How can I prove my car isn't a lemon when selling a used car?

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Provide a Vehicle History Report

The best way to prove your used car isn’t a lemon when selling it is to provide to any prospective buyer comprehensive service records and a vehicle history report.

A lemon is a recently-purchased used car that suffers repeated mechanical failures and costs the buyer considerable expense. Everyone is afraid of buying a lemon when searching for a used car. In fact, that’s the number one fear people have when entering the market for a used car. Used cars, unlike new cars, cannot be returned under any "Lemon Laws."  Used cars are purchased as-is, and any problems become the buyer's responsibility.

Obviously, no one can guarantee how a used car will perform in the future, yet if your used car has a solid maintenance and performance record, that will go a long way to proving it’s not a lemon.
  • Be prepared to show any prospective buyer complete service records for your used car.
  • Also provide the buyer with a vehicle history report.

What the Report Shows

A vehicle history report can be ordered online by anyone and will show your used car’s:

  • Accidents.
  • Maintenance, such as oil changes, done at service centers.
  • Repairs.
  • Frame damage.
  • Title and ownership information.
If your vehicle history report shows a clean and solid service history, it would be awfully hard for a prospective buyer to accuse your car of being a lemon.

Ordering your vehicle history report online takes just a few minutes and will give anyone considering buying your used car piece of mind and demonstrate your honesty.

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