Legal / Warranty advice re Used Car Dealer

OddballJamie

forgotmyname wrote: »

Autotrader. Several of them.

You say comparative, But i dont know what to compare it to.

£2227 2007 model from a Franchised dealer...

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201410027886411/sort/default/make/ford/maximum-mileage/up_to_100000_miles/maximum-age/up_to_8_years_old/postcode/b12jp/page/1/onesearchad/used%2Cnearlynew%2Cnew/seller-type/trade_adverts/usedcars/fuel-type/diesel/model/fiesta/price-to/3000/radius/1501?logcode=p


£2000 should see you driving that away.

That's a Style. Op has a Zetec, good popular spec, depending on history, colour and doors I'd say £2700 is about right. The 1.4 diesel is normally a decent engine too.

OP as you still had power it sounds like limp mode, I'd be guessing without knowing more details. I had a car chew 12 teeth off a cambelt a few months back, instant loss of power and just about coasted off the main road.

sh0597

Well OP said it "lost all power".


Still, maybe the diagnosis is wrong so we can't really advise without knowing what the problem actually is.

enfield_freddy

will people stop going on about cambelts!!!


there could be any number of things wrong here , fuel shortage / blockage , ign failure or fault


why does everybody think that a brakedown is major , and its either a replacement engine or scrap it


3 things needed


ignition , fuel and compression
in this case it sounds like one of those has failed , find the fault , then fix it.

OddballJamie

enfield_freddy wrote: »

will people stop going on about cambelts!!!


there could be any number of things wrong here , fuel shortage / blockage , ign failure or fault


why does everybody think that a brakedown is major , and its either a replacement engine or scrap it


3 things needed


ignition , fuel and compression
in this case it sounds like one of those has failed , find the fault , then fix it.

Just going by the information provided.

I was towed off the motorway and to my local garage by RAC, who think it is the cam belt which has snapped.

JustinR1979

Let's wait for a proper diagnosis.
Cambelt is unlikely as you'd have had mega engine braking (excuse the pun) and would have had to knock it out of gear to coast to safety.