Just bought a car ..
Discussion
Hi all
Sorry if this is in the wrong section, please move or delete if so.
I bought a car today, nothing special a 2003 punto for the sum of £500.
Upon viewing there was nothing I could see (I am not a mechanic by any means) that would of warranted me not to buy the car, the guy seemed friendly and honest (silly of me to presume I know) and said the car had just passed its MOT and there was no issues that were not resolved.
Driving home just 10 miles or so, in that short distance the EBS light came on the dashboard .. and when driving a further 20 miles to a friends just an hour later I noticed heavy knocking when turning the wheel (when stationary or coasting) which I did not notice when I viewed the car.
I am not a petrol head by any means, and have never had a problem with buying a car in the past, should I just take it back? What are my rights, if any?
The "dealership" was not the best looking nor was I expecting much for my money, I would of been happy to get 6 months out of it! But the same day driving home this does not look good .. any advice for a car novice would be much appreciated!
Many thanks
Sorry if this is in the wrong section, please move or delete if so.
I bought a car today, nothing special a 2003 punto for the sum of £500.
Upon viewing there was nothing I could see (I am not a mechanic by any means) that would of warranted me not to buy the car, the guy seemed friendly and honest (silly of me to presume I know) and said the car had just passed its MOT and there was no issues that were not resolved.
Driving home just 10 miles or so, in that short distance the EBS light came on the dashboard .. and when driving a further 20 miles to a friends just an hour later I noticed heavy knocking when turning the wheel (when stationary or coasting) which I did not notice when I viewed the car.
I am not a petrol head by any means, and have never had a problem with buying a car in the past, should I just take it back? What are my rights, if any?
The "dealership" was not the best looking nor was I expecting much for my money, I would of been happy to get 6 months out of it! But the same day driving home this does not look good .. any advice for a car novice would be much appreciated!
Many thanks
Thanks for all replies.
To the more salty posts, like I said I knew I was not going to get much .. I wasn't expecting a lot for 500 quid however, 30 odd miles since buying the car surely my money is worth more than that lol. Just needed a run around for work till the end of the summer. Was just looking on some advice is all.
I will contact them tomorrow.
Thanks again!
To the more salty posts, like I said I knew I was not going to get much .. I wasn't expecting a lot for 500 quid however, 30 odd miles since buying the car surely my money is worth more than that lol. Just needed a run around for work till the end of the summer. Was just looking on some advice is all.
I will contact them tomorrow.
Thanks again!
0ddball said:
Basically you have no comeback. There are hundreds of bottom feeder dealers out there selling crap riddled with faults to naive people looking for a cheap run about.
As already said, if a dealer is selling a car for £500, it's actually a £200 car at best. Much better taking a chance with private sellers.
Technically the law is on your side, but unless you want to waste lots of time and stress fighting your corner you are at the mercy of whether the dealer is a decent sort (very unlikely).
Thank you.As already said, if a dealer is selling a car for £500, it's actually a £200 car at best. Much better taking a chance with private sellers.
Technically the law is on your side, but unless you want to waste lots of time and stress fighting your corner you are at the mercy of whether the dealer is a decent sort (very unlikely).
SebastienClement said:
It's not a red Punto with the reg starting YC53 is it?
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