Dear Ms. Well:
Thank you for your question.
In New York, a dealer should not sell or lease a used motor vehicle to a consumer without giving the consumer a written warranty which shall at minimum apply for the following terms:
(a) If the used motor vehicle has thirty-six thousand miles or less, the warranty shall be at minimum ninety days or four thousand miles, whichever comes first.
(b) If the used motor vehicle has more than thirty-six thousand miles, but less than eighty thousand miles, the warranty shall be at minimum sixty days or three thousand miles, whichever comes first.
(c) If the used motor vehicle has eighty thousand miles or more but no more than one hundred thousand miles, the warranty shall be at a minimum thirty days or one thousand miles, whichever comes first.
Depending on what is wrong with your car, it may be covered under the warranty that the dealer should have given you under the Use Car Lemon Law of your state. In fact, you can view this website for more information: http://www.oag.state.ny.us/consumer/cars/usedcarlemon.pdf
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-KAT
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