What happens after lemon law - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Herndon · 02-28-2014, 05:11 PM

So time is fast approaching that I will finally be buying myself a BRZ. I have a friend (well more of an acquaintance) that has a used car dealership. He says he can find me a used for a good deal, and i'm willing to give him the chance. What scares me about it though with a car this new is if it's at auction then why? So my question is what happens after someone invokes the lemon law? Would it end up at the auction?

Also what do y'all think of buying one this way? It makes a little nervous, but so does buying from the dealer as this will be the first that i couldn't pay cash straight out for.

thill · 02-28-2014, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Herndon

So time is fast approaching that I will finally be buying myself a BRZ. I have a friend (well more of an acquaintance) that has a used car dealership. He says he can find me a used for a good deal, and i'm willing to give him the chance. What scares me about it though with a car this new is if it's at auction then why? So my question is what happens after someone invokes the lemon law? Would it end up at the auction?

Also what do y'all think of buying one this way? It makes a little nervous, but so does buying from the dealer as this will be the first that i couldn't pay cash straight out for.

As long as the car does not have a salvaged title you will have the balance of what is leftover from the factory warranty. I would just have a really good mechanic check it out and do compression testing on the engine.

Many perfectly good cars end up at auction, and yes, you could buy a lemon but that happens buying used or new. The biggest issue buying used is just not knowing how the car was cared for an abused.

Tromatic · 02-28-2014, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by thill

Many perfectly good cars end up at auction, and yes, you could buy a lemon but that happens buying used or new. The biggest issue buying used is just not knowing how the car was cared for an abused.

Find out what you can about the previous owner. And if it has any performance parts, for sure have it looked at by a competent mechanic.

l0aded · 02-28-2014, 05:59 PM

Maybe the previous owner lemoned it after replacing a chirping HPFP 3 times lol.

Herndon · 02-28-2014, 06:06 PM

If it's been modified at all I don't want it. And I feel pretty confident about checking one out, originally went to school for automotive and worked as a tech for a while. Only quit because I had no desire to work in my vehicle when I got off.

But I'm going to talk to the guy tomorrow about the particulars and questions like this. If he can't get me a good enough deal or really guarantee something's then i'll do as originally planned and go to the dealer.

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Tromatic · 02-28-2014, 06:06 PM

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Maybe the previous owner lemoned it after replacing a chirping HPFP 3 times lol.

More like the original owner lied in order to buy it, then beat the shit out of it knowing it would eventually get repo'd. There was one here locally last year. The dealer had no idea what to do with it, because the choad who bought it f-ed it up badly.

Sadly, I think the FR-S/BRZ is going to be a car that you have to view with a large amount of suspicion if you buy one used, and have a solid warranty with it as well.

Herndon · 02-28-2014, 06:15 PM

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Sadly, I think the FR-S/BRZ is going to be a car that you have to view with a large amount of suspicion if you buy one used, and have a solid warranty with it as well.

This i completely agree with and is uh part that kinda scares about buying used the most. Main I'm looking used right is because I want an GBS but if really comes down I'll be plenty happy with what I can get.

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stugray · 02-28-2014, 07:20 PM

I bought mine used with 9k miles from a subaru dealer.
So my warranty is now BETTER than the stock factory warranty (they extend it for "certified used" cars).

It is perfect. I have not had a single problem with it and I am at 16k miles.
They bought it from an auction.

I assume that such a perfect car at an auction meant: 1- re-possession or 2 - confiscated from a drug bust.
And as a bonus I just might have one of the very first GBS cars in the US (serial # 102).

02-28-2014, 05:11 PM	#1
Herndon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2014 SWP BRZ Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 103 Thanks: 23 Thanked 41 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What happens after lemon law So time is fast approaching that I will finally be buying myself a BRZ. I have a friend (well more of an acquaintance) that has a used car dealership. He says he can find me a used for a good deal, and i'm willing to give him the chance. What scares me about it though with a car this new is if it's at auction then why? So my question is what happens after someone invokes the lemon law? Would it end up at the auction? Also what do y'all think of buying one this way? It makes a little nervous, but so does buying from the dealer as this will be the first that i couldn't pay cash straight out for.

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02-28-2014, 06:06 PM	#5
Herndon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Drives: 2014 SWP BRZ Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 103 Thanks: 23 Thanked 41 Times in 21 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	If it's been modified at all I don't want it. And I feel pretty confident about checking one out, originally went to school for automotive and worked as a tech for a while. Only quit because I had no desire to work in my vehicle when I got off. But I'm going to talk to the guy tomorrow about the particulars and questions like this. If he can't get me a good enough deal or really guarantee something's then i'll do as originally planned and go to the dealer. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

02-28-2014, 07:20 PM	#8
stugray Banned Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: 2013 GBS BRZ Limited Location: Colorado Posts: 1,925 Thanks: 627 Thanked 1,445 Times in 711 Posts Mentioned: 41 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I bought mine used with 9k miles from a subaru dealer. So my warranty is now BETTER than the stock factory warranty (they extend it for "certified used" cars). It is perfect. I have not had a single problem with it and I am at 16k miles. They bought it from an auction. I assume that such a perfect car at an auction meant: 1- re-possession or 2 - confiscated from a drug bust. And as a bonus I just might have one of the very first GBS cars in the US (serial # 102).

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