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Bought a death trap.
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Have you spoken to the seller?0
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The garage that did the report said that the mileage did not make sense if the MOT passed, with no advisories, it would not be reasonably possible for the amount of issues to have developed and they advised to return for refund rather than put good money after bad.0
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pinkichiban said:It was not what was sold to us, maybe we should have been more savvy about what we were sold, however it is not as described.
The Audi dealer will be happy to sell you a brand spankin' new car.3 -
pinkichiban said:The garage that did the report said that the mileage did not make sense if the MOT passed, with no advisories
But none of the issues you note is necessarily a fail. The nearest I'm seeing to a fail in that list is the bushes - and we don't know how "worn" or "split" they are. Wheels cannot be removed by the tester to check pads or discs, and the test for actual brake efficiency is so laughably low that anybody would notice a car that was borderline the first time they drove it.1 -
We spoke to the dealer and he is saying 'sold as seen'. Well that's not true and not on the advert or receipt. I understand that these issues may not be as intense as the garage have made out, but what was advertised does not match what we have received, so we will continue to claim a refund. We know the MOT is too late to challenge, but the car has barely been driven since it was done, hence mentioning it, nothing adds up. Luckily we have evidence to back up the description of what we were sold vs what we end up with. If the advert had not been so positive then we'd not have a claim.0
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The Audi dealer can try and sell us a new car...0
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pinkichiban said:We spoke to the dealer and he is saying 'sold as seen'. Well that's not true
If you wish to reject the car, then leave it on his forecourt, asap. With all paperwork and keys.
Then it's small claim time - https://www.moneyclaim.gov.uk/web/mcol/welcome
He will almost certainly lodge a defence that the faults are perfectly reasonable for a 13yo car, and consistent with his documented description of "Needs a service".1 -
pinkichiban said:Bought a second hand car from a local trader,
We were sold this as 'it just needed a service'.
Looks like a fight ahead.
The process is as Adrian said. Be sure to keep copies of any paperwork.
Good luck.1 -
I just got some advice from the RAC and they have said that we should not have been sold a car with the breaks in the condition that they were sold and that breaks on metal are considered unroadworthy. It does not matter the age of the car. They suggest I have a strong claim and to get trading standards involved. Traders have a responsibility when selling used cars and they can't use sold as seen to cover for selling an unroadworthy car.0
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Grumpy_chap said:pinkichiban said:Bought a second hand car from a local trader,
We were sold this as 'it just needed a service'.
It sounds like a dubious dealer though (no upstanding one would sell a car with brakes that bad), so I guess it's down to how much you want to fight it vs just fixing it.
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