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The Lemon Dodger Worksheet
| Vehicle Make: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Vehicle Model: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Vehicle Year: (all may be found on the stamped metal tag on the driver side door jam) ____________________________________________________________ |
| Date of purchase: ____________________________________________________________ |
| The name of the seller: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Name of the salesperson: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Cash price of the car: (found on the sales invoice. Does not include financing) ____________________________________________________________ |
| KBB.COM value of car when purchased: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Additional charges and fees paid at the time of sale: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Extended warranty/service contract: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Credit Life Insurance: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Credit Disability Insurance: ____________________________________________________________ |
| If you traded-in a car for this vehicle, state the price the dealer gave you for the trade: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Is the trade in value the dealer gave you the same price indicated on the sales invoice? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you owe money on the traded vehicle? ____________________________________________________________ |
| If you owed more money on the traded vehicle than is indicated as the trade in value on the sales invoice, what was that difference? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you remember to ask the dealer whether the car had been in any accidents? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Dealership response to above: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you remember to ask the dealer whether the car had a "salvage or reconstructed title"?: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Dealership response to above: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you remember to ask the dealer whether the car had been in a flood? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Dealership response to above: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you remember to ask the dealer whether the car had been purchased by the dealer at an auction? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Dealership response to above: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you remember to ask the dealer whether the car had been purchased out of state? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Dealership response to above: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you remember to ask the dealer whether the car had been the subject of a claim by an insurance company for any reason? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you ask the dealer what documents it has to demonstrate the history of the car? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did the dealership show you those documents? Where they complete? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Dealership response to above: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you ask the dealer to show you the warranty history for the car by showing you a computerized print out from the original manufacturer? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Dealership response to above: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Have you asked the dealer if the car was ever returned to the manufacturer as a lemon? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Dealership response to above: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Has this car been a rental car or a demo car? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Dealership response to above: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Vehicle mileage: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Have you hired an ASE certified independent mechanic to examine the car? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Name of mechanic: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Mechanic's recommendations and comments: ____________________________________________________________ |
| Have you checked the vehicle's title history on the Internet by using Carfax.com or Vehiclehistory.com? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Do the results of the title history differ from what the dealer told you and if so, how? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you make sure to test drive the vehicle for at least 5-miles? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you note any problems with the car's appearance? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you have the dealer sign a "We Owe" sheet for any items discovered before you bought the car, which were to be repaired or replaced by the dealer? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you get a copy of the "We Owe" slip? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Have you returned your car to the dealer for problems the dealer promised to fix prior to purchase (whether written down or not)? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Did you make sure to test drive the vehicle for at least 5-miles? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Please check off the following items as you test them: __ Ignition __ Head Lights __ Radio/Stereo/CD Player __ Horn __ Air Conditioner __ Turn Signal Indicators (Blinkers) __ Heater __ Defroster __ Hazard Lights __ Emergency Brake & Release __ Trunk Release __ Hood Release __ Alarm System __ Locks __ Power Windows __ Sunroof __ Convertible Top (if applicable) |
| List all items which need to be repaired: ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ |
| Have you found any documents in the glove box and/or other storage compartments? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Have you requested a copy of the vehicle's warranty repair history? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Does your purchase include the balance of a manufacturer's New Car Limited warranty for your vehicle? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Does your purchase include the a Manufacturer's Extended Warranty or Service Contract? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Does it cover the entire car? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Does it cover the Powertrain only? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Does it cover all parts and labor costs? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Name of Warrantor (i.e. Ford ESP, GMPP): ____________________________________________________________ |
| How long is the Extended Warranty / Service Contract good for? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Where are you permitted to obtain warranty service under the Extended Warranty? ____________________________________________________________ |
| Service Contract: ____________________________________________________________ |
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