Private sale - car not as described

Joe_Horner

We recently (about 2 weeks ago) got a new (to us) 1995 Pug 405 diesel estate. It has 185k miles, is running well except for the missing 5th gear (the PO told us about that), and we paid one daf Daffodil for it.

The PO described it as "top spec" for the year, but I've just cheked its VIN number on Peugeot's servicebox site, and under "miscellaneous" I was horrified to see this entry:
WEAPON MOUNTING POINTS: WITHOUT ARMAMENTS ADAPTATION

Now, we're generally happy with the car but I don't see how he could say it was "top spec" if it didn't come from the factory with the optional weapons mounting points!

Have I got a case under SOGA?

agrinnall

Perhaps you could get them retro-fitted along with a heavy machine gun and maybe a rocket launcher or two, I'm sure it'll all be available at a very reasonable price on ebay, and then the car will be worth twice what you paid for it.

patman99

Yep, you'll soon be driving round the place like some Welsh Taliban.

ILW

patman99 wrote: »

Yep, you'll soon be driving round the place like some Welsh Taliban.

Taffyban?....

Joe_Horner

ILW wrote: »

Taffyban?....

Eh? They're banning toffee? Bl**d* Nanny State!!!


eta: I guess the replies so far mean I had a chance to see they were missing before I got it, so it's my tough luck for not inspecting it properly Would RAC or AA have picked that up if I'd paid for a check?

Geodark

Joe_Horner wrote: »

We recently (about 2 weeks ago) got a new (to us) 1995 Pug 405 diesel estate. It has 185k miles, is running well except for the missing 5th gear (the PO told us about that), and we paid one daf Daffodil for it.

The PO described it as "top spec" for the year, but I've just cheked its VIN number on Peugeot's servicebox site, and under "miscellaneous" I was horrified to see this entry:
WEAPON MOUNTING POINTS: WITHOUT ARMAMENTS ADAPTATION

Now, we're generally happy with the car but I don't see how he could say it was "top spec" if it didn't come from the factory with the optional weapons mounting points!

Have I got a case under SOGA?

have you checked under the dash for a switch - it's a little known fact that these mounts are hidden *in* the wings, you have to flick the switch in order to open the wings up to give them access. Apparently if they are mounted outside the car permanent its an MOT failure due to the pointy bits...

silverwhistle

Joe_Horner wrote: »

I was horrified to see this entry:
WEAPON MOUNTING POINTS: WITHOUT ARMAMENTS ADAPTATION

Careful, they only put this on the cars for the Middle East and North African market. Have you checked the speedo, which way the headlights point and er.. which side the steering wheel is on?

Joe_Horner

Speedo? Headlights? He told me they weren't offered on this model year The steering wheel's on the in-side, which i think is rght for the UK, but now you've got me worried about that too.

It's in a sort of metallic gunmetal colour - could it be a grey import?

Flying-High_2

Whole world of Arms/Military/Police fitments to be found in the VAG parts catalogue ETKA.

I was gutted my daily mile muncher B3 Passat never had a Shotgun Holder aswell... Would of been so useful with foxes come lambing time.

forgotmyname

If the passenger side and driver side panels are straight its more than likely to be a parallel import.

Check the glovebox and the sparewheel well for the 5th gear.

marlot

Joe_Horner wrote: »

The PO described it as "top spec" for the year, but I've just cheked its VIN number on Peugeot's servicebox site, and under "miscellaneous" I was horrified to see this entry:
WEAPON MOUNTING POINTS: WITHOUT ARMAMENTS ADAPTATION

You've mis-understood the build spec.

It just means that you have the 'class war' version rather than the 'armed war'. You should find a there is a piece of T.O.T.T.Y on the back seat ready to give you a massage when the speedo hits 88 mph. There was a rumour of other service at higher speeds, but the base Peugeot 405 estate never hit the required velocity, even when new. Some owners tried turbo chargers and super chargers and there are rumours of some having had success before dying in the ensuing fireball.

You need to be careful by this mileage - the T.O.T.T.Y. thinks it has become a permanent fixture, and any attempt to remove it can result in alimony charges.