Clutch gone - used car warranty?

motorguy

SimplySound wrote: »

its a 'wear & tear' component

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Of course the dealer is responsible

Can you point to the relevant section of the SOGA that states this?

poppasmurf_bewdley

LandyAndy wrote: »

It could say.


'I wore my clutch out and expect this chap to pay'

It would have to be a pretty ropey clutch to start off with if you were able to wear it out in 2000 miles! Even my mother, who always rode her clutch, used to get 20,000 miles out of hers.

arcon5

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

It would have to be a pretty ropey clutch to start off with if you were able to wear it out in 2000 miles! Even my mother, who always rode her clutch, used to get 20,000 miles out of hers.

But ops not stated the cars age, mileage or service history

poppasmurf_bewdley

arcon5 wrote: »

But ops not stated the cars age, mileage or service history

Those don't really enter into it.

I had a 10 year old Volvo 740 with 340,000 miles on the clock, but the clutch was perfectly sound.

colino

Ah that makes it clearer. You sold the OP your 10 year old 340,000 mile 740 and it has now worn out at 342,000 miles. Scandalous.

motorguy

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

It would have to be a pretty ropey clutch to start off with if you were able to wear it out in 2000 miles! Even my mother, who always rode her clutch, used to get 20,000 miles out of hers.

Its a used car. Clutches wear out.

Retrogamer

motorguy wrote: »

Its a used car. Clutches wear out.

So do engines, gearboxes, wheel bearings, suspension and steering components ect.
Or if not speaking about cars, buttons and switches on mobile phones, laptops, tv's ect.

Does the SOGA not cover these?

arcon5

Retrogamer wrote: »

So do engines, gearboxes, wheel bearings, suspension and steering components ect.
Or if not speaking about cars, buttons and switches on mobile phones, laptops, tv's ect.

Does the SOGA not cover these?

No, not if the problem is reasonable wear and tear. Reasonable being the key word.

Retrogamer

What is taken into consideration with reasonable wear and tear when it comes to court cases?
Genuine question as although i've learned a lot about SOGA on here i've never had to excercise it before.

arcon5

poppasmurf_bewdley wrote: »

Those don't really enter into it.

I had a 10 year old Volvo 740 with 340,000 miles on the clock, but the clutch was perfectly sound.

That's nice, shame that isn't the case with your typical motor these days.

Of course these things matter, if the car has 100k on the clock and its never been replaced then its simply wear and tear, if the car has 10k miles on the clock then clearly something is inherently faulty if not misused.