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Where do I stand please?
Sarahf
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Hi,
We bought a car which was advertised on ebay through the classified ads (seller was a motor trader), hubby went and test drove last wed (01 Aug) & liked it so put deposit down & picked up on friday 03 Aug. We drove it on saturday & the engine was rattling (not evident on test drive or drive home) & hubby took it to garage yesterday (first chance he had) & they have said its more than likely a big end knock which can cost upto 2K to repair - we only paid £2350 for the car but still-. We have contacted the seller to ask for a refund but he wants his mechanic to have a look at it before he says yes or no to a refund. The thing is his mechanic not available until next tuesday & we have to take it back to him which is a 3 hour round trip!
Just after some general advice really , have I got any rights - say a cooling off period? can i go through ebay even though it was a classified ad?
Thanks
Sarah
We bought a car which was advertised on ebay through the classified ads (seller was a motor trader), hubby went and test drove last wed (01 Aug) & liked it so put deposit down & picked up on friday 03 Aug. We drove it on saturday & the engine was rattling (not evident on test drive or drive home) & hubby took it to garage yesterday (first chance he had) & they have said its more than likely a big end knock which can cost upto 2K to repair - we only paid £2350 for the car but still-. We have contacted the seller to ask for a refund but he wants his mechanic to have a look at it before he says yes or no to a refund. The thing is his mechanic not available until next tuesday & we have to take it back to him which is a 3 hour round trip!
Just after some general advice really , have I got any rights - say a cooling off period? can i go through ebay even though it was a classified ad?
Thanks
Sarah
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Buying it from a dealer would certainly give you extra rights but I am not a car expert so I'm sure there will be others more clued up than I am."Well, it's election year, Bill, we'd rather people didn't exercise common sense..." - Jed Bartlet, The West Wing, season 4
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