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ok guys im need of some advice/help, i have recently purchased a Mini cooper S convertible which has proved to be a nightmare since day 1 and need to know if there is any thing i can do to better my situation.
So i bought the car privately 6 weeks ago from the cars 3rd owner it is a 06 plate and only 60'000 on the clock, the car looked in great condition externally ( i no very little about the mechanicals but after doing number plate checks all seemed well. Within the first week the engine warning light came on much to my horror so i quickly took it to my local garage (not the dealers) i was informed that the car was in a bad way and needed ignition coil pack and leads, new spark plugs, both power steering pipes, power steering fluid, general service and a few general wear and tear items totalling £1341! Not the id wanted at all!
A day later the engine warning light returned!! i took it straight back the garage and after some more investigation they mention the cylinder 1 may be broken/faulty but it needs a bigger garage to remove the engine and inspect(basically they gave up and sent me else where.
After spending a quater of the price of the car to fix/not fix the issue so far i decided to take it to the main dealer to get the job done officially. I was informed the injector was faulty and the ignition cables had a leak hence causing the issues, so gave the go ahead to perform the work..........2 days later i got a call that it was not the case and they also now think the cylinder may be broken and would need to remove the engine to continue the work. by now i was being quoted another thousand in work so half the price of the car and id only had it 3 weeks! On removing the engine they discovered that the cylinder was actually fine and instead the piston was chipped apparently caused when the injector broke. so new piston was ordered now up to 3k quoted in repairs!
It was at this point when fitting that the garage noticed they didn't fit the engine in the car.....after investigating they found the the engine is actually a replacement from a cooper! and not that on the documents!!
So guys may i ask for your help with this situation please,
Do i have a leg to stand on in regards to the purchase of a car in this condition?
Is it illegal not to state on the paperwork that the engine has been replaced?
how can i track which owner did this as the guy i bought it from swears he knew nothing?
Should i have a bill with the dealership now as they performed work on a engine for a car that id have thought they should be able to spot straight away was not the correct one?
Also what do i do now? i have a huge bill....a engine less car (still at the dealers) ....they have offered me 1k for it but it doesn't even cover my bill
PLEASE HELPPPPPPPP
So i bought the car privately 6 weeks ago from the cars 3rd owner it is a 06 plate and only 60'000 on the clock, the car looked in great condition externally ( i no very little about the mechanicals but after doing number plate checks all seemed well. Within the first week the engine warning light came on much to my horror so i quickly took it to my local garage (not the dealers) i was informed that the car was in a bad way and needed ignition coil pack and leads, new spark plugs, both power steering pipes, power steering fluid, general service and a few general wear and tear items totalling £1341! Not the id wanted at all!
A day later the engine warning light returned!! i took it straight back the garage and after some more investigation they mention the cylinder 1 may be broken/faulty but it needs a bigger garage to remove the engine and inspect(basically they gave up and sent me else where.
After spending a quater of the price of the car to fix/not fix the issue so far i decided to take it to the main dealer to get the job done officially. I was informed the injector was faulty and the ignition cables had a leak hence causing the issues, so gave the go ahead to perform the work..........2 days later i got a call that it was not the case and they also now think the cylinder may be broken and would need to remove the engine to continue the work. by now i was being quoted another thousand in work so half the price of the car and id only had it 3 weeks! On removing the engine they discovered that the cylinder was actually fine and instead the piston was chipped apparently caused when the injector broke. so new piston was ordered now up to 3k quoted in repairs!
It was at this point when fitting that the garage noticed they didn't fit the engine in the car.....after investigating they found the the engine is actually a replacement from a cooper! and not that on the documents!!
So guys may i ask for your help with this situation please,
Do i have a leg to stand on in regards to the purchase of a car in this condition?
Is it illegal not to state on the paperwork that the engine has been replaced?
how can i track which owner did this as the guy i bought it from swears he knew nothing?
Should i have a bill with the dealership now as they performed work on a engine for a car that id have thought they should be able to spot straight away was not the correct one?
Also what do i do now? i have a huge bill....a engine less car (still at the dealers) ....they have offered me 1k for it but it doesn't even cover my bill
PLEASE HELPPPPPPPP
Apparently the supercharger was still in the car but fitted badly to to cooper engine, Im going to the garage to find out more tomorrow regarding the engine number etc.
As for the paper work and dvla check it has no record of a engine change and any checks came back clean. the registration is wg06dkd (no use blanking it the poor thing seems pretty dead now)
This is the alarming thing to me also to get so far into the engine and then realise its the wrong engine seems a bit drastic, do you not need the engine number etc to order parts?
I no im clutching at straws and going to be massively out of pocket on this but it seems all a bit ridiculously bad luck
As for the paper work and dvla check it has no record of a engine change and any checks came back clean. the registration is wg06dkd (no use blanking it the poor thing seems pretty dead now)
This is the alarming thing to me also to get so far into the engine and then realise its the wrong engine seems a bit drastic, do you not need the engine number etc to order parts?
I no im clutching at straws and going to be massively out of pocket on this but it seems all a bit ridiculously bad luck
t situation, do I pay the bill take the car and get a new engine fitted into it? Or use the car as part payment to the garage and just walk away from it all?Sorry no pics of the engine as didnt expect any of this.
So the engine numbers are completely different to that on the paper work, so somebody did a crafty one somewhere along the line
Mini are trying to get me to take a new one instead but i kinda wanna put the work in and replace the engine as the car is in great condition.....bar the engine.....
So the engine numbers are completely different to that on the paper work, so somebody did a crafty one somewhere along the line
Mini are trying to get me to take a new one instead but i kinda wanna put the work in and replace the engine as the car is in great condition.....bar the engine.....
diagnostic was run by the original garage and mini themselves it was apparently only when the new piston didnt fit that they began to dive deeper into the engine numbers etc
Do i argue the bill with mini as i dont see why im paying when the reason i took the car to them as they are the specialists in the car and should be able to tell immediately id have thought.
Im currently trying to get quotes to fit a new engine and take the car from mini and get it done elsewhere but cant get over that mini seem to have made a load of money from me and not really helped at all
Do i argue the bill with mini as i dont see why im paying when the reason i took the car to them as they are the specialists in the car and should be able to tell immediately id have thought.
Im currently trying to get quotes to fit a new engine and take the car from mini and get it done elsewhere but cant get over that mini seem to have made a load of money from me and not really helped at all
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