Help! Sold a dud car!

TrickyWicky

Notmyrealname wrote: »

Because private sellers are truthful and honest aren't they?

I've never had any problems with any of them. Neiher has my partner. All the cars we've bought from private sellers have been fairly trouble free. The ones from dealers not so. One I dismantled at MOT time as it was uneconomical to repair and it was an old dog. I WAS ripped off by that dealer who sold it as clean, tidy etc. Back seats were covered with mud, stunk of dog etc. Filthy car, took over a week just to get rid of the smell and even then it came back randomly on a hot day. Another one is the ka we have now, sold as immaculate by some bloke in Portsmouth. OH got there and it was covered in metal patches underneath that had been welded in. We still have it 3 years later and its still going. Those are the only 2 cars we've had from dealers, both have been troublesome. The other 4/5 from private deals have been fine.

So in answer to your point, yes I've found private sellers to be pretty honest. The last car I bought the bloke openly told me he'd had problems with the oil cap blowing and he didn't know what it was. I knew it was a breather problem and how to deal with it so I bought it. I gave him a good price for it too - decent enough that he cancelled the auction and waited until 11:30pm for me to get to his house after a 10 hour drive. Over 1.5 years later its still alive and kicking. Needs a new cat but thats a service item. Apart from that its fine. He was an honest guy and even threw in some spare alloys he'd acquired for the car.

s_b wrote: »

i would strongly advise not to buy a charisma petrol as they have big issues with carboning of the inlet tract which costs a fortune to fix but would still pass an mot

oh look a trader helping the retail sector well ill be dammed

Well when you name your company and its address maybe we'll take you seriously

Sgt_Pepper_2

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Well when you name your company and its address maybe we'll take you seriously

That's not going to happen is it?

TrickyWicky

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

That's not going to happen is it?

Exactly

s_b

i dont need your business
i have more customers than i need thank you
its the good cars that are difficult to find

colino

SB, sometimes this place reminds me of pigs and singing lessons.

TrickyWicky

s_b wrote: »

its the good cars that are difficult to find

I'm not suprised with so many dodgy people out there selling duffers at auctions

I wasn't offering to buy from you either. I don't buy from traders generally and since seeing your post about auctions it reinforced the rule.

Sgt_Pepper_2

s_b wrote: »

i dont need your business
i have more customers than i need thank you
its the good cars that are difficult to find

Of course you don't need anymore business.

You're losing credibility now.

mikey72

s_b wrote: »

i dont need your business
i have more customers than i need thank you
its the good cars that are difficult to find

That's what we've all been saying.
Can always find the bad ones though.

And charge the same for both.

TrickyWicky

mikey72 wrote: »

And charge the same for both.

:rotfl: very valid point and as you say, one that s b is very aware of.

Sgt_Pepper_2

TrickyWicky wrote: »

:rotfl: very valid point and as you say, one that s b is very aware of.

no doubt he can't understand why people use main dealers instead of backstreet pitches selling auction bodge ups.