Carl wrote:
> LHA wrote:
>> "Larry" <noone@home.com> wrote in message
>>
>>> I successfully returned a new 1997 Yamaha Waverunner GP1200 lemon
>>> under Magnusson-Moss (15USC50 2304(a)(4)) and refused to pay the
>>> $8500 revolving charge on the bogus Yamaha Credit Card, which is
>>> just Household Retail Services. They threatened me once too often,
>>> so I turned it over to a local law firm and informed them, in
>>> writing, the firm was handling my cases with them...on law firm
>>> letterhead, of course.
>> Not all of us can afford lawyers.
>>
> Oh, I'm sure Larry's law firm did this for free. Doesn't yours?

My favorite part of Magnusson-Moss is the following:

**107 Designation of Representatives.

"Nothing in this title shall be construed to prevent any warrantor from
designating representatives to perform duties under the written or
implied warranty: provided, that such warrantor shall make reasonable
arrangements for compensation of such designated representatives, BUT
NO SUCH DESIGNATION SHALL RELIEVE THE WARRANTOR OF HIS DIRECT
RESPONSIBILITIES TO THE CONSUMER or make the representative a
co-warrantor." (Emphasis mine).

Have you ever seen stores that get all upset because they claim to be an
"authorized dealer" for a specific product and that their competitors
are not. Often they'll try to scare people with claims of "the
manufacturer won't honor the warranty if you buy from an "unauthorized
dealer." As long as the product isn't gray-market, the manufacturer
provides the warranty, and the choice of dealer doesn't affect the
warranty. The whole reason this part of Magnusson-Moss came into
existence was because manufacturers were dumping excess inventory
through secondary channels, then trying to get out of warranty service
by claiming that those channels weren't authorized to sell the product.