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As per another post, am due to pick up my second Chimaera this weekend (couldn’t last weekend due to a family issue). I’ve already given the seller a deposit.
Seller had said in the AD he was going to MOT the car (expires end of Sept). Then said he would get it MOT’d once sold. Now, after deposit had been transferred etc, is saying he can’t/won’t MOT it.
The car is decent and a good price, but this is a bit of a concern. Just makes me a bit suspicious.
Not sure really how to proceed now.
Seller had said in the AD he was going to MOT the car (expires end of Sept). Then said he would get it MOT’d once sold. Now, after deposit had been transferred etc, is saying he can’t/won’t MOT it.
The car is decent and a good price, but this is a bit of a concern. Just makes me a bit suspicious.
Not sure really how to proceed now.
Check the previous mot's history, may give you an idea.
https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history
But he's out of order going back on his word. That's contract breach have you got it writing/emails etc., I'd try and appeal to his better side instead on going in with guns blazing and see where that takes you.
https://www.gov.uk/check-mot-history
But he's out of order going back on his word. That's contract breach have you got it writing/emails etc., I'd try and appeal to his better side instead on going in with guns blazing and see where that takes you.
I spoken/messaged him quite reasonably. No guns blazing here 
MOT history was good, and the outriggers were done in 2016.
He has now said he will try and get it booked in for this week, and wants to keep his word.
He did also say he had come down significantly on price (I had not seen the car at this price point), so I suspect that was part of the reluctance.
We shall see.
Thanks all
MOT history was good, and the outriggers were done in 2016.
He has now said he will try and get it booked in for this week, and wants to keep his word.
He did also say he had come down significantly on price (I had not seen the car at this price point), so I suspect that was part of the reluctance.
We shall see.
Thanks all
The market is dead and the seller will know that.
I would say that it said in the advert it will be MOT's and you will collect it as soon as he says it is done. If its going to be more than a week you would like your deposit back.
Worst case of not getting the £100 deposit back is much cheaper than a non trivial MOT failure.
I would say that it said in the advert it will be MOT's and you will collect it as soon as he says it is done. If its going to be more than a week you would like your deposit back.
Worst case of not getting the £100 deposit back is much cheaper than a non trivial MOT failure.
If the wipers were just reluctant, rather than completely knackered, a new park switch, cleaning up the connections (I presume it's the earlier under the bonnet one?) and a good coat of rain-x on the screen is usually sufficient. I've owned 3 x Chimaera and driven another 2, and all of them were very reluctant on a dry screen. Especially if the engine isn't running!
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