Bought car and I don't like it!

Josie_Jump_3

I bought a used car yesterday from a dealer but after taking it home and having a drive I don't like it, is there anyway I might have a cooling off period or is it a case of tough luck?
Any advice welcome!
Thanks

hewhoisnotintheknow

if you were a dealer would you be happy taking the car back with one more owner on the document?

BillTrac

Josie_Jump wrote: »

I bought a used car yesterday from a dealer but after taking it home and having a drive I don't like it, is there anyway I might have a cooling off period or is it a case of tough luck?
Any advice welcome!
Thanks

No way will you have a cooling off period. Basically tough s**t!!

"Should have tried before you buyed".

Gloomendoom

What kind of car is it?

I sympathise as it is hard to get the true feel of a car in a 15 minute test drive.

My wife and I visited several dealers when we were looking for a car recently. Most let us take a car for a quick test drive but one followed it up with an offer to lend us a car for a day.

Guess which one we ended up buying from.

neilmcl

The car would have lost thousands the minute you drove it from the forcourt. Do you really think the dealer should take the hit for that, get real.

smjxm09

I have a question. I have just bought a £20,000 car via the Internet. I love the car but if I didn't under the distance selling act would I be able to return it for a full refund within 7 days of delivery?

taffy056

BillTrac wrote: »

No way will you have a cooling off period. Basically tough s**t!!

"Should have tried before you buyed".

Why bother even replying with this kind of advice ? Perhaps you should try a spell check before you hit reply ?

OP why don't you just ask the dealership if they would be willing to take the car back, and choose another one with them, they have no legal reason to do so, but they may be sympathetic.

photome

smjxm09 wrote: »

I have a question. I have just bought a £20,000 car via the Internet. I love the car but if I didn't under the distance selling act would I be able to return it for a full refund within 7 days of delivery?

Does anyone know the answer to this

nobby24

I usually know which cars I want before I go to a dealer, I do a lot of research online, Autotrader etc. When I finally get into a car a go on a test drive I know immediately if I like the car.

Hotspur

smjxm09 wrote: »

I have a question. I have just bought a £20,000 car via the Internet. I love the car but if I didn't under the distance selling act would I be able to return it for a full refund within 7 days of delivery?

Yes you would. A few exceptions, must be no face to face negotiation,.. if the car was made to your spec, for example. See page 7 in this link.

http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/consumer_protection/oft689.pdf

But, you would be expected not to use it other to inspect it to ensure was of merchantable quality etc.

Rolandtheroadie

http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/consumer_protection/oft689.pdf page 7 ish, seems normally yes but sometimes no.