"SteveLehto" (stevelehto)
09/15/2016 at 07:00 • Filed to: None
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"SteveLehto" (stevelehto)
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Everyone talks about warranties but very few people understand what they are. In fact, most attorneys and judges aren’t totally clear either - unless they handle these cases all the time. Which is what I explain in this week’s podcast.
Most confusion about warranties comes from the fact that auto manufacturers tout warranties in their advertising. And those warranties - “glovebox” warranties - are NOT typical warranties as defined by the Uniform Commercial Code.
So, I go over warranties - implied and express (not “expressed”!) - as well as the glovebox warranties. And how they all interact and whatnot. And I am posting this a bit early for which I apologize. I have a very good excuse though: I am going to the Tucker Automobile Club of America annual convention where I am the keynote speaker at a banquet. I might even wear a tie. Watch here for cool updates and pics.
Here is this week’s audio:
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And video.
And the truck at top is something I saw by the side of the road last weekend.
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random001
> SteveLehto
09/15/2016 at 08:22 |
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Steve, I just want to express my appreciation for what you do here. You, sir, are a gem.
jimz
> SteveLehto
09/15/2016 at 08:42 |
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how do you find enough hours in the day to do all of the stuff you do?
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SteveLehto
> random001
09/15/2016 at 10:23 |
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Thanks!
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SteveLehto
> jimz
09/15/2016 at 10:23 |
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I have no idea!
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> SteveLehto
09/15/2016 at 10:40 |
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I am not going to offer anything on this post other than enthusiastic approval of Mustachebaker trucks.
Wil Haginen
> SteveLehto
09/15/2016 at 12:28 |
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Have you (or a lawyer you know) ever try to take to court a case on something that was implied? For example, “This compact car gets GREAT mileage” is on the ad, but in practice the car got 8 mpg, would it be legally defensible to argue that 8 mpg is not a great mileage by most reasonable definitions of “great mileage”? Or would this be one of those cases where legality and morality fall just short of touching?
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SteveLehto
> Wil Haginen
09/15/2016 at 12:29 |
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Legally, that argument is unwinnable.
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Wil Haginen
> SteveLehto
09/15/2016 at 12:31 |
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Thanks to you and your podcast series, I now know just how to haggle and argue when buying a used car.
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jimz
> Wil Haginen
09/15/2016 at 15:22 |
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AFAIK that would fall under “sales puffery;” the term “great gas mileage” isn't quantifiable.
ateamfan42
> jimz
09/15/2016 at 16:18 |
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And it’s not quantifiable because it is completely subjective. What one person considers great fuel economy differs from someone else.
Reminds me of the time my friend was selling his 6-cyl Jeep Wrangler, and got a call from a potential buyer who was looking for something that “gets better mileage”. My friend laughed and told him that the Jeep gets about 15 mpg. But the buyer said “My truck gets 6.”