car auctions

missile

It does not need a trained mechanic to spot a rusty sill

richardginger

Sorry you have had a bad experience. I have bought many cars from auctions and have never had a problem but you do need to be very careful, especialy with old vehicles. One of the main advantages of buying from auction is you normaly get a great price but you have to apprciate that the car is sold as seen and there are many rogues who use the auctions as an umbrella for selling dodgy vehicles. Of course, not suggesting that everytone who sells at an auction are rogues! Better luck next time . . .

Marvo434

No point writing to previous keeper shown on your log book, he probably wasn't the seller. He probably chopped it in against another car with a dealer, maybe even under the scrappage scheme?

karenx

Agree with the others, its sold as seen! You will find the majority of people who buy at auction are mechanics or at least know what to look out for. So they will check beforehand if anything is needing done and then bid up untill the amount they want to spend. There are loads of cars that require no work at all but you need to check first of all to see!
We bought a car at auction for £1100 but it needed a mot but as we have a garage it was no problem for us. £100 later it was through an mot no probs and another few weeks later sold for £2000. Sometimes it pays to take chances but if you know nothing about the mechanics of a car and what to look out for then I suggest you dont buy anything from auction.

Last week we bought a mini from ebay, on the way home we realised the temp sensor was gone so we ended up using alot of fuel in it but we cant go back and then say we want our money back as its broke. Ebay is the same its sold as seen unless you go beforehand to check it all out, we didnt mind though as the part to replace only costs £15!

Sorry you had a bad experience but at least you know next time not to buy at auction!

karenx

Marvo434 wrote: »

No point writing to previous keeper shown on your log book, he probably wasn't the seller. He probably chopped it in against another car with a dealer, maybe even under the scrappage scheme?

If it was traded in against the scrappage scheme the car will not get sold on, it goes to the scrappies to get put into a lovely ball of metal

Wig

You have no come back on the auction at all - don't bother.

You may have a come back on the person who issued the MOT cert for the rusty sills, but not for the head gasket. It is not an area of law used very much on the MOT issuer and most people haven't heard of it or don't agree that it even exists. But some people who have an interest in law do think there is some credit in the argument that the if it can be shown (by taking it to VOSA for example) that the car should not have been given an MOT certificate because of rust, then because of the negligence of the MOT tester he will be liable for fixing the rust. There is a difference of opinion on this one though! And I have no case law examples.

In your case it sounds as though the rust is the least of your worries.

Can't have cost you very much, forget about it, and move on.

Wig

realised wrote: »

The auction that I bought my car from has a policy where if there was a major mechanical fault with the car, you could take it back within 72 hours of auction end and they could get you a partial/full refund depending on what the fault was

Usually only offered on cars under 5 years old.

CHR15

I got rid of an old car of mine through the auctions some years ago.

It was knackered. It all looked great but the engine was goosed, no power to get up hills at all (1997 2.0 Laguna). I put a new 12 Month ticket on it and sent it on it's way.

Best thing about Auctions is that you can offload it and walk away in the knowledge nobody is going to come back shouting and swearing.

Caveat Emptor and all that Jazz.

The AA man said it was obvious the Head Gasket had gone...... best thing to learn is not to buy from Auctions if you know nothing about cars...... seems kind of simple really.

Premier_2

laila25 wrote: »

today i bought a car from the auctions...

...i'd bought the vehicle "sold as seen" i had no rights whatsoever ...

Caveat emptor!

You do obviously have some rights such it must be as described.
You appear to have got a 12 year old car with 11 months mot as described though.

colino

You bought a 12 year old car sold as seen at an auction, so bad luck if it is a heap.
You do have a chance of recourse though with the MOT garage. VOSA will be interested if serious, structural rust is evident within three months of an MOT being issued. Speak to that garage first (if the corrosion is serious) and they may be willing to protect their status and help you out. You don't have any claim against the auction, previous owner or agent though.