"SteveLehto" (stevelehto)
10/27/2016 at 09:00 • Filed to: None
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"SteveLehto" (stevelehto)
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I’ve covered everything a consumer would want to know on my podcast it would seem. But then I got two phone calls in the same week from people who bought used cars at night. And guess what?
Turns out there were things wrong with the vehicles that could not be seen clearly in the dark. Of night. You know: That time after the sun goes down when it is hard to see stuff outside.
Yes, you know the answer to this. And so do I. But people do this stuff. That’s why my phone rings. And I have to tell people: A lawyer cannot fix this. The “Fix” is to not do it in the first place. Which I explain in this week’s podcast. The audio:
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OPPOsaurus WRX
> SteveLehto
10/27/2016 at 09:06 |
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so how is your name supposed to be pronounced?
I bought a truck years ago with a bug deflector on it. One day doing an oil change the deflector fell off to reveal a huge dent in the hood. The dent wasn’t visible from the drivers seat or from the exterior. The bug deflector fell off because it was attached with double sided tape because the dent prevented half the screws from going in. There is no way that dent was made with the deflector in place or the deflector would have been smashed.
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SteveLehto
> OPPOsaurus WRX
10/27/2016 at 09:12 |
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In Finnish, it is LEH-to with a short “e”. My parents say it that way but it is hard to say it because it slows you down if you don’t speak Finnish (which I don’t). Most Lehtos I know say it the way I do but when I meet Finns, they often correct me.
Vicente Esteve
> SteveLehto
10/27/2016 at 12:03 |
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As a person who bought a used car at night that later in it’s life caught fire, I’d have to agree.
sdwarf36
> SteveLehto
10/27/2016 at 18:44 |
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I watched that piece last night on Racehub. Awesome!
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SteveLehto
> sdwarf36
10/27/2016 at 19:32 |
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Thanks!
jimz
> SteveLehto
10/28/2016 at 11:55 |
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that attorney who took you to task @ R&T... is there a name for the phenomenon when someone gains a small piece of knowledge on a subject and thinks he/she therefore knows everything about it? normally I’d call that “adolescence,” but I’m not sure Dunning-Kruger fits here...
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SteveLehto
> jimz
10/28/2016 at 13:44 |
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I am a huge fan of DK. I have copies of their paper in PDF and routinely send it to people.
It actually DOES apply here. The guy took a class on this ten years ago and remembers a little bit of it. But that was pure theory and he does not remember all of it. I am speaking from knowledge AND experience (both talking to clients AND litigating cases) and know what I am talking about. That is why I get so few complaints from attorneys - most know that I am right and the only ones who doubt it are ignorant (unskilled and unaware!)
scottcom36
> SteveLehto
11/02/2016 at 20:39 |
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In Maine, if the car was sold with a new inspection sticker it must be able to pass inspection (obviously) and the customer has 30 days to force the issue. This still applies even if the sale is “as is”. So that recourse is available in the case of a car too rusty to pass inspection. The dealer might agree to take the vehicle back rather than try to fix a terminal case of rust to the satisfaction of the state police.