piston gone on just bought car

karen2947

friends son bought a car from a private seller (£4000 cash) a week ago and today the piston head has gone on it, friend rang the seller but he basically said 'tough' bought as seen and he had no problem with it as far as he was concerned its now her sons problem. is there anything my friends son can do?

s_b

yes look for a good garage that can fix it

he should have bought from a trader
were not all robbers

blue_haddock

Right there is no such thing as a piston head - it'll either be a piston or the cylinder head.

But buying from a private seller you are limited in your options as it is a case of buyer beware.

karen2947

cheers soz its the piston

s_b

son could always pay for a full inspection with a view to proving seller knew of the issue

poppasmurf_bewdley

Piston broke?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

a piston doesnt normally suddenly go.

s_b

ive worked out this car is a mondeo

vax2002

VW diesel.
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Conrod snapped

Tetley_the_Cat

Karen,

As a private sale it is difficult to redress however it is possible to take action depending how the seller advertised the car if indeed it was advertised. Are you able to provide this? The fact that it is not a trade sale does not get the seller off the hook completely. Any ad they have made must be accurate. What car and mileage plus what fuel is it?

forgotmyname

s_b wrote: »

ive worked out this car is a mondeo

Puzzled, Do tell Mr Homes, Piston issues on a mondeo? Not a MK3 1.8 petrol car is it?


Do tell?