Just bought a car today, have a couple of questions

ukseller9999

Hi there,
Today i bought a car from a dealership close to where i live it is a ford focus and is 2003 and bought for 1900, nothing suspicious there. I paid for it and there is nothing wrong with the car except 2 things i need advice on because i am not car / mechanic savvy.
1) The V5 Document that the dealer didnt give me because he said that his dealership deals with it send it dvla etc. (i phoned dvla earlier this evening and the guy said that wasnt altogether unusual and he doesnt think anything untoward is going on and some dealers do sort the v5 document without the customer - but i would prefer a second opinion on that).
2) The Mileage on that clock has been put from 71300 to 19900 he explained that this was due to a clutch / cluster repair or something and the clock was put back because of this issue. (need some verification)

anyone who could possibly help would be grateful.

McKneff

ukseller9999 wrote: »

Hi there,
Today i bought a car from a dealership close to where i live it is a ford focus and is 2003 and bought for 1900, nothing suspicious there. I paid for it and there is nothing wrong with the car except 2 things i need advice on because i am not car / mechanic savvy.
1) The V5 Document that the dealer didnt give me because he said that his dealership deals with it send it dvla etc. (i phoned dvla earlier this evening and the guy said that wasnt altogether unusual and he doesnt think anything untoward is going on and some dealers do sort the v5 document without the customer - but i would prefer a second opinion on that).
2) The Mileage on that clock has been put from 71300 to 19900 he explained that this was due to a clutch / cluster repair or something and the clock was put back because of this issue. (need some verification)

anyone who could possibly help would be grateful.

Sounds awful iffy to me....

Wait for more responses on here. Was it a main dealer or a little back street trader.

ukseller9999

Hi thanks for reply. Basically the dealer in my opinion was more of a decent dealer than a back street, all the cars had big RAC signs on them and notices all over about car regulation authoritys rules and regs and that all cars have a rac service aswell as there own service. Im 90% sure im ok with the car its just a nagging thing in my mind i dont think the dealer was dodgy although someone may see he is as dodgy as hell maybe i have a bad judge of character.

C_Mababejive

So the car has been clocked???

withabix

The car will have had a failed instrument cluster.

This will have been replaced with one from a scrapyard from a car with 19900 on the clock.

It isn't illegal, as long as it is declared.

ukseller9999

Ah withabix thanks alot, failed instrument cluster is what he said but i wasnt sure what that was, it has been declared on the mot and the dvla site confirmed the mot was authentic.

gilbert_and_sullivan

No harm in checking MOT history online to see if the mileages covered in previous years support the original 70 odd thousand the car is supposed to have covered.

ukseller9999

I think i should go to bed and stop being a worrier everything including advice here points at me worrying about nothing ill just wait 2 weeks or so for dvla too send me new v5 and i have 6months guaranteed warrantee on car if anything

plane_boy2000

Dealers handling the V5 is normal.

Sounds like the instrument cluster has been swapped - the fact that you have been told of the mileage before / after sounds like its a genuine repair, although the mileage does sound a little low for 9 years its not out of the realms of possibility.

tim9966

The dealer should give you the green new keeper tear off slip, and then send the rest of to the DVLA.

They have told you about the mileage, so can't be trying to hide anything. Just bear it in mind if you ever come to sell the car on.

headpin

Has the car got a full service history as this will support the mileage.

Mileage does seem a little low for a car that is about 9 years old. Would have expected between 90 & 110k. But 71k could be correct and the condition of seats, interior (assume mats will have been changed), etc. is what will suggest actual usage.