does the lemon law protect you if you sign an as is agreement?

Question

my sister in law lives in south carolina  and she just purchased a car as is for 1400 dollars after driving the car for 10 minutes the car starts to cut out,  so she pulled into a shop and finds out the car has no oil in it and and array of other problems with it. She went back to the seller and demanded her money back and they refused. She did not sign any buyers agreement because she told the seller that the her dad would put his name on the car title. Does the lemon law protect her or is she S.O.L.

Answer 1

Does South Carolina have a lemon law? If so, when did it become effective?

Yes, South Carolina has a lemon law which became effective October 3, 1989.

When is a car considered a lemon under the law?

The law defines a lemon as a new motor vehicle (passenger car, van or truck) that:

was bought on or after October 3, 1989;


has a defect that impairs its use or will lower its market value substantially; and


which the manufacturer cannot repair within a reasonable time.
What is covered in the law?

Defects which do not substantially impair the vehicle's use, market value or safety are not covered. Also not covered are defects caused by the consumer's abuse, neglect or unauthorized alteration of the car, or defects that do not show within the first 12,000 miles or 12 months, whichever occurs first.

******Does the lemon law cover anything other than new motor vehicles?

****** No. It only covers passenger motor vehicles (cars, vans, small trucks).