2nd hand car purchased in July 07 has failed MOT

photome

Poppy

Are there any updates?

photome

Any news???

OverlandLandy

Hello....Any News?

I'm shouting cos it has all gone Quiet.....hello...hello...anyone out there...hello...

anewman

My guess is poppycat got the brake pipes sorted, and saw sense that a second hand car wouldn't be expected to be 100% perfect. Especially when it's not particularly expensive to do.

Smear multi-purpose lithium based grease on the new brake pipes every-so-often and they should never need replacing again.

goldspanners

i think we are all missing one vital thing here,poppycat had the chance (or get someone else to) look under the vehicle and the bonnet and point out all the problems and ask for them to be repaired before she handed over her cash.

i honestly feel her claims are ridiculous,as a few others have said there is no measurement for how corodded the pipes were,if she had taken it to another MOT test station it may have even passed.
usually if you wire brush the pipes and apply some corrosion inhibitor this will make the pipes look better and they will usually pass,its only a visual inspection.
leave it where it is poppycat,i very much doubt you will win this.

OverlandLandy

I think its more about the fact that all too often people take time to respond and the OP (not just poppycat) never bothers to post an eventual outcome so that we call all share and learn from the experiences (good or bad).

hartcjhart

sticks and stones as they say,

No I wouldnt sell a car to some of you SOGA nuts,as 5 years down the line if a bulb went you would be trying to take me to court or beating on my door for compo,:eek:

I left this thread alone because it was getting into an us and them thing.:mad:

how come poppycat has not come back with news

goldspanners

hartcjhart wrote: »

sticks and stones as they say,

No I wouldnt sell a car to some of you SOGA nuts,as 5 years down the line if a bulb went you would be trying to take me to court or beating on my door for compo,:eek:

I left this thread alone because it was getting into an us and them thing.:mad:

how come poppycat has not come back with news

no news means bad news?

darich

I haven't read all the posts but Poppy stated the car was defective. I don't see how the car can be defective if it had working brakes.
The brake pipes may have been in an acceptable condition when the car was sold but deteriorated to a point where they fail the MOT.

It's really down to the buyer to check the car thoroughly before parting with cash.

Complaining that a 7 year old car needs work done is amazing and i'm both surprised and disappointed that consumer advice have told her she has a case.

hartcjhart

HAVE WE GOT AN UPDATE or were we right with our advice