Used Car problems

Izabel

Hi

Can anyone advise us if we can do anything about a used car we bought less than a month ago that has 3 faults already, and is going to cost £600+ to fix.

We bought it trade and as far as I'm aware it didn't come with any warranty.

Is there anything we can do?

harveybobbles

Go back to the trader you bought it from, perhaps? Or do you mean it was sold as seen, no warranty given or implyed?

Izabel

I've got a sale invoice and nothing is mentioned about warranty.

BYALPHAINDIA

harveybobbles wrote: »

Go back to the trader you bought it from, perhaps? Or do you mean it was sold as seen, no warranty given or implyed?

No the Trader etc would 'Have washed their hands of it' so it wouldn't be the solution.

Second hand is 'Sold as seen' usually so it is experience at the end of the day!

If it is going to cost 600 or so to repair then, I would just get rid and go and get something else probably in better condition?

When you buy a car it is 'Imperative' that you have a good look over it before simply driving it away..hum!!

Sometimes the Trader/s will try and 'Hurry' you thru and or distract your attention and leave you without checking thoroughly the car out.

You can get a good runabout for no more than 500 squid!!

Buying a car is one of Life's Learning Curves I'm afraid!!

Good Luck Anyway.

motorguy

Long time since i seen a post as inaccurate and misleading as this one..

BYALPHAINDIA wrote: »

No the Trader etc would 'Have washed their hands of it' so it wouldn't be the solution.

Second hand is 'Sold as seen' usually so it is experience at the end of the day!

A trader cant just 'not give a warranty' - by law they have to give private buyers a warranty.

Nor can they 'wash their hands of it'

BYALPHAINDIA wrote: »

If it is going to cost 600 or so to repair then, I would just get rid and go and get something else probably in better condition?

Can you imagine the hit someone would take buying from a trader then trying to sell it on immediately??

Also are you proposing not telling any prospective buyer about the problems??

BYALPHAINDIA wrote: »

You can get a good runabout for no more than 500 squid!!

Good Luck Anyway.

I'm not sure of the relevance of this? A £500 runabout is likely to be riddled with faults, plus they already have a car?

motorguy

Izabel wrote: »

Hi

Can anyone advise us if we can do anything about a used car we bought less than a month ago that has 3 faults already, and is going to cost £600+ to fix.

We bought it trade and as far as I'm aware it didn't come with any warranty.

Is there anything we can do?

Can you give us a little more info?

What price did you pay for the car?

What is the car?

What are the faults?

Where did you get the quote to fix?

Personally, i'd be taking it back to the trader and being firm about them fixing it. I think the minimum warranty they have to give on any car is 3 months. The only exception would be if you bought a 'banger', ie, something really cheap at just a few hundred pounds, then i think they could argue its down to the cars age and not a fault as such.

Money_Grabber13579

I imagine if it's a proper garage i.e. Volvo, Ford etc, they would give a limited 6 months warranty as they are supposed to check cars before they sell them.

BYALPHAINDIA

No, They don't have to give any warranty when selling a second hand car.

Some say that there is only a months warranty, But that is 'Verbal' and not in 'Writing'

Anybody can say anything.

It doesn't matter how much you pay for a car and it's age it depends on how well it has been looked after previously?

Why would a Trader/s want to be 'Bothered' about a car he/she sold a month or 6 months ago?

They just sell them.

BYALPHAINDIA

Money_Grabber13579 wrote: »

I imagine if it's a proper garage i.e. Volvo, Ford etc, they would give a limited 6 months warranty as they are supposed to check cars before they sell them.

99.9% will check out the cars before putting them on the forecourt, But sadly there are some Trader/s who don't.

If you do get any warranty then you have to get it in 'Writing'

motorguy

BYALPHAINDIA wrote: »

No, They don't have to give any warranty when selling a second hand car.

Some say that there is only a months warranty, But that is 'Verbal' and not in 'Writing'

Anybody can say anything.

It doesn't matter how much you pay for a car and it's age it depends on how well it has been looked after previously?

Why would a Trader/s want to be 'Bothered' about a car he/she sold a month or 6 months ago?

They just sell them.

You have statutory rights and are protected by the sale of goods act.

Even IF the trader had put 'sold as seen' or 'trade sale' then the O/P is STILL within their rights to bring the car back as it is not of merchantable quality.

Its not up to the trader to be 'bothered' or not. They have legal obligations. Please read up on the sale of goods act and statutory rights when buying a car before putting nonsense like this on here.

Francesanne

Bit late now but did you get it inspected by AA or RAC before you purchased?