Audi Approved Cars legal question.
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Hopefully someone can point me in the right direction.
We bought a 2012 Audi TT almost exactly a year ago under the Audi Approved deal from a main Audi dealer some 100 miles away - having just taken it in for a service and MOT, the local Audi dealer has pointed out quite significant accident damage that in their words has been bodge repaired. Up on their ramp with their lights on one can see it. They say the supplying dealer would have known about before they sold it to us.
Question is, should the supplying dealer have told us about this? I can imagine a backstreet dealer being cagey, but the reason we paid top dollar for the car from an Audi dealer is that we presumed it'd be top quality. Granted that to the untrained naked eye it looks fine, but the local dealer says that as it's not been done up to standard, then corrosion will come through at some point.
Is that a case of tough titties, we should have checked, or should we have a word with the supplying dealer about non disclosure under the 2006/8 Consumer Protection Regulations?
We bought a 2012 Audi TT almost exactly a year ago under the Audi Approved deal from a main Audi dealer some 100 miles away - having just taken it in for a service and MOT, the local Audi dealer has pointed out quite significant accident damage that in their words has been bodge repaired. Up on their ramp with their lights on one can see it. They say the supplying dealer would have known about before they sold it to us.
Question is, should the supplying dealer have told us about this? I can imagine a backstreet dealer being cagey, but the reason we paid top dollar for the car from an Audi dealer is that we presumed it'd be top quality. Granted that to the untrained naked eye it looks fine, but the local dealer says that as it's not been done up to standard, then corrosion will come through at some point.
Is that a case of tough titties, we should have checked, or should we have a word with the supplying dealer about non disclosure under the 2006/8 Consumer Protection Regulations?
What do you actually want to happen here
Do you want the car replaced, some money back, or the car brought up to standard?
Unless you want money back, which if you ask me is the worst option, your best bet is to see what the local dealer can do.
They will be more than happy to sell you a replacement, and should be able to handle things with audi to ensure you are not out of pocket, and similarly they'll probably be more than happy to take on the repair work if they can get audi to authorise it.
Do you want the car replaced, some money back, or the car brought up to standard?
Unless you want money back, which if you ask me is the worst option, your best bet is to see what the local dealer can do.
They will be more than happy to sell you a replacement, and should be able to handle things with audi to ensure you are not out of pocket, and similarly they'll probably be more than happy to take on the repair work if they can get audi to authorise it.
Each one is supposed to go through a thorough (145 point) check before being retailed as approved used. Do you have a copy of that? If part of the car has been repaired it should have been marked as such on that checklist and must have been done to audi standards and with audi parts. I would call the selling dealer, explain your concerns and see what they say.
Stickyfinger said:
xjay1337 said:
What does the damage impact in terms of future resale value?
ANY on a 12 car will effect it massivelyIt's not been written off by an insurance company, there's no magic register that logs all cars that have been damaged and repaired.
Butter Face said:
Stickyfinger said:
xjay1337 said:
What does the damage impact in terms of future resale value?
ANY on a 12 car will effect it massivelyIt's not been written off by an insurance company, there's no magic register that logs all cars that have been damaged and repaired.
"the local Audi dealer has pointed out quite significant accident damage that in their words has been bodge repaired"
The question could be then : Are you dishonest enough to sell it on without saying anything ?
t !....I would be right back to the AUDI DEALER that sold it to me asking very very strong questions why another AUDI DEALER had called it a bucket of sDriver101 said:
Can the damage repair be that bad if you couldn't see anything and wouldn't know unless the dealer pointed it out?
A full year and you haven't noticed and there has been no ill effect due to the bodged repair?
Does nobody actually read the OP before diving in? He said the damage was visible with the car up on ramps (and seeing as it was at a main dealer for an MOT I assume he means a proper car lift and not just up on a trolley jack or similar) and with spotlights shined on it. It doesn't seem unreasonable that he might not have seen that at any point during the normal process of buying and owning a car for a year.A full year and you haven't noticed and there has been no ill effect due to the bodged repair?
Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 8th October 21:08
JimSuperSix said:
Does nobody actually read the OP before diving in? He said the damage was visible with the car up on ramps (and seeing as it was at a main dealer for an MOT I assume he means a proper car lift and not just up on a trolley jack or similar) and with spotlights shined on it. It doesn't seem unreasonable that he might not have seen that at any point during the normal process of buying and owning a car for a year.
I did read the post and I didn't dive in. Edited by JimSuperSix on Saturday 8th October 21:08
The untrained eye can't see it and the dealer has advised the corrosion will come through at some point.
There's no mention the car failed the MOT. There's no mention the repair makes the car unsafe or unusable.There is no mention the car actually has any faults.
All you have is a prediction that corrosion will happen. It's a 2012 car and we've no idea when the damage was repaired. It hasn't corroded, but the prediction is it will happen. How long do you expect to wait for corrosion to show?
Like the post above it could be the dealer fishing for work.
Edited by Driver101 on Saturday 8th October 22:46
Depends really. If it's not dangerous and should last the expected life of the car (ten years or so) then it's OK to sell under any customer protection law. Whether it's contractually correct is another matter - and the dealership the car is with can help there. If you can get them to put something in writing to say that damage of this type (even if repaired) would have excluded the car from the approved used scheme then you've got something to work with.
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