What's a reasonable state for a second hand car to be in..

gabyjane

Do you know what this site is supposed to be for help and advice not for know it alls like some of you lot above being idiots and thinking you are funny, sarcastic useless opinions should be kept to yourselves.

WE bought the car because we loved it, it is what we were after, right price, they traded in my old one etc..right time right place..

You will soon find with me that i moan at EVERYTHING and tbh yes i do think the car should be perfect for a newish car..wether i was right or wrong to take it on a test drive would not have helped with the prob it has now and i don't regret not taking it out as it is a lovely car.

The sunroof is not a big issue, all i meant was df didnt believe me when i said it had one, it is nice to have one, i wasn't moaning about it?

The brakes squeak when they are damp..so how would they have done that on the test drive i should have done when it was a lovely day?

Im sure most of you have cars and it must be so nice to have had no probs with them and all be perfect..i doubt that's the case but still..oh and wether you think the car is worth it or not is no interest to me as it's my car not yours.

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers!

I wouldn't drive a car that pulled under braking. If I were you, that car would be back where I bought it, being repaired.

gabyjane

Thanks pew pew it is at the garage being fixed now!

Inactive

gabyjane wrote: »

Do you know what this site is supposed to be for help and advice not for know it alls like some of you lot above being idiots and thinking you are funny, sarcastic useless opinions should be kept to yourselves.



.

No, it is not us that are the idiots.:rolleyes:

You came on here asked for advice ..we gave that to you, you ignored it and went ahead and bought a car that you had not test driven, not even looked at properly and then come on here moaning about a tyre etc. that you can see with your own eyes, and faulty brakes that would have shown up on a test drive.

I think that you need to think again at who the " idiot " may be.:rolleyes:

Keith

How do you view a car which is a substantial purchase and not notice it's got a sunroof?

And I wish a car which I bought came with tyres with 1000k left

gabyjane

Inactive i think you will find the replys were not helpfull, as to the sunroof i am not and havent moaned about it and tbh i wouldn't care wether it had one or not..just said to df on our way home from buying it that it had one and he said he didn't think it did..no real issue or problem there is their as we weren't looking for one?

The brakes i am sorry but you are wrong, i have an issue with it pulling and squeaking when wet , it does not do it unless it is damp, the test drive would not have shown it up, just like this morning it did it when wet and when df took it to the garage he said it was fine as it had dried up..still think i have a right to moan as i don't care what you say no one can tell wether a tyre is ok unless they work at a tyre garage and unless it is blatently worn, and as for the brakes well i wish i was a mechanic like all you lot and id'e have no worries hey! unfortunatly i live in the real world.

ANYWAY it is at the garage being fixed, no real probs but just thought id'e get a bit of useful advise on here..should have guessed the know it alls would pop their head up and start giving me their pointless 'advice'!!

gabyjane

Keith wrote: »

How do you view a car which is a substantial purchase and not notice it's got a sunroof?

And I wish a car which I bought came with tyres with 1000k left

because i didn't care wether it had a sunroof or not, just like i don't care it has electric windows, mirrors, central locking etc as i think they are all a gimmick...but i did check them! and the tyres again i just put what the tyre place told me, i have no idea what depth they have and don't until they go pop!

lauren_1

i have no idea what depth they have and don't until they go pop!


Oh dear god, you one of those drivers.

cajef

gabyjane wrote: »

i don't care what you say no one can tell wether a tyre is ok unless they work at a tyre garage and unless it is blatently worn,

ANYWAY it is at the garage being fixed

Sorry but anyone CAN tell by a simple visual inspection whether a tyre is ok just by looking at the tread left on the tyre, if it is down to its last 1000k it is blatantly worn, at most it has only got a few weeks life left.

Hope you have not taken it back to the dealer you bought it from, if they sell cars with dangerous tyres and brakes they sound like right cowboys.

anewman

Look out for the treadwear indicators on the tyre. Here's a picture of one.



When the tyre tread has worn to the same level as the indicator, the tyre is illegal.