"No warranty"?
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Hi all - a little query, an acquaintance of mine has bought a PoS, cheap car (£750) from a private dealer. Within 3 weeks the clutch has gone (no real surprise at that price point I guess) but the question is is there any comeback at that level of the market? He's told her that there's no warranty and while I can (to a certain extent) see his point of view, I'd have thought that as a dealer there is the whole sale of goods act and even at that price point 3 weeks is surely not fit for purpose? To be fair he's (apparently) said he'll put it right (£110) which while it's a kick in the balls is about as much as I'd imagine that most 'dealers' of this level would do. Any thoughts?
itcaptainslow said:
If he's offering to replace the clutch for £110 take it!
A clutch to let go three weeks after purchase on a £10k I'd expect the dealer to do something. On a £750 shed, rather less so-what's the age and mileage of the car?
like I said I'm pretty much in the same boat as you - though there is a part of me that wonders if 'dealer' knew about this.... that being said my advice was pretty much the same as yours - ie take it A clutch to let go three weeks after purchase on a £10k I'd expect the dealer to do something. On a £750 shed, rather less so-what's the age and mileage of the car?
it is an awkward one TBH - as has been pointed out it's the price of (not even) a decent TV so there are certain (very low) expectations, however (as much as all the powerfully built, goatee'd company directors may disagree) to quite a few people this is an awful lot of money. Yes to a lot of us this is total shed material where if it lasts the year that's a result even bearing this in mind, I've have thought that 3 weeks would be below what is reasonable. The attitude of "what do you expect..." etc is precisely why some section of society feel they can get away with all manner of s
te with no obligations/responsibilities 
I guess one of the issues (as has also been pointed out!) is this business of 'private/home traders' where there is the (naive) thought might be that you're getting some sort of cover as it's a 'trader' can and does hoodwink some of the more naive amongst us
te with no obligations/responsibilities I guess one of the issues (as has also been pointed out!) is this business of 'private/home traders' where there is the (naive) thought might be that you're getting some sort of cover as it's a 'trader' can and does hoodwink some of the more naive amongst us
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