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7 pages in length. It is hard to imagine a time when the used car industry did not suffer the brunt of many jokes about shifty salesmen, devious sales practices and unreliable vehicles that drop their bumpers as the car is driving off the lot. While these wisecracks conjure up a hail of laughter, there is no escaping the truth that underlies the punch line. Consumers have had a longstanding love/hate relationship with used car dealers inasmuch as they can get a great price on a pre-owned vehicle, however, the less than honest disclosure about its history and present engine condition is oftentimes a much bigger financial compromise than the money saved. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Mohr-Corrigan, Ph.D. (c) July 2008 paper properly! I. INTRODUCTION It is hard to imagine a time when the used car
industry did not suffer the brunt of many jokes about shifty salesmen, devious sales practices and unreliable vehicles that drop their bumpers as the car is driving off the lot.
While these wisecracks conjure up a hail of laughter, there is no escaping the truth that underlies the punch line. Consumers have had a longstanding love/hate relationship with
used car dealers inasmuch as they can get a great price on a pre-owned vehicle, however, the less than honest disclosure about its history and present engine condition is oftentimes
a much bigger financial compromise than the money saved. The basis in consumer protection law has gradually developed over the years as legal
concerns have expanded as well. The point at which implied warranty protection came into existence was when courts began to realize how consumers were belatedly or never being advised
of the vague assurance of quality associated with used automobiles, which were cleverly - if not intentionally - placed elsewhere than on the car, and unsuspecting buyers did not know
to ask. Clark & Smiths treatise on The Law of Product Warranties sums up the problem by stating how the disclaimer may be found anywhere other than on the
product itself, not the least of which includes sales literature (typically sent after purchase), operators manual or embedded within the product packaging but nowhere to be found on the outside
prior to purchase. These underhanded tactics for avoiding accountability within the used car industry have been the catalysts for a number of court rulings in an attempt to strengthen
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