Clutch gone - used car warranty?

motorguy

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?

Not for wear and tear, no.

motorguy

Retrogamer wrote: »

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.

Age, miles and price paid for the car. And also the nature of the component itself, and known wear rates.

For example it might be "reasonable" for a clutch to last 60K miles before its worn out, but if a turbo failed at 60K miles, it would be deemed "unreasonable".

As a motor trader, and when seeking advice from Consumer Direct, the way they said to look at it was "if you had the car from new, would it be reasonable for that part to wear out at that time?".

Richard53

There's also the matter of how easy it is to check the component. It's reasonable to expect a used car to have a bit of life left in the brakes, because it is a simple matter for the seller to check the pads and renew if they are close to the limit. It is not reasonable to expect a seller to dismantle the clutch to check for wear before selling. A clutch is a consumable item, and it could go tomorrow or last another 100k miles. That is also true of a car with similar mileage that you have owned from new. There's an element of luck here.