Car finance

chelle03

Hi .... we bought a car on finance in november 2012 in approx 2 months the clutch felt funny so we took it back they wanted £70 but then decided not to charge as we argued we hadnt had it long it shouldnt have needed fixing so quickly .....today the clutch has gone and they said its £388 (because its wear and tear) ... we feel this car had a dodgy clutch from the start is there anything we can do .......
Thanks for any help

Apples2

Shop around, you should be able to do better than £388 but then we have no clue what type of car it is, what age, mileage etc.

chelle03

ford fiesta style 2007 96,000 mileage .....just wondering on rights we have as we paid for warranty but they say wear n tear we feel it was already faulty when bought

chanz4

Clutch is hard to prove

iolanthe07

Clutches always fall outside the scope of almmost any warranty because failure can be down to drivers resting their foot on the pedal. My mother used to get through about three clutches a year doing this.

alexjonsson

chelle03 wrote: »

... we feel this car had a dodgy clutch from the start is there anything we can do .......
Thanks for any help

Not buy a car designed as a run-around that's done nearly 20,000 miles per year...

Other than that I'm not sure. I guess as with all second hand car purchases it's a lottery. If it came with a warranty that covers the clutch then it shouldn't be a problem, otherwise I'd say that you're on your own.

Eonel

iolanthe07 wrote: »

My mother used to get through about three clutches a year doing this.

Your mother needs an automatic car

iolanthe07

Eonel wrote: »

Your mother needs an automatic car

She's 92, and thankfully we managed to convince her to give up driving before she killed or injured someone.