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Help needed please
fairygirl06
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Hiya guys, im in need of some serious advice and guidance please.
My OH purchased a second hand Skoda Fabia back in November from a local skoda dealership. It is w-reg so about 7 years old but remarkably has only 18,000 miles on the clock with log book and service history complete. At first he was using it to practice in as a learner and when he passed his test he started using it for uni.
A couple of weeks later the battery went flat and this was not covered by the years waranty that came with the car. Two weeks ago we were driving home and the oil light came on, after checking the levels and taking it to the garage we were told that the head-gasket would need to be changed and this was going to cost us £87 for the coolent tube to be flushed out (or something along those lines). This was on the 15/1/2007. It took them two weeks for them to return the car which was on Tuesday of this week 30/1/2007. During this time we were not offered a courtesy car!
The following day we went to drive into uni and the car would not go into gear. Yet another phone call to the garage and they came and towed it away to have a look at it. We have been told today that it is going to need a new clutch which is going to cost around £480! Of course you can imagine the distress that this is causing us both being students.
Do any of you have any ideas as to our rights with the car as we seem to be being pushed around so much. Would this be a case of not being fit for its purpose?
Any suggestions would be gratefully recieved
My OH purchased a second hand Skoda Fabia back in November from a local skoda dealership. It is w-reg so about 7 years old but remarkably has only 18,000 miles on the clock with log book and service history complete. At first he was using it to practice in as a learner and when he passed his test he started using it for uni.
A couple of weeks later the battery went flat and this was not covered by the years waranty that came with the car. Two weeks ago we were driving home and the oil light came on, after checking the levels and taking it to the garage we were told that the head-gasket would need to be changed and this was going to cost us £87 for the coolent tube to be flushed out (or something along those lines). This was on the 15/1/2007. It took them two weeks for them to return the car which was on Tuesday of this week 30/1/2007. During this time we were not offered a courtesy car!
The following day we went to drive into uni and the car would not go into gear. Yet another phone call to the garage and they came and towed it away to have a look at it. We have been told today that it is going to need a new clutch which is going to cost around £480! Of course you can imagine the distress that this is causing us both being students.
Do any of you have any ideas as to our rights with the car as we seem to be being pushed around so much. Would this be a case of not being fit for its purpose?
Any suggestions would be gratefully recieved
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Fairygirl,
I can see you are new to the forum, someone should be along soon to move your post to a more suitable forum (just now it's in the travel section) and hopefully someone can help you soon
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