second hand car trouble

s_b

mikey72 wrote: »

Make a nice profit from selling it, then another tidy profit from fixing it a month or two later?
No wonder you laugh.

i do wonder about you i really do
you have it explained by myself and others yet you live in a la la land of a car worth less than 10% of its original worth should have no wear and be perfect
no wonder this country is in a mess with people with your thinking
and you know what im having a de ja vous saying these words to you
if it wasnt for the fact you give new members on here false hope i wouldnt even bother covering old ground

motorguy

mikey72 wrote: »

Maybe you got away with it, maybe your customer will see you in court, who knows?

No, its all sorted. To the customers satisfaction, and to our satisfaction. Thats the way we do business. :beer:

So, for the avoidance of doubt, and returning to the point you're trying to avoid - can you clarify how you think - as you clearly do from your previous post here - that 11 year old parts suddenly become new again? Because thats what you said isnt it? That the fuel pump was two months old and clearly should last longer than that? Even though the car is 11 years old?

Is it magic pixie dust that does it?

I think you need to clear this up, as you've got a massive credibility issue with this thread?

motorguy

s_b wrote: »

i do wonder about you i really do
you have it explained by myself and others yet you live in a la la land of a car worth less than 10% of its original worth should have no wear and be perfect
no wonder this country is in a mess with people with your thinking
and you know what im having a de ja vous saying these words to you
if it wasnt for the fact you give new members on here false hope i wouldnt even bother covering old ground

+1

As i have said previously - and you have too - Mikey is setting an expectation that CANNOT be met in the real world.

It is very clear that he has lost all grip on reality by thinking that 11 year old parts become brand new again.

mikey72 wrote: »

A diesel pump is designed to last longer than two months, so if anything it proves it was sold with a fault.

Clearly missing the point that it had in reality, lasted 11 years :eek:

mikey72

Mutual appreciation going well again I see.
Enough, it's down to the op now.
Advice from comsumer direct, or the Arthur Daley twins.

motorguy

mikey72 wrote: »

Either way, the fault must have been present

Heres one, and this was pointed out by a motor trader friend when we were having a laugh at your post today - 2 months is a VERY long time in the life of an already old fuel pump.

They are incredibly succeptible to poor quality fuels. How do YOU know that the failure wasnt caused by poor quality fuel that the O/P may have inadvertently used?

motorguy

mikey72 wrote: »

Mutual appreciation going well again I see.
Enough, it's done to the op now.
Advice from comsumer direct, or the Arthur Daley twins.

Mikey, just clarify how you expect an 11 year old, 135K fuel pump to perform AS NEW, and how ANYONE can reasonably be expected to warrant every single moving part in an 11 year old 135K mile car for a period of six months?

Can you not see how idiotic your post was RE: 'a fuel pump should last longer than 2 months' - given it had lasted 11 years?

motorguy

mikey72 wrote: »

Mutual appreciation going well again I see.
Enough, it's down to the op now.
Advice from comsumer direct, or the Arthur Daley twins.

And taken directly from the advice guide you linked to

"Be realistic in what you will accept. You may not get a better offer by going to court"

mikey72

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01dXHywMMyE

motorguy

mikey72 wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01dXHywMMyE

A full 20 mins since your last post and thats the best you can come up with??? An Arthur Daley clip on YouTube? :rotfl:

Can you just explain how an 11 year old oil pump that has pumped fuel for some 134,000 miles should suddenly behave as if it were new, and also how ANYONE can warrant that part and every other part on a car thats in the last few years of its existence for six whole months?

OR is the reality like i was told by consumer direct, AND is in your link, that consideration is taken with regards to the age of the car, the price paid and the history of the car as to deciding if something is a FAULT or WEAR and TEAR.

Also, given your further statement RE: the 'fault' was clearly there when the car was sold - the crux of your argument - how the O/P managed to drive the car for a FULL 2 MONTHS with a faulty fuel pump???

Simple questions, would LOVE you to answer them, as so far you have avoided doing so.

You're normally over threads like this like a rash - whats wrong? Cat got your tongue??