Faulty Used Car Query
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In February 2015 I paid £3400 for a a 2006 VW Passat 2.0TDI SE Estate with 118k from a local family run used car dealer.
Car was in great condition, just what I need, with full VWSH etc. Since then I've had it serviced twice, cambelt done and all other required bits and bobs.
On Wednesday the gearbox went, the car is now undrivable, and I'm looking at quite a big bill to get it on the road. I'm self employed, and need a car, so I've hired one for 2 weeks so I can continue earning.
Questions is, do I have a case for the car dying a bit prematurely? It's now done 142k, I know that's fairly high, but these cars do run on if looked after (and I've looked after it).
Has anyone else on PH had a similar experience? The car had 3 months warranty on it when I boughtit, obviously this has run out now. However something doesn't sit right with me that this car has only lasted me 14 months.
Car was in great condition, just what I need, with full VWSH etc. Since then I've had it serviced twice, cambelt done and all other required bits and bobs.
On Wednesday the gearbox went, the car is now undrivable, and I'm looking at quite a big bill to get it on the road. I'm self employed, and need a car, so I've hired one for 2 weeks so I can continue earning.
Questions is, do I have a case for the car dying a bit prematurely? It's now done 142k, I know that's fairly high, but these cars do run on if looked after (and I've looked after it).
Has anyone else on PH had a similar experience? The car had 3 months warranty on it when I boughtit, obviously this has run out now. However something doesn't sit right with me that this car has only lasted me 14 months.
passatman83 said:
In February 2015 I paid £3400 for a a 2006 VW Passat 2.0TDI SE Estate with 118k from a local family run used car dealer.
Car was in great condition, just what I need, with full VWSH etc. Since then I've had it serviced twice, cambelt done and all other required bits and bobs.
On Wednesday the gearbox went, the car is now undrivable, and I'm looking at quite a big bill to get it on the road. I'm self employed, and need a car, so I've hired one for 2 weeks so I can continue earning.
Questions is, do I have a case for the car dying a bit prematurely? It's now done 142k, I know that's fairly high, but these cars do run on if looked after (and I've looked after it).
Has anyone else on PH had a similar experience? The car had 3 months warranty on it when I boughtit, obviously this has run out now. However something doesn't sit right with me that this car has only lasted me 14 months.
Quoted just in case it disappears.Car was in great condition, just what I need, with full VWSH etc. Since then I've had it serviced twice, cambelt done and all other required bits and bobs.
On Wednesday the gearbox went, the car is now undrivable, and I'm looking at quite a big bill to get it on the road. I'm self employed, and need a car, so I've hired one for 2 weeks so I can continue earning.
Questions is, do I have a case for the car dying a bit prematurely? It's now done 142k, I know that's fairly high, but these cars do run on if looked after (and I've looked after it).
Has anyone else on PH had a similar experience? The car had 3 months warranty on it when I boughtit, obviously this has run out now. However something doesn't sit right with me that this car has only lasted me 14 months.
You're on your own.
If you want a guarantee that a car will last you longer than 14 months then you'll have to buy a car much newer than the one you did, with a price tag commensurate to that.
As it is you bought a bargain banger, got 14 months of use out of it and now it needs repairs, which is perfectly reasonable.
Ludicrous expectations like this are the main reason the majority of dealers won't touch cheap cars, which means you're limited, on the whole, to dealers pretending not to be dealers, or private sale, neither of which provide you with any security.
passatman83 said:
In February 2015 I paid £3400 for a a 2006 VW Passat 2.0TDI SE Estate with 118k from a local family run used car dealer.
Car was in great condition, just what I need, with full VWSH etc. Since then I've had it serviced twice, cambelt done and all other required bits and bobs.
On Wednesday the gearbox went, the car is now undrivable, and I'm looking at quite a big bill to get it on the road. I'm self employed, and need a car, so I've hired one for 2 weeks so I can continue earning.
Questions is, do I have a case for the car dying a bit prematurely? It's now done 142k, I know that's fairly high, but these cars do run on if looked after (and I've looked after it).
Has anyone else on PH had a similar experience? The car had 3 months warranty on it when I boughtit, obviously this has run out now. However something doesn't sit right with me that this car has only lasted me 14 months.
The gearbox in your decade-old 142k mile car has died. No, it is NOT the problem of the dealer you bought it from fifteen months and 24k miles ago...Car was in great condition, just what I need, with full VWSH etc. Since then I've had it serviced twice, cambelt done and all other required bits and bobs.
On Wednesday the gearbox went, the car is now undrivable, and I'm looking at quite a big bill to get it on the road. I'm self employed, and need a car, so I've hired one for 2 weeks so I can continue earning.
Questions is, do I have a case for the car dying a bit prematurely? It's now done 142k, I know that's fairly high, but these cars do run on if looked after (and I've looked after it).
Has anyone else on PH had a similar experience? The car had 3 months warranty on it when I boughtit, obviously this has run out now. However something doesn't sit right with me that this car has only lasted me 14 months.
passatman83 said:
In February 2015 I paid £3400 for a a 2006 VW Passat 2.0TDI SE Estate with 118k from a local family run used car dealer.
Car was in great condition, just what I need, with full VWSH etc. Since then I've had it serviced twice, cambelt done and all other required bits and bobs.
On Wednesday the gearbox went, the car is now undrivable, and I'm looking at quite a big bill to get it on the road. I'm self employed, and need a car, so I've hired one for 2 weeks so I can continue earning.
Questions is, do I have a case for the car dying a bit prematurely? It's now done 142k, I know that's fairly high, but these cars do run on if looked after (and I've looked after it).
Has anyone else on PH had a similar experience? The car had 3 months warranty on it when I boughtit, obviously this has run out now. However something doesn't sit right with me that this car has only lasted me 14 months.
Do people like this actually exist?Car was in great condition, just what I need, with full VWSH etc. Since then I've had it serviced twice, cambelt done and all other required bits and bobs.
On Wednesday the gearbox went, the car is now undrivable, and I'm looking at quite a big bill to get it on the road. I'm self employed, and need a car, so I've hired one for 2 weeks so I can continue earning.
Questions is, do I have a case for the car dying a bit prematurely? It's now done 142k, I know that's fairly high, but these cars do run on if looked after (and I've looked after it).
Has anyone else on PH had a similar experience? The car had 3 months warranty on it when I boughtit, obviously this has run out now. However something doesn't sit right with me that this car has only lasted me 14 months.
Jesus, I don't believe this,is the OP serious or is this some sort of wind up?
You bought a ten year old banger with 118000 miles on the clock 14 months ago.Then after doing 24000 miles in it you're complaining that the gearbox has gone pop.Hard luck mate.For goodness sake find a second hand box and pay a mechanic to fit it and stop asking dopey questions.
You bought a ten year old banger with 118000 miles on the clock 14 months ago.Then after doing 24000 miles in it you're complaining that the gearbox has gone pop.Hard luck mate.For goodness sake find a second hand box and pay a mechanic to fit it and stop asking dopey questions.
Whilst some choose to be abusive...
You have no rights in law. It is an older car and correspondingly things go wrong. It is outside of any required or offered warranty by the manufacturer or the trader.
If it was maintained by VW throughout they might offer you a parts discount if you have them fit it, at their discretion (I know Audi offer this for older cars) but frankly that would be the expensive way forwards.
Find a reconditioned or second hand box and have a local garage fit it.
You have no rights in law. It is an older car and correspondingly things go wrong. It is outside of any required or offered warranty by the manufacturer or the trader.
If it was maintained by VW throughout they might offer you a parts discount if you have them fit it, at their discretion (I know Audi offer this for older cars) but frankly that would be the expensive way forwards.
Find a reconditioned or second hand box and have a local garage fit it.
passatman83 said:
In February 2015 I paid £3400 for a a 2006 VW Passat 2.0TDI SE Estate with 118k from a local family run used car dealer.
Car was in great condition, just what I need, with full VWSH etc. Since then I've had it serviced twice, cambelt done and all other required bits and bobs.
On Wednesday the gearbox went, the car is now undrivable, and I'm looking at quite a big bill to get it on the road. I'm self employed, and need a car, so I've hired one for 2 weeks so I can continue earning.
Questions is, do I have a case for the car dying a bit prematurely? It's now done 142k, I know that's fairly high, but these cars do run on if looked after (and I've looked after it).
Has anyone else on PH had a similar experience? The car had 3 months warranty on it when I bought it, obviously this has run out now. However something doesn't sit right with me that this car has only lasted me 14 months.
Quoted before it disappearsCar was in great condition, just what I need, with full VWSH etc. Since then I've had it serviced twice, cambelt done and all other required bits and bobs.
On Wednesday the gearbox went, the car is now undrivable, and I'm looking at quite a big bill to get it on the road. I'm self employed, and need a car, so I've hired one for 2 weeks so I can continue earning.
Questions is, do I have a case for the car dying a bit prematurely? It's now done 142k, I know that's fairly high, but these cars do run on if looked after (and I've looked after it).
Has anyone else on PH had a similar experience? The car had 3 months warranty on it when I bought it, obviously this has run out now. However something doesn't sit right with me that this car has only lasted me 14 months.
Genuine question:
How long do you think your car should have lasted before you spent money on repairs? It's 10 years old with over 140,000 miles on it.
What length of time would "sit right" with you?
Put yourself in the dealer's shoes - someone brings back a 10 year old car you sold over a year ago, during which time they've done 24k miles in it. They say the car is broken and want some form of contribution to repairs. What do you say?
Oh God - you're not thinking that VW should cough up here are you??
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