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Car for Sale - Warranted Mileage

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BiigDawg
BiigDawg Posts: 35 Forumite
I have been browsing the BCA site for cars for sale.

Seen a 2008 motor for sale with 35000 miles on the clock, Warranted which I believe means its Warranted by Vendor. This particular car has no service history what so ever, and no stamps in the book.

What are my legal rights on this car, or is it best to totally wide berth it.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 7,175 Forumite
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    If it has got no service history what so ever, how can they prove the mileage?

    It could have done 90,000 in it's first 3 years then had it's clock wound back before the first MOT.
  • s_b
    s_b Posts: 4,464 Forumite
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    BiigDawg wrote: »
    I have been browsing the BCA site for cars for sale.

    Seen a 2008 motor for sale with 35000 miles on the clock, Warranted which I believe means its Warranted by Vendor. This particular car has no service history what so ever, and no stamps in the book.

    What are my legal rights on this car
    , or is it best to totally wide berth it.

    you buy it it breaks down
    your screwed
    leave it for a fool or someone who is going to use a false instrument on it
  • Ghostrider
    Ghostrider Posts: 221 Forumite
    You can check the previous MOTs online that should help you build up a record of the recorded milage to some degree. Always worth a check.

    Having said that, the vendor can warrant what likes, if there's no paperwork you'll never be able to call on that warranty anyway, so it's useless, in fact I wonder if thats why the paperwork has been "lost"...Its a shoddy sales technique, some people think they're getting something extra when in reality they're actually getting less, because a car with no paperwork is always less attractive or valuable when it comes to sale time.
  • marlot
    marlot Posts: 4,967 Forumite
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    A few manufacturers don't have service books. Mazda spring to mind - all the service history is on computer.

    Some of the lease companies put a printout of every service, tyre fitted etc in the cars - but sometimes don't have stamped books.
  • colino
    colino Posts: 5,059 Forumite
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    Quite a few company/lease cars come through auction declaring FSH and warranted mileage with the usual book unstamped as the company itself or their managing company retain everything centrally. Normally you could get a print out of that history (I've bought them when they've even detailed puncture repairs) and that would be fine. As you haven't detailed what vehicle it is, can't be certain, but it sounds too old and too suspiciously low mileage (unless it is a specialist vehicle) to be that though.
  • BiigDawg
    BiigDawg Posts: 35 Forumite
    colino wrote: »
    Quite a few company/lease cars come through auction declaring FSH and warranted mileage with the usual book unstamped as the company itself or their managing company retain everything centrally. Normally you could get a print out of that history (I've bought them when they've even detailed puncture repairs) and that would be fine. As you haven't detailed what vehicle it is, can't be certain, but it sounds too old and too suspiciously low mileage (unless it is a specialist vehicle) to be that though.

    colino,
    see attached pic for details of car:
    These 3.0 Tdi's are usually of lot higher miles.

    I was not allowed to upload pic - but heres link:

    htt p://i47.tinypic.co m/ 33mx6py.png
  • Notmyrealname
    Notmyrealname Posts: 4,003 Forumite
    Ghostrider wrote: »
    You can check the previous MOTs online that should help you build up a record of the recorded milage to some degree.

    A bit hard on a car newer than 3 years old.
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,611 Forumite
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    BiigDawg wrote: »
    I have been browsing the BCA site for cars for sale.

    Seen a 2008 motor for sale with 35000 miles on the clock, Warranted which I believe means its Warranted by Vendor. This particular car has no service history what so ever, and no stamps in the book.

    What are my legal rights on this car, or is it best to totally wide berth it.

    If you like the car, i'd ring them and ask them what they have done to confirm and therefore be able to warrant the mileage. Its not enough to say this mileage is warranted, they have to be able to show it to be correct.

    Personally though - why bother. Its not like theres a shortage of used cars out there.
  • Ghostrider
    Ghostrider Posts: 221 Forumite
    A bit hard on a car newer than 3 years old.

    This is a very good point....

    :o
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