Dodgy Used Car Salesman...

OddballJamie

Ok, from what I can tell the old car had little or no MOT, that's why you wanted rid. New car has six months MOT, so six months ago it possibly could've been good enough to pass an MOT test, a lot can happen in six months unfortunately and it only tells you the car is roadworthy for that day.

Follow that link I gave you and see what other advisories it had, might give you a clue to what else needs doing.

plus we have until April to get it to MOT standard.

This really worries me, forget the MOT for now, make sure the car is roadworthy, if it isn't don't use it until it is roadworthy. Too many people rely on a test that was performed months ago by unknown garages as a certificate of roadworthyness.

Fluffball

OddballJamie wrote: »

Ok, from what I can tell the old car had little or no MOT, that's why you wanted rid. New car has six months MOT, so six months ago it possibly could've been good enough to pass an MOT test, a lot can happen in six months unfortunately and it only tells you the car is roadworthy for that day.

Follow that link I gave you and see what other advisories it had, might give you a clue to what else needs doing.


This really worries me, forget the MOT for now, make sure the car is roadworthy, if it isn't don't use it until it is roadworthy. Too many people rely on a test that was performed months ago by unknown garages as a certificate of roadworthyness.

Thanks for this and I will check the other advisories like you said.
By saying we have until April to sort stuff, all I mean is that we can prioritise and stagger the work needing done as we can't do it all at once, immediately. We know what needs done fairly soon, what needs monitored and what can wait a bit longer.
I wouldn't have my partner driving a car that is unsafe, but I appreciate your concern.
And I do know not to take what Halfords and the like say as gospel! We just take advantage of their free checks to bring attention to anything that could be an issue

Horizon81

Fluffball wrote: »

We just take advantage of their free checks to bring attention to anything that could be an issue

No, no, no! No such thing as a free lunch! Do you seriously think they check your car through the goodness of their heart? Wake up! They try and find as many things as possible to sell you. Jeez. And the original salesman is far from dodgy if he's offering you your cash and old car back.

Fluffball

Horizon81 wrote: »

No, no, no! No such thing as a free lunch! Do you seriously think they check your car through the goodness of their heart? Wake up! They try and find as many things as possible to sell you. Jeez. And the original salesman is far from dodgy if he's offering you your cash and old car back.

Of course they do - do you think I have ever taken a car back to them for any of the repairs they have suggested? Not a chance...but if they flag stuff up, I can then investigate things further to see what actually needs done and what they are making up.
So, I'm fully awake in that respect, thanks
As for the salesman, as others have suggested, he may well be better off with swapping the cars back, if so, and he's realised this, he's not exactly acting out of the goodness of his heart, either!

OddballJamie

What about as a compromise you ask for some of the money back to cover the non-wear and tear repairs, such as the EML, rear caliper, washer motor (could be a fuse) and air motor (whatever that is, could also be a fuse).

Actually go through the fuses one by one and check for breaks, you may come lucky.

Fluffball

Thanks for the replies.
I do appreciate all your honest comments, opinions and advice ...and all the cheeky/condescending remarks have been taken on the chin

spacey2012

Fluffball wrote: »

If he is, he's one of the people suggesting I take the refund.....

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You have no choice, that options is his, you reject an offer of a refund and that is the end of the argument.
The dealer has the option, not you, he can chose to, refund, or repair, he has chosen to place you back to where it started with a refund, that is more than reasonable, you will not win any court case where you have refused a suitable solution as per SOGA .
Keep away from fast fit centres as well.

Fluffball

OddballJamie wrote: »

What about as a compromise you ask for some of the money back to cover the non-wear and tear repairs, such as the EML, rear caliper, washer motor (could be a fuse) and air motor (whatever that is, could also be a fuse).

Actually go through the fuses one by one and check for breaks, you may come lucky.

Thanks - we have checked all fuses and replaced ones that needed replacing.
I agree - I just emailed my partner, a short while ago, suggesting we do just that - ask him to cover some of the costs, as you say. I realise he is under no obligation to make any further offer to us than the refund but I think it's worth asking.
We don't want to be back where we started - we just want this car to be roadworthy.

OddballJamie

Before you go, what's the air pump?

harveybobbles

Fluffball wrote: »

It was Halfords who gave us the list of things wrong

shall I go first..?

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