2nd hand car broken after 5months

GreenCat80

I bought a secondhand car from a dealer on auto trader on 20th August 2021 for about £3.2k. Last week the clutch went and it’s cost me over £2k to get it back on the road. The dealer gave me a warranty with the car but of course warranty wise won’t pay a penny of it 🙄 friends and family are advising me the dealer should take some responsibility for it as I only bought it 5 months ago, is this true? I’ve tried emailing them twice but haven’t heard back…

TadleyBaggie

Normal wear and tear on clutches is never covered by warranties. What was the age of the car when you bought it, how many miles had it done and how many miles have you added to it?

GreenCat80

TadleyBaggie said:

Normal wear and tear on clutches is never covered by warranties. What was the age of the car when you bought it, how many miles had it done and how many miles have you added to it?

It’s a ‘61. I think it had about 82000 and now it has 86000

DB1904

GreenCat80 said:

TadleyBaggie said:

Normal wear and tear on clutches is never covered by warranties. What was the age of the car when you bought it, how many miles had it done and how many miles have you added to it?

It’s a ‘61. I think it had about 82000 and now it has 86000

So a ten year old car.

Thrugelmir

The car is secondhand. You looked at the service history prior to buying presumably. Considered whether any items could require replacing given the mileage and age. Some drivers are heavy on the clutch. Not the dealers responsibilty to shoulder costs. 

400ixl

Was the problem with the clutch that it had worn out or was there a mechanical failure?

Clutches are designed to wear out with use and are consumable items which are not usually covered by any warranties on secondhand cars, especially 5 months after purchase.

A replacement clutch with labour should not cost anywhere near £2k for anything other than a very high performance car. What had to be replaced and what car is it?

TadleyBaggie

Was the need to replace solely down to worn clutch material or some other fault?

So if that was the original clutch, the need to replace at this mileage wouldn't be unusual. £2K for a simple clutch replacement seems excessive, I paid about £250 the last time I needed one.

GreenCat80

Thrugelmir said:

The car is secondhand. You looked at the service history prior to buying presumably. Considered whether any items could require replacing given the mileage and age. Some drivers are heavy on the clutch. Not the dealers responsibilty to shoulder costs. 

It’s an automatic

ok cool, people keep linking me up to a which article and saying the dealer has some responsibility as I’ve had it under 6 months, I’m not into cars so I didn’t know 

GreenCat80

sorry I should of said, it’s an automatic so more complicated apparently, I had to take it to the main dealer as no one else would work on it. I think it’s safe to say this will be my first and last automatic 😅

Thrugelmir

What's the vehicle? 

GreenCat80

Thrugelmir said:

What's the vehicle? 

Citroen grande Picasso (automatic)