used car ,sale of goods act

mikey72

Tetley_the_Cat wrote: »

He's offered to repair. He could of course put a second hand unit in and be within his rights. All he has to do is return the car to the condition of a 51K mileage car. Your box is halfway through it's intended life and one third through it's design life.
Believe me, take the offer whilst it's still on the table as it will end in tears.

True.

A good working gearbox, that'll last another 100K of it's design life free of charge.

blakemere

Alias_Omega wrote: »

If its the 1.6 VVT then i would also negotiate the dephaser replacement aslong as camblet/aux belt change at the same time if its on 53k / over 6 yrs old.

I would consider both gearbox and service items done at the same time as half the engine will be apart anyhow.

it is mate and the cambelt etc were supposedly done as part of the sales agreement,i say supposedly because how am i to know :(whats meant by "gearbox and service item"

mikey72

Have you had a read of

http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/index/your_world/consumer_affairs/buying_second_hand_vehicles.htm#you_bought_the_vehicle_from_a_dealer

blakemere

mikey72 wrote: »

True.

A good working gearbox, that'll last another 100K of it's design life free of charge.

not quite free of charge:D:Dbut i see where your coming from.im so glad i came on here.ive been frettin over this all day but now after talkin to you lot,givin me frank and honest views,not just what i want to hear,i feel i now know what i must do

Tetley_the_Cat

Now the full story is coming out. This is important. Since owning the car how much has had to be spent on the car and for what in terms of:

A: Yourself
B: The dealer
C: The warranty
Renault.

mikey72

blakemere wrote: »

not quite free of charge:D:Dbut i see where your coming from.im so glad i came on here.ive been frettin over this all day but now after talkin to you lot,givin me frank and honest views,not just what i want to hear,i feel i now know what i must do

I think you mis read me.

I meant even if they fit a good secondhand gearbox, to restore the car to the state it should be in, which I agree they can, if they do it free on charge, it could easily last another 100k, so it's not a bad option, compared to paying £450 for something you can drive for 150K. Would you have sold it by then?

blakemere

Tetley_the_Cat wrote: »

Now the full story is coming out. This is important. Since owning the car how much has had to be spent on the car and for what in terms of:

A: Yourself
B: The dealer
C: The warranty
Renault.

a=no cash,just lost earnings having to take and pick up from authorised renault dealer 25 miles away.all organised by myself
b=220 gesture of goodwill (part pay for resistor pack with renault)
c=nothind--£340(balance of resistor pack)

motorguy

mikey72 wrote: »

What's the outcome?

So far all I can see is what action needs to be taken.

You were referring to the thread as if it were some 'holy grail', whereas what it really was was some people kicking around a motor trader and being antagonistic.

The jist of the thread was

"i've got rust on an 18 year old car"

"all dealers are !!!!!!!s"

mikey72

That and the dealer sold a dodgy car, washed his hands, and some good advice as how to make a claim was given, while other dealers on here said "hard luck, let him keep the money".

Outcome, hopefully the op will involve trading standards, get the right result, and another dodgy dealer is held accountable.


"all dealers are !!!!!!!s"

if the cap fits.......................

Tetley_the_Cat

Is the supplying dealer an official Renault dealer?