Bought a lemon. Lets see if I get a refund.

muckybutt

James1968 wrote: »

As a 2nd-hand car purchased from a dealer has a legally enforceable 3-month warranty

Care to share the details of this supposedly legally enforceable warranty from all 2nd hand dealers ?

Chapter and verse please.

motorguy

muckybutt wrote: »

Care to share the details of this supposedly legally enforceable warranty from all 2nd hand dealers ?

Chapter and verse please.

He wont be able to. Hes another internet know it all.

harveybobbles

Weird_Nev wrote: »

If you want a perfect car, take your £2k down to a dealership and put it down as a deposit on a brand new car.

Buyers like this make me very glad I'm not in the business of selling cars.

buyers like this make me annoyed at being in the business of selling cars..

steve-L

George_Michael wrote: »

Just because something would cause a car to fail an MOT doesn't mean that that vehicle is unroadworthy.
If a car fails an MOT you can still legally drive it on the road if you are going to a garage to get repair carried out or if you are going for another test.

Do you think that the government would allow you to do this if failing an MOT meant that the car was automatically unroadworthy?

Obviously they do... in the circumstances above.
I don't think the powers that be think this is ideal but pragmatic and there is no real practical alternative wouldn't cause an uproar.

Don't misunderstand one of the few pragmatic loopholes in legislation surrounding cars.

The sole purpose of the MOT is to make sure the car is roadworthy (with more recent concessions to pollution coming under 'roadworthyness').
A failed MOT means it is not roadworthy....

steve-L

missile wrote: »

If that is all you have to complain about on a 10 year old car, think yourself very fortunate. IMHO you have no grounds to expect and no chance of a refund.

Much as I agree, that doesn't preclude giving impartial advice.

Its a shame the OFT guidance for used car dealers is not more widely circulated to BUYERS....

James1968 wrote:

As a 2nd-hand car purchased from a dealer has a legally enforceable 3-month warranty.

It is misguided comments like this and the OP's ignorance that are the problem and the problem is one of expectations....

Some people blindly assume that a 10 or 5 yr old car should be fault free and act accordingly... and are then surprised when it isn't.

mattyprice4004

So you buy a cheap 10 year old car, and expect it to be like new?



I look forward to how this is going to pan out.

motorguy

steve-L wrote: »

It is misguided comments like this and the OP's ignorance that are the problem and the problem is one of expectations....

Some people blindly assume that a 10 or 5 yr old car should be fault free and act accordingly... and are then surprised when it isn't.

Whilst i am out of the motor trader full time, i still sell maybe 5-6 cars a month part time.

It really is about expectation management - if i can see that someone is likely to be difficult i simply dont do the deal.

I'd a guy and his family come to look at a £400 clio a while back - they came back from the test drive and with their whole over reaction and head shaking and look of shock i thought they'd found a dead body in the boot - turns out there was a slight oil leak from the rocker cover gasket. I said 'guys, maybe buying an old car isnt for you', took the keys and went back into the house.

StrongWork

Any update on your refund OP?

missing_link_2

StrongWork wrote: »

I think the OP needs to reassess his/her definition of the word 'lemon' in car terms.

Citroen perhaps? Well,it's almost the same in French:D

patman99

Just to update, the dealer has had the car back & his garage looked at it & have now ordered the parts to repair it.

As for the poster who suggested putting my £2k down as a deposit on a new car, I would love to do that. However, I'm only a temporary worker (in desperate search of a permanent job) and have a not inconsiderate amount of debt.