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What to do When your Defective Car Causes an Accident

What to do When your Defective Car Causes an Accident

A big misconception about car accidents is that the human drivers at the scene are the only ones who can potentially be responsible. It’s relatively common that the root cause of an accident can be a defect caused at...

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The Truth Behind Extended Car Warranties

The Truth Behind Extended Car Warranties

Warranties are the foundation for any claim made under lemon law California.

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Assessing the Vast Ripple Effect of Self-Driving Cars

Assessing the Vast Ripple Effect of Self-Driving Cars

Self-driving cars (also referred to as autonomous vehicles) are one of the most exciting technological breakthroughs of our time. Chances are, you’ve read something on the news about companies like Uber and Google exp...

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A Changing Auto Culture: How Does Lemon Law Affect Electric Cars?

A Changing Auto Culture: How Does Lemon Law Affect Electric Cars?

Electric cars are taking over the road more and more every day. Believe it or not, the first concept of the electric car dates back to the 1800s. However, the widespread popularity of these models did not hit the mark...

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Why You Should Always Avoid Buying a Car “As Is” from a Dealership

Why You Should Always Avoid Buying a Car “As Is” from a Dealership

Buying a used car is a nerve-racking experience. For the most part, you never _really_ know what you are going to get or where the car has been, even with all the right precautions.

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5 Noises That Might Indicate a Lemon Car Sound from Your Vehicle

5 Noises That Might Indicate a Lemon Car Sound from Your Vehicle

When you purchase a vehicle, the last thing in the world you want to hear is a weird sound coming from one of the car’s key components. A particular noise may be a lemon car sound.

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How Does a Product Recall Affect Lemon Law Claims?

How Does a Product Recall Affect Lemon Law Claims?

Purchasing a vehicle and having it get recalled is very stressful, frustrating, and depending on the issue, extremely dangerous. There have been many massive recalls in recent history, including a recall of 10 million...

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6 Common Car Dealership Scams to Look Out For

6 Common Car Dealership Scams to Look Out For

Generally speaking, car salespeople don’t always have the cleanest reputations. Every year, consumers in the United States lose substantial sums of money to car dealer scams.

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Did You Lease a Lemon? Here’s What You Can Do to Understand How Your Situation Factors In

Did You Lease a Lemon? Here’s What You Can Do to Understand How Your Situation Factors In

Leasing a vehicle has numerous benefits compared to purchasing. There may be no down payment, you aren’t paying interest on a loan after the lease term, you get to drive a newer model, and you don’t have to worry abou...

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How Will Self-Driving Cars Affect Lemon Law? Three Bold Predictions

How Will Self-Driving Cars Affect Lemon Law? Three Bold Predictions

Self-driving cars have been a human fantasy for years. In the past decade, we’ve seen a great deal of progress in turning this sci-fi pipe dream into a reality. Uber has been experimenting with self-driving cars for r...

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6 Sure-Fire Signs the Used Car You Plan to Buy is a Lemon

6 Sure-Fire Signs the Used Car You Plan to Buy is a Lemon

Buying a used car always comes with a certain degree of risk. The harsh reality is there will more than likely be _something_ wrong with it. The key is being able to spot the imperfections and determine the seriousnes...

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4 Tips for a Successful First Meeting with Your Lemon Law Attorney

4 Tips for a Successful First Meeting with Your Lemon Law Attorney

Dealing with the lemon law process first-hand is no picnic. As this is more than likely your first experience with a lemon vehicle, it’s very important to be as prepared as possible before going into your first meetin...

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