getting money out of a dealer

[dieseluser07]

Hi there, to what extent can you get money out of a dealer for repairs, say you bought a 7 year old car with 95000 miles on it and was described as immaculate but then you find the following things wrong within the first month:

Worn turbo (not blown but had it inspected and it has a lot of play etc)
Coolant leak from radiator (new radiator needed)
New pads needed
Head gasket gone (not confirmed yet but i cant personally see a leak)


Which ones could you claim for saying its not fit for purpose??

Also could you get the repairs done yourself and send them the reciept or would you have to take it to them to be repaired (bear in mind the fault might break the car getting it to the dealer)

[dieseluser07]

Joeguard1990 said:

How many miles have you done within the 1st month of ownership?

About 700 max

[dieseluser07]

sandman77 said:

Turbo - no chance. Its not blown but is showing signs of wear? No st, it has done 95000 miles.
Coolant leak - maybe a chance this will be repaired.
Brake pads - No chance, wear and tear item.
Head gasket gone - if it is just a small oil leak then I would say no.

Didnt you inspect the car when you bought it?

Im a layman i should have maybe paid to get it checked but i assumed a dealer wouldent sell such a poor car.

They wouldent repair the head gasket? Seriously??

[dieseluser07]

PanzerCommander said:

Brake pads are a consumable item so you can strike those off the list.

Also to me (as a buyer) the term immaculate has always only been a reference to the condition of; paint, body panels, external and internal trim, wheels and interior not the mechanical condition of the vehicle.

I would check the warranty provided with the car and see if it covers the faulty parts - if it does then you are fine and the dealer should fix them (assuming they agree) if not then the repairs are on you I am afraid.

He verbally told me theres a month on engine and gearbox, but surely under the sald of goods act it should be fit for purpose ive literally just bought it.

[dieseluser07]

oilslick said:

Sale of Goods act allows for fair wear and tear - I think it'd be perfectly fair to expect a 95,000 mile turbo to be a lot closer to the end of its life than the beginning.

What about radiator or headgasket then? Surely thats not wear and tear

[dieseluser07]

TrackMegane said:

Really seems like everyone is out for a free ride these days. You didnt check the car enough so now you feel its the dealers issue. Man up take it on the chin and move on. Its 7 year old car done near 100k god forbid you'll need to start replacing bushes and the likes soon. Maybe you should get the dealer to pay for them too...

I think replacing bushes is a bit different to a leaking head gasket which has literally occured in the last 500 miles.

[dieseluser07]

Highway Star said:

If the head gasket issue has occurred within the last 500 miles, and you've done 700 since buying it, it wasn't present when he sold you the car.

Head gaskets go, especially if run low on coolant, maybe caused by the leaking radiator you've also got and is an item that you might expect to be up for a change at 95k (the rad).

I don't think you've much chance getting 'money out of' the dealer.

Edited by Highway Star on Wednesday 6th August 13:43

I dont know when it went just that the coolant light came on the other day so i checked and coolant was low.

[dieseluser07]

Im really quite suprised at the responses

[dieseluser07]

Its more that its more than 1 thing

[dieseluser07]

Would you rather pay about 1500 for repairs (might be more might be less) or trade in your car/sell it as seen and lose about 2000 selling it??

[dieseluser07]

littleredrooster said:

If I knew nothing about cars I would rather have spent c.£300 on a proper inspection before I bought it...

Thank you smart arse but that doesent help now does it. And plus a turbo wouldent have necessarily be picked up on that check.

[dieseluser07]

lesstatt said:

Nearly 100,000 miles what do you expect, should have looked more into it before committing, sorry but that's life

I spent a lot of time researching the engine, supposed to be bulletproof and consensus is that 100,000 miles is just run in, pd130 engine

[dieseluser07]

TooMany2cvs said:

The basic engine, yes.

But not the rad and the turbo. And certainly not brake pads, ffs.

Oki babes fanks for da input

[dieseluser07]

jonah35 said:

Id say you have no chance. Its a 7 year old, 100k mile car to which you've added another 700 miles.

All cars like this will have faults sadly.

Buyers remorse I think!

If it had one fault then yeh buyers remorse but its got 4 within a month

[dieseluser07]

MajorProblem said:

Trader - car for sale, immaculate cond. one lady owner etc...

Punter - this cars st but I'll buy it anyway and complain about it later...

Idiot.

Did i know these faults at point of sale? No i didnt it sounded healthy and ran well i would not have bought it otherwise