Used Car

nell71

hi , bought a car end of January , noticed it had  a small oil leak  so got in contact with the seller and they said they would sort it , it turned out it was the sump , the mechanic said i would have more oil leaks for a week or so , it continued for about 5 weeks so i took it to a local garage and they said it was a cylinder head gasket problem that could cost at least £800 and they stated that the engine had been in bad condition for months  , i had only a month warranty with the car but i paid £5000 ,  have i any rights at all with this situation ? thanks

Grumpy_chap

You paid £5k for the car.
What type of car, age, mileage?

Alfrescodave

Was it a private seller or a dealer?

nell71

it was a dealer , i was given 1 month warranty which has expired , the car is a astra gtc sri and the car millage is 71 000

tacpot12

You have a right to a repair from the original dealer, but this is based on your assertion that the oil leak was present when you bought the car. You need to stick to that assertion and gather evidence to support this in court, if you need to take it that far. 

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The car I bought has a problem what are my rights - Which?

nell71

The garage is willing to take a look at it , so its a start , thanks for all the replys