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Originally Posted by PackPride85
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Originally Posted by IK6SPEED
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Originally Posted by GUNGASLOW
Can you lemon it and get a replacement? Considering it only had its first service and it needs a major fix and hurts resale value?
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No.
Lemon Law handles when defects (such as the engine in this case) are NOT replaced. |
Depends on the state. Law in NC: The manufacturer makes "a reasonable number of attempts" to fix the vehicle. This means that the car has been repaired for the same problem four or more times, or that it has been out of service a cumulative total of 20 or more business days during a 12 month period of the warranty.
The OR in that is key so having the car out of commission for over 20 days for motor replacement would qualify. |
Already covered this for Illinois, not NC, as OP in Illinois.
Lemon law does not cover owner upset that engine is replaced.
Only applies if car is out of service 30+ days in Illinois. The car is red tagged now and out of service. Thus the clock is on.
While BMW might very well buy car back instead of repair, replace and return (I had a new Sports car of roughly same value inflation adjusted with similar mileage that Company decided to buyback instead of return) they are not obligated to do so unless 30 days pass as a result of the Lemon Law, which was the original statement I responded to.