Potential issue with car trader/dealer - advice welcomed

[northwest monkey]

4rephill said:

northwest monkey said:

TankRizzo said:

Pretty poor form to kick it on without saying anything, tbh.

Maybe, maybe not, but answer me this.

What would you have done?

How is that attitude any different to the attitude of the guy who sold you the car?

He knew the car had an issue and so passed it on to unsuspecting sucker to have to deal with (in this case: You), and now you're doing the exact same thing to some other poor sucker (albeit via a dealer PX/auction).

You felt aggrieved at what the dealer had done to you, feeling shat upon, and were happy to take the sympathy and support against the dealer from everyone on PH, so now you have to accept the same condemnation that was expressed on here towards the dealer because basically, there's no real difference between what he did and what you've chosen to do.

By the sounds of it, you won't give a rats rectum that some other unsuspecting innocent buyer is going to fall foul of this poor condition car, or the fact that the dodgy dealer that you were supposedly so determined to make a stand against, is now free to con other unsuspecting buyers with dodgy motors - that's your choice, but it sucks basically!

Here's a thought: Perhaps you could go and work for the dealer you bought the car from? - It sounds as though you'd fit right in!

There are a few differences. The dealer I p/exed it into had a mechanic check it out & they then offered me £5200 for it which we ended up dealing at £5500. He knew it had an issue (there was no disguising it) & offered accordingly. Arguably, you could say he's no better than me as he wasn't keeping it anyway but throwing it straight into BCA or wherever.

The other difference is I'm not a mechanic & I bought a car (a) in good faith with regards to it being ok, (b) with 12 months warranty, and (c) from a dealer so I am supposed to have some protection. As it stands, none of those 3 things were correct.

Retail for the car on a forecourt would be anywhere from £7500 to £9000. I'm pretty sure a trader wouldn't pay anything like the price I'd pay for a rebuild (or engine swap) so that leaves plenty of room for margin.

With regards to the bloke I bought the car off - I haven't let that drop in the slightest so I don't know where you get the idea from I'm not bothering with him any more. Not for one second do I think he should just be allowed to get away with what he's done/doing. Hence me asking the question about telling him to FRO.

I like the way you avoided my question though. So I'll ask again - bearing in mind you have no idea when the engine was going to let go completely, what would you have done?

The sympathy is all very nice & gives me a fuzzy feeling, but doesn't have much practical use. If I want sympathy, I'd talk to my elderly Aunt. I'd still have a car with a terminal engine. I didn't start the thread for sympathy, I started it for advice.

Here's a thought though: Perhaps you could actually read the thread before chiming in with your condescending remarks.

[northwest monkey]

I'm not sure to be honest. He asked me to take it to a specialist which I did and I asked him to come - he said he was busy. While I was at the place, I rang him so he could speak to the bloke who was looking at my car & he wouldn't speak to him. It was after I came out of the place he text me to say he'd spoke to the warranty company & they said they wouldn't fix it & I was on my own as it wasn't his responsibility. He did say he hoped I understood his position though which was nice...