car problem too far from dealer who sold it

captainjon

hi

i bought a car last saturday from a dealer on gumtree, who after i paid wrote "sold as seen" on the invoice, but also "good working order". He said it needed a good service, but it was a good price.

Now I've driven 150 miles away to start a new job, i've found that it needs a new turbo, as well as other things. Its in the garage and it'll cost nearly the price i paid for it.

I need a car ASAP to find a flat to rent as I'm in a hotel at the moment and walking to work. So should i try and drive it back to London, assuming he agrees, and lose a few days organising that, or get it repaired here and claim the repair bill? Taking it back would be a major inconvenience.

150940

It's not the dealers fault you're so far away, however the problem is his to sort out.

captainjon

If the car is undriveable, then i dont have much of an option. It wont start.

bigjl

You have no option other than to take it back to the dealer

I don't understand people that drive hundreds of miles to buy a cheap car

By their very nature they break

Going by the little info you have given it sounds like it it probably one of the many cars fitted with the 1.6diesel engine fitted to PSA/Ford/Volvo cars?

To give proper advice you need to post price paid, age of the car, mileage and make model and engine details.

As if you bought a Peugeot 207 1.6HDi on a 58 plate with 200k on it for £500 then your expectations under the Sale of Goods Act could be very different to if you had paid £4500 for a Ford Focus 1.6 tdci on a 58 plate 40k miles on the clock.

forgotmyname

It needs a new turbo, but you managed to drive it 150 miles?

Have you given it a good service?

captainjon

yes, i bought it, drove it the next day 150 miles to a new city. it broke down the day after i arrived, garage diagnosed the turbo failure. its still in the garage as it wouldnt start anymore.

its a ford focus, 1.8 tdci, 50k mileage, 2003, paid 1000 for it.

peter12345678910

Ring the dealer, just see what they say. Will the dealer arrange and pay for the tow services? Or would they pay or contribute to the cost of repairing the car using the existing garage.....

Remember u may be charged by the present garage for parking and checking the car. Maybe you can get the garage to phone the dealer, they would probably put a better case to the dealer.

peter12345678910

Probably the oil pipe or oil feed needed cleaning, that is what the dealer meant by a good service that probably caused the turbo to fail. Remember turbo cars need a little extra service.

forgotmyname

Wont start with a failed turbo? Something else wrong with it?

peter12345678910

forgotmyname wrote: »

Wont start with a failed turbo? Something else wrong with it?

You said it, would be cheaper to buy a non turbo 2005 focus or tell the garage to fit a second hand turbo.

But if you want cheaper tax look at the 2008 focus.

BeenThroughItAll

peter12345678910 wrote: »

You said it, would be cheaper to buy a non turbo 2005 focus or tell the garage to fit a second hand turbo.

But if you want cheaper tax look at the 2008 focus.

That's not what he said at all.


Cars with failed turbos will still start. I drove a Mondeo back from Birmingham to Newcastle with a seized turbo a couple of years ago. All kinds of fault codes, and barely enough power to drag it along, but it made it fine.