daughter (18) bought a car today - its eems its a pup

himynameisJohn

aah wrote: »

how can an uninsured 18 year old know what to look for when test driving.

I test drove it but didnt get the chance to go that fast enough for it to shake

OH and she have just come back - OG doesnt think the shaking is bad = phew!!!

They have had it up to 70 mph and it seemed not too bad.

Sorry for panicking. We got to get the hole fixed and then it will be fine

It looks like your daughter needs to put this down to experience. Hey, we all need to start somewhere, huh? Either way, it's well worth getting the 'shaking' checked out. As previously said by people, it could be balancing, or it could be faulty tyres - this is more urgent than the hole.

Gordon861

Of course there is another solution.

If the car is so bad that she can't drive it. Park it outside the dealers(legally) and put posters in the windows drawing attention to the fact that you were misled on the car sale from that dealer with details. A copy of the failed MOT paperwork 3 days after the car sale would be a nice touch if possible.

(Take a placard as well just to add a bit more interest.)

rev_henry

Pew_Pew_Pew_Lasers! wrote: »

People often forget that wheels may be perfectly balanced, but tyres may be banana-shaped and in lethal condition.

And tyres on a ford KA won't be expensive. I paid £70 for two for my corsa last week, which had similar shaking to that described by the OP, and its fine now. Take the car to an independent local garage/kwik fit type place and have them check it over before taking this further, it may only be a couple of minor things.

Gavin83

Gordon861 wrote: »

Of course there is another solution.

If the car is so bad that she can't drive it. Park it outside the dealers(legally) and put posters in the windows drawing attention to the fact that you were misled on the car sale from that dealer with details. A copy of the failed MOT paperwork 3 days after the car sale would be a nice touch if possible.

(Take a placard as well just to add a bit more interest.)

I'd be suing you for liable and loss of business if you did that to me in this situation.

aah wrote: »

I test drove it but didnt get the chance to go that fast enough for it to shake

You really need to be putting it in 5 gear and getting it up to 70mph on any test drive for any car. Ask the dealer/private seller to take you to a road where this speed is acceptable and if they are unwilling to walk away. Hopefully it'll be a balancing issue which is extremely cheap to fix.

It's reasonable to presume that the garage wasn't aware of this, although they should really be driving it at speed as well. You may have both made the mistake in this regard.

I'd also say you have no fallback on the rust to as it's cosmetic. You saw the damage when you bought the car, there is no way you can say otherwise and you accepted it in that condition.

Gordon861

Gavin83 wrote: »

I'd be suing you for liable and loss of business if you did that to me in this situation.

I'm not suggesting you make anything up but you can only sue for liable if I lie. If what I say is the truth you are pretty much stuck.

KrazyKel

I got a KA too (My first car) and it had a hole in the same place as you describe (and still there - never ended up getting it fixed!
Still got the KA - after just spending £200 getting it through the MOT - Mines 1999 / T Reg and had it about 3years now! Failed its MOT on lots of rust- needed lots of welding done!
Ive been happy with it - they are so much cheaper than when i got mine now!

aah

thanks for all the sympathetic replies and good advice folks. Also i got far fewer smart alec relies than i was expecting, so again many thanks.

However I think that anyone who suggests, as one poster did, that paying 950 for a car meant that we were only entitled to rubbish, seriously has more money than justification. Nine hundred and fifty pounds is a lot of money in anyone's book except perhaps fred goodwin. If you pay that for anything you expect it to work, it was sold in working order.

I had thought of taking it for an mot and did wonder about wheel balancing. Both sound sensible options. I do have the mot papers (july) and it had quite a lot of welding.

hole is being bodged on tuesday .....and yes one of the front tyres is dodgy and C is taking it tomorrow for replacement. none look like bananas and i dont think any wheels are buckled, it really isnt that bad

we got suckered a wee bit cos it looks really pretty and it was ages after C had decided to part with her dosh that i noticed the hole.

but thanks everyone for your help

many thanks
A.

photome

aah wrote: »

thanks for all the sympathetic replies and good advice folks. Also i got far fewer smart alec relies than i was expecting, so again many thanks.

However I think that anyone who suggests, as one poster did, that paying 950 for a car meant that we were only entitled to rubbish, seriously has more money than justification. Nine hundred and fifty pounds is a lot of money in anyone's book except perhaps fred goodwin. If you pay that for anything you expect it to work, it was sold in working order.

I had thought of taking it for an mot and did wonder about wheel balancing. Both sound sensible options. I do have the mot papers (july) and it had quite a lot of welding.

hole is being bodged on tuesday .....and yes one of the front tyres is dodgy and C is taking it tomorrow for replacement. none look like bananas and i dont think any wheels are buckled, it really isnt that bad

we got suckered a wee bit cos it looks really pretty and it was ages after C had decided to part with her dosh that i noticed the hole.

but thanks everyone for your help

many thanks
A.

I would get all 4 wheels balanced as it is almost impossible to see a misshapen tyre while on the car but easy when it is spun on a wheel balancer.

Paradigm

aah wrote: »

However I think that anyone who suggests, as one poster did, that paying 950 for a car meant that we were only entitled to rubbish, seriously has more money than justification. Nine hundred and fifty pounds is a lot of money in anyone's book except perhaps fred goodwin.

I'm with you there

The most I've ever paid for a car is £2500 & have had it over 12 months with no problems.

I still have an AUDI A6 estate that I paid £800 for nearly 3 years ago (I think) cost me almost nothing to get it through it's MOT last month, absolute bargain.

There are some great buys out there for under £1000 &, in your case, once the problems are ironed out this KA will be ideal for your daughter to gain much needed experience.

Just make sure it's safe!

Money_Grabber13579

Paradigm wrote: »

I'm with you there

The most I've ever paid for a car is £2500 & have had it over 12 months with no problems.

I still have an AUDI A6 estate that I paid £800 for nearly 3 years ago (I think) cost me almost nothing to get it through it's MOT last month, absolute bargain.

There are some great buys out there for under £1000 &, in your case, once the problems are ironed out this KA will be ideal for your daughter to gain much needed experience.

Just make sure it's safe!

So am I! Just because you don't pay anywhere near full retail price doesn't mean that you have to buy rubbish. It just means you have to buy older. But it should still be a quality product, otherwise it isn't fit for sale.