Trade-in moral dilemma

[Plastic chicken]

Last weekend my sister decided to trade in her 5-year-old 60k-mile Audi A4 for a younger similar model. Based on the fact that her car had no known faults, she & the salesman reached a deal, her new car to be sourced from another branch of the dealership for delivery next weekend. All well & good.

However, two days ago her current car started to run a little rough, & now the cat converter warning light is displaying. A local specialist reckons that the cat may need replacing, costing several hundred quids.

Does she tell the salesman? Does she hope he won't notice? Or what...?

[majordad]

Tell him, it wont be a deal breaker.

[Raize]

Unplug whatever thing monitors the cat. Or is it only "caveat emptor" when the general public are the ones getting screwed

[anonymous-user]

Say she cons him by saying nothing, then 1 week later the car she bought from him develops a fault - how helpful would she expect him to be if she calls him up to request a repair?

[anonymous-user]

Raize said:

Unplug whatever thing monitors the cat. Or is it only "caveat emptor" when the general public are the ones getting screwed

The irony is strong here. Take your advice, the dealer will never know a problem exists so it won't get repaired, and another member of the general public gets screwed without the dealer having a hand in it when the car is sold on.

[daemon]

Raize said:

Unplug whatever thing monitors the cat. Or is it only "caveat emptor" when the general public are the ones getting screwed

Oh the irony.

The general public are very well protected by the SOGA in respect to what they can expect from a motor trader.

Of course, there is no protection for the motor trader buying a car in good faith that has been doctored in the way you are proposing - but thats ok isnt it, because its 'getting one over' the motor trader, right?

[daemon]

yellowbentines said:

Raize said:

Unplug whatever thing monitors the cat. Or is it only "caveat emptor" when the general public are the ones getting screwed

The irony is strong here. Take your advice, the dealer will never know a problem exists so it won't get repaired, and another member of the general public gets screwed without the dealer having a hand in it when the car is sold on.

+1

And then we'll have someone who believes the motor trader knew about it...

[daemon]

yellowbentines said:

Say she cons him by saying nothing, then 1 week later the car she bought from him develops a fault - how helpful would she expect him to be if she calls him up to request a repair?

+1