Is it a bad idea to buy a vehicle that is a manufacturer buy-back?

Question

What does this mean? I also heard it's considered a lemon, what does that mean?

Answer 1

you are absolutely correct. it means the vehicle has had so many problems the dealer bought it back. i'd stay as far away from that deal as possible, you'd be buying a big problem. i owned a vehicle that the dealer had to buy it back under the 'lemon law'. find a different vehicle.

Answer 2

Yes it is a bad idea.

The car was either taken back because of faulty workmanship, poor repair history (lots of different problems) or because of the Lemon Law.

The Lemon law protects buyers when a new car suffers the same mechanical break down over and over again and after several attempts to fix the car the dealer still can't fix the problem to the satisfaction of the customer.  Under the Lemon law the customer has the rights to demand a new replacement vehicle.

Answer 3

The car may have been returned for whatever reason, back to the manufacturer. They would have certainly gone over the car and rectified the points for which she came in. They would also have gone over the car with a fine tooth, just to ensure all goes well this time. They will also give a warranty on the car. Remember, they also have their reputation to guard. Consequently, it is not a bad idea at all.

Lemon means troubled car.

Answer 4

yes it is a bad idea,it means there,s something wrong with it

Answer 5

No....this does not mean it is a lemon.  The term "manufacturer buy back" can be a generic term, like "program car".  This may be a fleet program where the factory had to buy the car back from the fleet company at the end of the program period.

It also may have been a vehicle that was damaged.  If a vehicle has a certain amount of body damage, it can no longer be sold as new and becomes a factory buy-back.

It could have also had an extensive amount of repair work done on it as well.

If you think you are getting a good deal, follow up on two different sources.  One is carfax.com.  This will give you some of the ownership history and potentially work that has been done.  Also, ask dealer to print out the service history from the factory.  They should be able to do this in the service department.  This will tell you exactly the warranty work that has been performed on the car.

You can then make a well informed, intelligent decision.