We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.
This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.
📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
Should we have to pay?
AmandaJL_2
Posts: 1 Newbie
My apologies for the ambiguous title, But am stuck for time and would appreciate some advice, I'll explain our situation so its clear and why, so you understand my haste.
We bought a used car from a dealer on the 28th March this year. My partner would normally take a lot more time over choosing one, but our situation was changed due to my dad's ill health and in turn passing.
With my parents being 300 miles away and our need to get to them, the selection was limited, but we got, what we thought was a good deal.
We paid £2000 For a 2001 primira sport+ hte dealer said it has just got through an MOT fine with no issues and my partner made him fully aware, on our return from my family, he would have it checked with our local mechanic...... Which we did last week.
Our mechanic called within the hour, to tell us, the near side front and rear brake caliper was seriously deteriorated and almost seized.
He said to contact the dealer, as it should be done under warranty, Which we did.
We dropped the car off last night, and have just received a phone call from the dealer that says he cant see a problem and that the front one is fine, and for peace of mind he is happy to change the back caliper but we have to pay £80 for that privilege. Yet the car is under 3 months warranty.
I believe the warranty is a shady area, and just hope someone can give us an idea of where we stand?
We bought a used car from a dealer on the 28th March this year. My partner would normally take a lot more time over choosing one, but our situation was changed due to my dad's ill health and in turn passing.
With my parents being 300 miles away and our need to get to them, the selection was limited, but we got, what we thought was a good deal.
We paid £2000 For a 2001 primira sport+ hte dealer said it has just got through an MOT fine with no issues and my partner made him fully aware, on our return from my family, he would have it checked with our local mechanic...... Which we did last week.
Our mechanic called within the hour, to tell us, the near side front and rear brake caliper was seriously deteriorated and almost seized.
He said to contact the dealer, as it should be done under warranty, Which we did.
We dropped the car off last night, and have just received a phone call from the dealer that says he cant see a problem and that the front one is fine, and for peace of mind he is happy to change the back caliper but we have to pay £80 for that privilege. Yet the car is under 3 months warranty.
I believe the warranty is a shady area, and just hope someone can give us an idea of where we stand?
0
Comments
-
Not 100% sure as all warranties are different, but things like brakes etc are not normally covered. They all come under wear and tear, same with things like tyres, exhaust.....
It might just be down to a difference of opinion between your mechanic and the dealer, the dealer doesn't want to pay for any work doing to the car, yet your mechanic wants work.
The warranty on used cars usually only applies to major mechanical defaults, (and then if the dealer feels the need, they usually have a way to wriggle out of it).
I bought a car a few years ago and the cambelt went within a week of buying it, fortunately the dealer sorted out all of the problems for me.0
This discussion has been closed.
Confirm your email address to Create Threads and Reply
Categories
- All Categories
- 352.9K Banking & Borrowing
- 253.9K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
- 454.7K Spending & Discounts
- 246K Work, Benefits & Business
- 602.1K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
- 177.8K Life & Family
- 259.9K Travel & Transport
- 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
- 16K Discuss & Feedback
- 37.7K Read-Only Boards