Several years ago, I passed a man holding a sign and a basket out in front of a local car dealer. He was apparently having difficulties getting his car repaired

Several years ago, I passed a man holding a sign and a basket out in front of a local car dealer. He was apparently having difficulties getting his car repaired, as the sign said "Why buy a car from [dealer], when I'll give you a lemon?" And he would - if you stopped he would hand you a lemon from his basket. It took about 4 days before they caved in to his demands and refunded his money. Note that in the US, if you end up with a lemon you have to make your claim through the manufacturer, not the dealer. Use the phone number that is in your owner's manual. Every state has it's own criteria for determining if a car is a lemon. In North Carolina, the law says "reasonable number of attempts", which has been commonly accepted to be four. Or has been out of service for 20+ business days over a year. https://ncdoj.gov/protecting-consumers/automobiles/lemon-law/ https://ncdoj.gov/protecting-consumers/automobiles/lemon-law...