# find me a list of states that have automobile buyer's remorse **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 5, 2004, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-a-list-of-states-that-have-automobile-buyers-remorse/248789 "2004-06-05T10:49:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-a-list-of-states-that-have-automobile-buyers-remorse/248789/1 "2004-06-05T10:49:37Z")
A friend of mine needs to take back a new car she bought 2 days ago, we live in Maryland, can that happen? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-a-list-of-states-that-have-automobile-buyers-remorse/248789/2 "2004-06-05T12:01:51Z")
Are you asking if Maryland has a “lemon law”? Yours is one of the more incoherent OPs I have seen in some time. Take 5 seconds to think about what you’re writing. [Here is the Maryland Attorney General’s explanation of Maryland’s lemon law.](http://www.oag.state.md.us/consumer/lemon.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-a-list-of-states-that-have-automobile-buyers-remorse/248789/3 "2004-06-05T12:05:55Z")
Maryland Code, Commercial Law, Title 2-602 > [@](#): > > Manner and effect of rightful rejection. > (1) Rejection of goods must be within a reasonable time after their delivery or tender. It is ineffective unless the buyer seasonably notifies the seller. IANAL and I have no idea if a car purchase would fall under this provision. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-a-list-of-states-that-have-automobile-buyers-remorse/248789/4 "2004-06-05T12:06:06Z")
[Here’s another relevant passage](http://www.oag.state.md.us/Consumer/cpdfaq.htm) > [@](#): > > If I sign a contract to buy a car, do I have three days to change my mind and cancel the contract? > No. Many consumers mistakenly believe all contracts allow a 3-day cooling-off period to cancel. Generally, there’s no cooling off period after you sign a contract. (In Maryland, only a few types of transactions, such as door-to-door sales contracts, allow you three business days to cancel.) However, if the dealer promised finance terms, such as a certain interest rate or monthly payment, and is unable to honor those terms, you can’t be forced to accept other terms and may cancel the contract. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-a-list-of-states-that-have-automobile-buyers-remorse/248789/5 "2004-06-05T12:07:31Z")
I think “seasonably” should be “reasonably” in my previous quote. The source [material](http://198.187.128.12/maryland/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0) says “seasonably.” ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-a-list-of-states-that-have-automobile-buyers-remorse/248789/6 "2004-06-05T12:28:50Z")
> [@King Friday](#): > > A friend of mine needs to take back a new car she bought 2 days ago, we live in Maryland, can that happen? No. ---
**Author:** ![King\_Friday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/find-me-a-list-of-states-that-have-automobile-buyers-remorse/248789/7 "2004-06-06T00:38:45Z")
> [@Boyo Jim](#): > > Yours is one of the more incoherent OPs I have seen in some time. Take 5 seconds to think about what you’re writing. Seems everyone else could decipher my supposably incoherent ramblings.