[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by TRZ06

THIS!!!

Once a car is lemoned, the title is branded as a lemon. No manufacturer would try to cheat the system today.

Now, that doesn't mean that 3rd parties/used car dealers don't do it. Florida is known as a state where a tainted car and title, can be flushed (albeit illegally) and come out clean at the other end. I would never buy a used car from Florida.

What? Manufacturer sells lemon vehicles all the time. They attempt to fix it, but that doesn't mean it's fixed.

If you see "Manufacturer Vehicle" on a carfax.. it's pretty much a buyback. When I was looking at used F-250/F-350 trucks I saw 50-60 lemons. Chevy sells them also. Not all titles are marked as a lemon as that varies by state. I found a BUNCH in Florida that were simply transferred down from other states where branding the title is not required. Florida actually does require it to be labeled as a "Manufacturer buy back".

And if you are worried about Florida cars.. avoid Kentucky like the plague! IIRC that's the only state where you can convert a certificate of destuction title back to a normal title. Also illegal of course.