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Old 07-22-2010, 07:36 PM
 
Location: South Jersey
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I have a close friend who had an AMG MB a few years ago and it started to burn oil and puff on startup. Took him 6 months for MB to finally replace the engine(AMG engines are not repaired, they are replaced)under warranty at a cost of $60k. The new motor burned oil at an alarming rate too. He tried to lemon law it but it was his company car and you can't lemon law a company car. He traded it in..
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