Missold car - Advice desperately needed!

noitsnotme

              

onlyfoolsandparking

And here they are right on cue to save the day 

Car_54

Jumblebumble said:

Purpleee said:

Hi all, any advice would be much appreciated
A friend purchased a 10 month old car in October 2018 for around £55k. Bought from a frachised main dealer, and advertised as 1 prior owner, with around 9,000 miles on the clock. Had a few minor issues over the last 18 months, but all sorted under warranty. Recently in June, they had a terrifying incident where the whole car shut down while on a dual carriageway leaving them with absolutely no control over the car. Fortunately they coasted to a stop and there was no traffic around due to lockdown. The car has been with their local main dealer (different to where they bought it) and they still have no clear or adequate explanation as to why this happened. Their dealer said the battery terminals were dirty from road use - but the battery on the car is in the boot under the carpet. 
While doing some internet research to see if any other owners had a similar experience, they discovered that the car had been a long term press car before they bought it and from the blog it appears it had been put through it paces (even an oblique reference to taking it on an F1 track). The dealer they bought the car from is claiming they had verbally disclosed this to them at the time of purchase - which they did not. They have the original advert and there is no mention of any of this. They've sought the advice of a solicitor and have spoken to the manufacturer's head office, but don't seem to be getting anywhere.. 
Any suggestions or advice regarding any other avenues to persue??

I have to say in your shoes I would be devastated

Why? It isn't the OP's problem.

Scrapit

So not miss sold then. 

ElizabethRose

What exactly is the issue? Car had a previous owner who liked to drive the car round f1 tracks and 2 years later the new owner is unhappy?!

Herzlos

Since we're presumably talking about a £70k+ car, it's presumably pretty high performance so it's not impossible the owner would have taken it to a track or driven it like such anyway.

A press car that's been on a track is probably going to be looked after better than a random bloke who wanted a sporty car to thrash about.

It's also hugely unlikely to have any relation to the reported fault.

If your friend doesn't like it, then their only options are to put up with it or sell it for something that didn't have a previous owner.

Scrapit

there is no way of guaranteeing how any vehicle that has previous drivers(not just owners) has been driven.

born_again

Amazing 2 pages and no mention of just what car this is.
Could it be that someone forgot to tighten the battery terminal up when servicing?

[Deleted User]

Well the good news is that even if it has been hammered the warranty is still good so they should at least fix it.

sweetsand

[DELETED USER] said:

Well the good news is that even if it has been hammered the warranty is still good so they should at least fix it.

[DELETED USER] said:

Well the good news is that even if it has been hammered the warranty is still good so they should at least fix it.

Or like I said sell it and the good news depending on the what car it is, it could be an appreciating classic. So I recommend the OP's friends checks the book vlaue.