car problem too far from dealer who sold it

150940

LiGhTfasT wrote: »

Its probably not worth the hassle of getting the car back that distance and hoping that he'll do something with it. I would post bad feedback on his facebook page etc and hope to get a refund towards the repair for removing it.

I thought you could remove stuff from your own Facebook page.

d123

150940 wrote: »

I thought you could remove stuff from your own Facebook page.

You can, I think he can also block a person from posting if he wants to as well.

forgotmyname

The seller doesn't need to do hide or change name or anything like that, he just needs to tell the OP to bring it back and he will look at it.

The OPs unlikely to bring it back, if by a very slim chance they do the seller can just blame the OP for the damage and tell them they need to collect their car because its costing £10 a day storage.

EdGasket

But doesn't the OP have the right to reject the car due to a major fault occuring very soon after purchase?

Herzlos

If the dealer claims it was caused by driving it before servicing (as he will say he recommended by saying "It needs a good service"), then you'd have an uphill battle claiming it was negligence on the part of the dealer.

EdGasket

If it needed a service to stop a major fault occuring within 150 miles then the dealer shouldn't have sold it in that condition in the first place.

Herzlos

Well yeah, but it was sold and purchased in that condition, so it'd be hard to claim the buyer was tricked.

poppasmurf_bewdley

A friend of mine was daft enough to buy a car from a dealer about 80 miles away from where he lived. Sure enough it developed a fault and the dealer proved tricky to deal with.

Sat in my friend's home, I rang the dealer on my mobile, told them I was from Trading Standards and I was investigating a problem with one of his customers.

Result. My mate received a call from the dealer the same day and the problem was fixed.

EdGasket

Herzlos wrote: »

Well yeah, but it was sold and purchased in that condition, so it'd be hard to claim the buyer was tricked.

A service typically means oil and filter change and checking other stuff like brakes; it would not have prevented a turbo going within 150 miles.

dannyrst

EdGasket wrote: »

A service typically means oil and filter change and checking other stuff like brakes; it would not have prevented a turbo going within 150 miles.

Exactly. The OP can reject the car.

Find a mate who can transport the car back to the garage and buy him a few beers.