Dealer sold me modified car without my knowledge
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Benengo said:
i wouldn't take a £1000 bath by returning it to the dealer if i was him. professionally refurbishing the wheels to the original colour plus a stock exhaust from a main dealer wouldn't cost anywhere near a grand.... that is of course unless the OP has another reason for no longer wanting the car?
It's not as quick as his mates Focus, seriously that is the main issue the OP has with the car! Boost Junkies said:
It's a POS
You didn't think that when you test-drove it, paid a deposit and then collected it several days later. That was after asking about the car in general in yet another thread.But keep it up - the only person you are convincing is yourself.
Edited by r11co on Saturday 24th June 15:00
Durzel said:
r11co said:
The insurance issue is a red-herring. The OP is clutching at straws looking for ways to hand the car back to the dealer because he regrets the purchase. Dealer has already said he will take the car back minus £1000 and OP is fishing for ways to pressure the dealer into improving the offer and making a meal of it.
That's the story he's told and then tried to cover up by deleting the threads. This is his third attempt to manufacture a premise to reject. Previous thread to this one involved getting a compression test done on the car and going back to the dealer asking for the cost of repairs be added to the offer if the test showed there was something wrong. That was deleted when he found out the dealer himself was following the story.
This thread then started under a different username.
That's the story he's told and then tried to cover up by deleting the threads. This is his third attempt to manufacture a premise to reject. Previous thread to this one involved getting a compression test done on the car and going back to the dealer asking for the cost of repairs be added to the offer if the test showed there was something wrong. That was deleted when he found out the dealer himself was following the story.
This thread then started under a different username.
Edited by r11co on Saturday 24th June 14:09
You can't just leave us hanging with that info. What did the dealer say?
This thread is a peach started by a plum.
ging84 said:
what is the colour difference on the wheels
That's a load of b
ks too as the OP has admitted in this thread he knew the wheels were a different colour from standard before he bought the car. He's trying to make a case that the dealer had a duty to tell him that this was a 'modification' and intentionally or negligently failed to do so.OP is such a dick as he's clearly never heard the phrase 'your word against mine', and of course like all other threads he's posted on the issue he's undermined his own 'cunning plans' by putting evidence of his dishonesty in writing here.
Expect this thread to disappear shortly as it is usually after someone else has pointed out this bloody obvious flaw in his plans that he tries to shut the barn doors.
Boost Junkies said:
valiant said:
If the wheels were painted differently then why did you buy the car if you knew it would affect your insurance!!
Did you not see the pictures or use your eyes when looking around??
Sounds like you bought it first and got an insurance quote second and now want out.
Buy a second hand set of wheels and move on ffs and next time you buy a car, take your guide dog with you.
I admit I got carried away when test driving it and put a deposit down there and then. Did you not see the pictures or use your eyes when looking around??
Sounds like you bought it first and got an insurance quote second and now want out.
Buy a second hand set of wheels and move on ffs and next time you buy a car, take your guide dog with you.
I knew the wheels were a different colour already you mug. Did the dealer tell me this? No. How is a standard Joe Bloggs meant to know what OEM wheel colours are? It's the dealers responsibility to tell me this, otherwise anytime anyone buys a car, they'd have to round to each body panel and ask if it's standard or not.
ked up, any online review will tell you the car isn't hugely fast, why should the dealer take the hit, I wouldn't be buying it back, he probably had a staff night out when it soldBenengo said:
i wouldn't take a £1000 bath by returning it to the dealer if i was him. professionally refurbishing the wheels to the original colour plus a stock exhaust from a main dealer wouldn't cost anywhere near a grand.... that is of course unless the OP has another reason for no longer wanting the car?
I suspect a genuine Nissan full exhaust system plus a wheel refurb wouldn't leave much change at all from £1000, but it's irrelevant as he knew the wheels were not the original colour when he bought it and the exhaust doesn't actually need replacing.He doesn't want it because it's not as fast as his mate's Focus. I suppose these things feel important to some people.
Durzel said:
What's wrong with it to make it "a POS"?
I'm guessing nothing, given all his mechanic could come up with is a cheap replacement exhaust and refurbed alloys in a non-original colour.One of the saddest things about the whole debacle is judging a car purely on how fast it is in a straight line, there will always be a faster car out there, it doesn't make it better at the important stuff - feedback, fun, balance.
Boost Junkies said:
Hi,
I bought a car from a dealer on Monday, a 2006 350z, and I had the car checked out by a mechanic today for ease of mind.
My mechanic has checked it over, and it turns out that the exhaust is a generic eBay exhaust from China, it is definitely not OEM. Obviously I cannot have known this when buying, without access to the car on a ramp.
Also, the alloys were in a non standard colour, I knew this when I bought it, but the dealer made no mention that they were non standard.
I have insured the car with direct line, who do not allow modifications, so for the past week I've not been insured properly because of the dealer failing to notify me of the modifications.
Because of the dealer failing to describe the car properly, I do not trust him and I have lost confidence in the car. As I understand, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 states that the car has to be as described. He did not describe the car to me accurately, so am I within my rights to reject it?
Someone tell me this is a wind up.I bought a car from a dealer on Monday, a 2006 350z, and I had the car checked out by a mechanic today for ease of mind.
My mechanic has checked it over, and it turns out that the exhaust is a generic eBay exhaust from China, it is definitely not OEM. Obviously I cannot have known this when buying, without access to the car on a ramp.
Also, the alloys were in a non standard colour, I knew this when I bought it, but the dealer made no mention that they were non standard.
I have insured the car with direct line, who do not allow modifications, so for the past week I've not been insured properly because of the dealer failing to notify me of the modifications.
Because of the dealer failing to describe the car properly, I do not trust him and I have lost confidence in the car. As I understand, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 states that the car has to be as described. He did not describe the car to me accurately, so am I within my rights to reject it?
Boost Junkies said:
Hi,
I bought a car from a dealer on Monday, a 2006 350z, and I had the car checked out by a mechanic today for ease of mind.
My mechanic has checked it over, and it turns out that the exhaust is a generic eBay exhaust from China, it is definitely not OEM. Obviously I cannot have known this when buying, without access to the car on a ramp.
Also, the alloys were in a non standard colour, I knew this when I bought it, but the dealer made no mention that they were non standard.
I have insured the car with direct line, who do not allow modifications, so for the past week I've not been insured properly because of the dealer failing to notify me of the modifications.
Because of the dealer failing to describe the car properly, I do not trust him and I have lost confidence in the car. As I understand, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 states that the car has to be as described. He did not describe the car to me accurately, so am I within my rights to reject it?
So, just so we're clear, you bought an 11 year old car that has had it's alloys (presumably) refurbished and re-painted/coated a slightly different shade and it's exhaust has been replaced with a non-oem replacement and you think this is grounds to reject it back to a used car dealer?I bought a car from a dealer on Monday, a 2006 350z, and I had the car checked out by a mechanic today for ease of mind.
My mechanic has checked it over, and it turns out that the exhaust is a generic eBay exhaust from China, it is definitely not OEM. Obviously I cannot have known this when buying, without access to the car on a ramp.
Also, the alloys were in a non standard colour, I knew this when I bought it, but the dealer made no mention that they were non standard.
I have insured the car with direct line, who do not allow modifications, so for the past week I've not been insured properly because of the dealer failing to notify me of the modifications.
Because of the dealer failing to describe the car properly, I do not trust him and I have lost confidence in the car. As I understand, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 states that the car has to be as described. He did not describe the car to me accurately, so am I within my rights to reject it?
ETA: You also think this means you're not insured?
You did not have the car inspected for "peace of mind".
You had the car inspected specifically to try and find grounds for rejection.
The actual reason for rejection is you changed you mind after having bought it.
This has been detailed in other threads, which keep getting deleted when people call you out on your stty attitude.
Changing your forum name doesn't fool anyone.
I really, really hope someone knows which dealer this is and has sent them copies of all your nonsense prior to threads being deleted etc. There is no justification for them to take this car back from you under any conditions other than those they already offered.
This is not how you conduct yourself, making a choice which you regret and then worming your way around to find a method for it to be someone else's problem.
How the hell have you made it to the age of 24 still thinking this is acceptable behaviour?
Let us make this very clear: Every thread you start relating to this car (and quite possibly any unrelated threads) are going to go this way, no matter what you do. People will work out it's you. They will keep telling you the same thing. This will continue until the situation is resolved, you give up pursuing it, or you flounce off the site permanently.
You had the car inspected specifically to try and find grounds for rejection.
The actual reason for rejection is you changed you mind after having bought it.
This has been detailed in other threads, which keep getting deleted when people call you out on your s
tty attitude.Changing your forum name doesn't fool anyone.
I really, really hope someone knows which dealer this is and has sent them copies of all your nonsense prior to threads being deleted etc. There is no justification for them to take this car back from you under any conditions other than those they already offered.
This is not how you conduct yourself, making a choice which you regret and then worming your way around to find a method for it to be someone else's problem.
How the hell have you made it to the age of 24 still thinking this is acceptable behaviour?
Let us make this very clear: Every thread you start relating to this car (and quite possibly any unrelated threads) are going to go this way, no matter what you do. People will work out it's you. They will keep telling you the same thing. This will continue until the situation is resolved, you give up pursuing it, or you flounce off the site permanently.
Wow, I thought you were a retard the other day and you've just managed to surpass yourself.
Having a cheap exhaust and different wheels is not a ground for rejection. Unless he specifically represented to you that it had a factory exhaust and factory wheels then the car is exactly as described - a 350z. Changing the colour of the wheels and buying a new exhaust is not a 'modification' and if you think it is, you really are a moron. The dealer is not required to go around the car and explaining every detail of what might or might not have been changed - how does he know it has different wheels, and if you did but still chose to buy it then it's your problem anyway. I suggest you google some basic consumer law because you are so far off the mark that once again you are making yourself look a right tt.
You have no chance of winning your pathetic argument you imbecilic child.
Having a cheap exhaust and different wheels is not a ground for rejection. Unless he specifically represented to you that it had a factory exhaust and factory wheels then the car is exactly as described - a 350z. Changing the colour of the wheels and buying a new exhaust is not a 'modification' and if you think it is, you really are a moron. The dealer is not required to go around the car and explaining every detail of what might or might not have been changed - how does he know it has different wheels, and if you did but still chose to buy it then it's your problem anyway. I suggest you google some basic consumer law because you are so far off the mark that once again you are making yourself look a right t
t.You have no chance of winning your pathetic argument you imbecilic child.
Edited by greysquirrel on Saturday 24th June 17:07
Edited by greysquirrel on Saturday 24th June 17:40
Boost Junkies said:
Ok consensus is that I can't reject it. I'll ring the dealer on Monday and see if his offer still stands. Then add on cost of refurbishing wheels - £250. I wouldn't be happy losing more than £500 when giving it back, but 750 is ok if I can get it off my hands
Jesus, you are stupid. You want someone to pay you £250 to refurbish wheels on something they are buying back? Did you actually go to school? Mods need to quote this thread for the next Nissan 350Z buyers guide under the title "Buyers Remorse".
As for the return of the car I personally think the dealer should charge £250 extra for having their time wasted.
I'd rather have a more focussed (excuse the pun) V6 engined coupe than a pissy 4 banger shopping cart regardless of how much faster it is. It's the reason people buy Lotus' instead of hot hatches.
It's not the speed you do it's the journey that's important.
As for the return of the car I personally think the dealer should charge £250 extra for having their time wasted.
I'd rather have a more focussed (excuse the pun) V6 engined coupe than a pissy 4 banger shopping cart regardless of how much faster it is. It's the reason people buy Lotus' instead of hot hatches.
It's not the speed you do it's the journey that's important.
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