Originally Posted by Jim B.

Probably Autobahn Motors.

32 tmes!!! WOW!!!!

Were the damage codes all different? Identical damage codes over 5 times mean L E M O N. Maybe a prima facie lemon law case in California, if the dealer can't fix the problem after that many tries.

(I had a successful Lemon Law buyback on a new 2001 Volvo C70 HPT turbo coupe in 2002 but an attorney got involved, however he was good, and got a full refund, not another junker or that car fixed, just wanted it gone)

This is a great argument for getting the VMI before you buy.

I got one all the way back in 1996 (just AFTER I got the 1991 560SEC and there was nothing serious, just a few warranty claims, door check strap, dead battery, p/s pump, stuff like that)

They could avoid a problem like this

Sometimes lessees take less care of the car, they have no proprietary interest or reason to care, just minimal, if that, then dump the car at lease's end. All things being equal, I would avoid them in favor of one that had one fussy owner instead