Absolutely Gutted.

[Simond001]

After a month of worrying if my Rangie was dying, i decided to bite the bullet and buy a new (used) one from a min dealer.

Told them that the car had a fault, and over 50mph the dash said Transmission fault. I wanted the cars delivered / collected on a trailor as a. its my new car, and b my current has this fault. Dealer wanted to drive both ways.

Deal agreed, new car being delivered tomorrow. As dealer is driving my car away and the new gearbox filter arrived I booked it into be fitted.

Call from garage, after a brief test drive the car no longer drives at all!

Just rung dealer and explained the situation.

So. I now have a 2002 TD6 with £4499 outstanding needing a £2600 gearbox. Value £5000!

not a good day!

[RedLeicester]

Aaaagggh not fun.

[welshbikerduck]

ouch!

This may be a bit horse and stable door, but why on earth did you do this when you had done a deal on the car already, wouldn't just leaving it on the drive until it was taken away as PX been the obvious thing to do? Not having a go just puzzled as to what you did.

[Simond001]

I knew that the garage wanted to drive the car away, which i wasnt sure about. Once my local dealer said the part was in (and already paid for) i thought it would be the polite thing to do.

Hindsight is a £2600 option i didnt have.

Been on to phone to dealer, and the deal is unwrapping itself.

They want to pay be bottom rate for my car £7000, less £2600 for the gearbox. They want me to pay full retail for the car i want to buy £27995, with a free service in 1 year.

[schmalex]

Walk away, get yours fixed & have another go somewhere else.

They will want to sell you a car more than you want to buy one

[Simond001]

Just come to that decision as well Schmalex.

Car booked in for collection today, and should be back end of next week.

Shame, i had convinced myself buying a SuperCharged would be a good thing to do.

I'll try again in March / April when the new reg's drive the prices down. Hopefully the same car will still be for sale!

[schmalex]

The Supercharged is a fine idea. If I could get a decent trade in on my 4.4, I would go for one myself.

[BLUETHUNDER]

schmalex said:

Walk away, get yours fixed & have another go somewhere else.

They will want to sell you a car more than you want to buy one

My thoughts exactly.

[welshbikerduck]

BLUETHUNDER said:

schmalex said:

Walk away, get yours fixed & have another go somewhere else.

They will want to sell you a car more than you want to buy one

My thoughts exactly.

Mine too now i know he was going to take a Supercharged off their hands. Those things are about as toxic as toxic waste right now. Great cars, just wrong period in time and sellers know this.