63 plate Mitsubishi new engine HELP

bigjl

hprice1099 wrote: »

Its all being done under warranty.

The second part of that post was relating to the body damage to the two doors, not the engine repair

bigjl

hprice1099 wrote: »

but wouldn't that effect the future value? I wouldn't look twice at a car thats had a replacment engine.

It makes no difference to the value.

In some instances it could improve the value.

As an example a colleague of mine drive through a flood in his 730ld and hydro locked his engine

Car was on something like 60/70k miles and was just over 2 years old.

He got a brand new engine fitted by BMW paid for by his Insurance. Bill was apparently around the £12k mark.

Now a year or so down the line when the car is being sold at say 120k miles the advantage for the buyer is the engine has only done 50/60k not 120k.

More cars have engine and gearbox swaps under warranty than you might think.

arcon5

Suggesting a dealer has the skills to replace an engine and not do a head gasket is ridiculous. They do a vast range of work and a couple of times now i've seen dealership mechanics put down as nothing but fitters - which seems odd considering it's them even the best of mechanics turn to when they are struggling to diagnose a fault!

marlot

hprice1099 wrote: »

Yesterday i was told by Mitsubishi that the car needs a new engine, obviously I wasn’t impressed.
The car is on a 4 year pcp, would this effect the future value of the car?

No. If it was a back street 'reconditioned engine' then it would, but a main dealer new engine is fine.

hprice1099 wrote: »

I told Mitsubishi I don't want to keep the car but because I've caused damage to both doors they are refusing.

I believe they have that right.

hprice1099 wrote: »

Does anyone know what or if what legal route i can go down to reject the car as its not fir for purpose??

I think you're over-reacting. Get the new engine in, and you'll hopefully have a great car.

BeenThroughItAll

Marktheshark wrote: »

A head gasket is not really an inherent fault unless it came faulty, its a part that can fail at any time and be caused by several issues such as not topping up water or checking for a leak.
It does look to be quite a common failure searching google and an expected one on the Outlander.

Some cars are prone to common faults, Rovers ate Head gaskets every 20,000 and some Vauxhall do as well.

You can push for some goodwill towards the cost but I doubt they will have anyone up to the repair, they tend to be fast fit at best.

No they didn't. Stop perpetuating this !!!!!!!!.

Nodding_Donkey

BeenThroughItAll wrote: »

No they didn't. Stop perpetuating this !!!!!!!!.

It's just a bit of exaggeration that's all, some Rovers had a reputation for eating head gaskets and it's what they get remembered for.

Much the same way that Mazda's of a certain age have a reputation for rust, Italian cars for rubbish electrics.

takman

hprice1099 wrote: »

but wouldn't that effect the future value? I wouldn't look twice at a car thats had a replacment engine.

Why not?. If a car has a replacement engine then that will mean the new engine has done less miles. So it definitely won't devalue the car!.
It's no different to replacing any other part on the car that has broken or worn out.

xHannahx

hprice1099 wrote: »

but wouldn't that effect the future value? I wouldn't look twice at a car thats had a replacment engine.

A brand new manufacturer supplied and fitted engine will if anything increase value. It's effectively wiping the current mileage off of the engine. Keep it fully documented.
If it was a back street garage fitting a 2nd hand engine then yes maybe a decrease in value, but not a brand new engine,

photome

No grounds to reject,

not sure why you are worried about having a brand new engine fitted, maybe you are more worried that you have 4 years PCP on a car that is already 3 years old.

Lastly.. ignore the shark

Strider590

These "countless tests", what aside from plugging it into a diagnostics machine, did they actually do?

Overheating at high speed can be nothing more than a coincidence, if it was loosing temp at high speed it's likely the thermostat.

IMO there is a lot of info missing from the OP and from the dealers POV several areas where the damage could be put down to customer neglect.