Help Please.Huge Repair Bill 5 days after buying car

mrsovertone

Cheeky swine now moaning about his feedback.The cheek of it!!
Blatantly lying saying he told us when we picked it up that it would need one or two repairs and that it can be fixed for £300 and said we were aware we bought the car cheap.We bidded the highest and that was it..am so angry.How do these people sleep at night.

deanos

What make/model is it ?

macman

OP, please can you confirm this was an auction and not a BIN? As was stated earlier, DSR does not apply to auctions, it's caveat emptor.
Your big trump card here is that he described it on eBay as 'in perfect mechanical condition'-have you got the print-outs to that effect?
Why have you not put in a Paypal claim on the basis that the item is 'significantly not as described'?

deanos

I presume its this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-57-FORD-FOCUS-STYLE-1-8-TDCI-STUNNING-METALLIC-BLACK-/300654316508?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item460064cbdc

mrsovertone

Yes it is..Can you see now why we feel gutted.Nowhere on there does it say the cars going to need repairs or that we are getting it 'cheap'

My father in law is going to loan us the money now to get it fixed so a big relief knowing we can actually go ahead and get it repaired now.

pinkshoes

A quick google tells me that the DFM on a Ford Focus often needs replacing every 50k miles, and should cost around £700 to have replaced, so I would get another quote.

In the mean time, you NEED to give the ebay seller a chance to fix this. If he's refusing, then get 2 quotes to have the work done, then give him 7 days to fix it himself or give you a full refund for the car, including cost of having it towed, otherwise you will take him to court for the costs.

The advert makes it clear it's in EXCELLENT condition, and given the judder would have been noticed, it puts you in a good position to claim back the money via small claims court.

forgotmyname

If the DMF only lasts 50,000 miles then it must be seriously abused.

120,000 miles ish seems more like it. But anything from 70,000 onwards for hard
worked vehicles.

My sisters one went at 78,000 and she fills it to the roof often and tows a large caravan.

deanos

A DMF can go at any time, they are not reliable at all

Mine went at 70k on my car, and my van went at 60k although im still driving on the van currently at 80k and its not driven hard

Hintza

The seller looks to be passing himself off as a private seller. You could call him and ask for the cost of the repair or you will contact HMRC...;)

JoshP

The fact the listing states 'excellent clutch' also surely stands in your favour...