Bought an unroadworthy car - advise please

[robemcdonald]

andypj said:

Mastiff said:

I hate to point this out Alanis bur rain on your wedding day isn't in the least bit ironic, unless you happen to be marrying the God of Inclement Weather....

Anyway - as you were.

If you actually listen to the whole song, I dont actually think there is an example of irony throughout. Explains why Americans dont get it.

That's the irony. A song about irony written by someone that doesn't know the meaning of irony. See Ed Byrne circa 1990s

http://youtu.be/nT1TVSTkAXg

[No Bend]

Mastiff said:

I hate to point this out Alanis bur rain on your wedding day isn't in the least bit ironic, unless you happen to be marrying the God of Inclement Weather....

Anyway - as you were.

But if one was to marry the god of inclement weather - wouldn't rain be expected?

[SistersofPercy]

markmullen said:

Something doesn't stack up, eBay never ever tells you what sanctions they're going to take against a seller as a result of a dispute.

To be fair, depending who you got on the live chat/phone that day would depend what you were told. Literally every rep will tell you something different, very few will tell you something thats actually correct and in cases where a caller might be a bit 'antsy' shall we say they'll tell you exactly what you want to hear.
It's quite possibly the eBay bod said that to fob off the OP.

[InitialDave]

No Bend said:

But if one was to marry the god of inclement weather - wouldn't rain be expected?

Surely you wouldn't bother working on the day of your own wedding.

[andymc]

InitialDave said:

No Bend said:

But if one was to marry the god of inclement weather - wouldn't rain be expected?

Surely you wouldn't bother working on the day of your own wedding.

you'd do a full shift with overtime if you'd met my wife

[TooMany2cvs]

andymc said:

InitialDave said:

No Bend said:

But if one was to marry the god of inclement weather - wouldn't rain be expected?

Surely you wouldn't bother working on the day of your own wedding.

you'd do a full shift with overtime if you'd met my wife

You're the idiot who married her...

[TorqueVR]

TooMany2cvs said:

andymc said:

InitialDave said:

No Bend said:

But if one was to marry the god of inclement weather - wouldn't rain be expected?

Surely you wouldn't bother working on the day of your own wedding.

you'd do a full shift with overtime if you'd met my wife

You're the idiot who married her...

Is her name"Eunos" by any chance?

[No Bend]

TorqueVR said:

TooMany2cvs said:

andymc said:

InitialDave said:

No Bend said:

But if one was to marry the god of inclement weather - wouldn't rain be expected?

Surely you wouldn't bother working on the day of your own wedding.

you'd do a full shift with overtime if you'd met my wife

You're the idiot who married her...

Is her name"Eunos" by any chance?

Don't rain on OP's parade.

[Monkeylegend]

No Bend said:

Don't rain on OP's parade.

He's long gone.

[NWTony]

robemcdonald said:

That's the irony. A song about irony written by someone that doesn't know the meaning of irony. See Ed Byrne circa 1990s

http://youtu.be/nT1TVSTkAXg

Somewhat ironic that she is in fact Canadian.

[tapereel]

Maybe if your mechanic mate can declare the vehicle dangerous when supplied and the seller didn't tell you it was dangerous the seler has committed an offence. See Road Traffic Act section 75. Vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy.

This applies to private and trade sales.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/sectio...

[rallycross]

tapereel said:

Maybe if your mechanic mate can declare the vehicle dangerous when supplied and the seller didn't tell you it was dangerous the seler has committed an offence. See Road Traffic Act section 75. Vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy.

This applies to private and trade sales.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/sectio...

Are you being serious adding this comment to this thread? Did you read any of what was posted above?

[mgv8dave]

Some may say "Karma"

Used salesman buys a Lemon

[robemcdonald]

NWTony said:

Somewhat ironic that she is in fact Canadian.

How so?

[tapereel]

rallycross said:

tapereel said:

Maybe if your mechanic mate can declare the vehicle dangerous when supplied and the seller didn't tell you it was dangerous the seler has committed an offence. See Road Traffic Act section 75. Vehicles not to be sold in unroadworthy condition or altered so as to be unroadworthy.

This applies to private and trade sales.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/sectio...

Are you being serious adding this comment to this thread? Did you read any of what was posted above?

Did you read any of it? Let us go back to the very beginning.

The OP said:

When I heard from them the news was not good. It appears as though the car has had a significant front end collision which arguably should have written the car off. There is also major corrosion to the sills that was disguised in such a way that a roadside check would not identify it. There are other areas of corrosion and wear that should have at the very least been an advisory on the mot, if not a fail. The garages advise is that the car is not safe to drive on the road.

dangerous
[deyn-jer-uh s, deynj-ruh s]

adjective
1. full of danger or risk; causing danger; perilous; risky; hazardous; unsafe.
2. able or likely to cause physical injury

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/dangerous

Edited by tapereel on Sunday 11th October 13:58

[gowmonster]

how do you know when the seller bought it? might have been after the MOT, he might just have bought it, washed it for flipping.

We all know MX5s have rust issues, I suspect you should have done your inspection before handing over the money.

Can you prove the guy is a dealer? can you prove it was unroadworthy at the point of sale? if so maybe you could take him to court, if not, take the hit.

How much can you recoupe for soft top? alloys? engine? seats? body pannels? etc etc

[NWTony]

NWTony said:

robemcdonald said:

That's the irony. A song about irony written by someone that doesn't know the meaning of irony. See Ed Byrne circa 1990s

http://youtu.be/nT1TVSTkAXg

Somewhat ironic that she is in fact Canadian.

Should have quoted all not just quoted, sorry. I was in a previous comment that someone mentioned Americans not getting irony and illustrating this with Alanis.