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Especially bittersweet because it is about a top of the line new Volvo.....
Christmas came early to this home in San Francisco. We have just today accepted the lemon law buyback
offer on the 2001 Volvo C70.
We will get the entire $42k back we spent on it less car insurance AND
since this is a result of Lawyer vs. Volvo USA NEGOTIATIONS, we will get
charged about 20c a mile for 5400 miles, about $1100 or so. Better to
accept this than risk a trial-that maybe we could lose according to the
lawyer - a year from now, and the max recovery above this figure at trial
is mileage allowance only till lemon law problem first reported- at about
500 miles, so it is only about another $700 or so if we gambled AND
waited. Just not worth the bother. Get the $42k back in full LESS the
mileage deduction for use and the lawyer gets his $2000.00 fee.
Supposedly next month we will get instructions on how to deliver our
Lemon car to the dealer to turn it in, and get our check. The effect
having been we kind of rented it after all this time. (Bought it on
12-28-2000)
One thing strange about this. The agreement states *specifically*
that Volvo refuses to admit the car qualifies for buyback under the Lemon
Law but nonetheless they will buy it back. Does this mean that the car
can be gone through by Volvo, then fixed, and then RESOLD to some poor
unsuspecting ######---because, they (Volvo) do not have to report it as a
Lemon to the DMV where it will show up on the title as a Lemon Law
buyback car, same identity on Carfax etc?..And then, a while later, to
rise resplendent once again for sale on some Volvo dealer lot as a shiny
almost new low mileage car ?
The poor car has all the same problems at this point that it had right
after we purchased it brand new.
This car was the first AND THE LAST new car I will ever buy. I did not
care, it was suppose to be a special treat for my wife to enjoy. What an
experience.
Rape is a sorry introduction to sex. Everyone says, "Oh, never buy a used
car, all you get is someone else's problems." HAH. You could get a rotten
brand new one.
I am sorry to be sharing my story but felt you good people - my fellow Volvo friends - would perhaps be interested.
Happy Christmas-and Happy Hannukah to all of you. May your new year be full of wonderful unexpected surprises.
Jim
San Francisco, Calif.
1991 Volvo 740 106k "Volvito"
2001 Volvo C70 Coupe 7k mi. "Camille" (Lemon Law
buyback candidate & Peruvian wife's car)
1991 Mercedes Benz 560 SEC coupe 95k "Disco Volante"
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