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Haras
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We bought a second hand motorhome from a dealer in December. Recently a long crack has appeared along the outside of the habitation wall. We are not aware of any damage occurring since we bought it. Two experts have said that it looks like an old repair which has gone wrong. The repair estimate is over £1000. The dealer says the problem wasn't there when they sold it to us. Do I have a case to argue?
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Haras said:We bought a second hand motorhome from a dealer in December. Recently a long crack has appeared along the outside of the habitation wall. We are not aware of any damage occurring since we bought it. Two experts have said that it looks like an old repair which has gone wrong. The repair estimate is over £1000. The dealer says the problem wasn't there when they sold it to us. Do I have a case to argue?
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If it's an old repair gone wrong, and you didn't spot it when inspecting the vehicle, it's entirely possible the dealer wasn't aware of if either.
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TELLIT01 said:If it's an old repair gone wrong, and you didn't spot it when inspecting the vehicle, it's entirely possible the dealer wasn't aware of if either.
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HillStreetBlues said:Haras said:We bought a second hand motorhome from a dealer in December. Recently a long crack has appeared along the outside of the habitation wall. We are not aware of any damage occurring since we bought it. Two experts have said that it looks like an old repair which has gone wrong. The repair estimate is over £1000. The dealer says the problem wasn't there when they sold it to us. Do I have a case to argue?0
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TELLIT01 said:If it's an old repair gone wrong, and you didn't spot it when inspecting the vehicle, it's entirely possible the dealer wasn't aware of if either.0
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Haras said:HillStreetBlues said:Haras said:We bought a second hand motorhome from a dealer in December. Recently a long crack has appeared along the outside of the habitation wall. We are not aware of any damage occurring since we bought it. Two experts have said that it looks like an old repair which has gone wrong. The repair estimate is over £1000. The dealer says the problem wasn't there when they sold it to us. Do I have a case to argue?
You will need to show repair predates purchase
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HillStreetBlues said:Haras said:HillStreetBlues said:Haras said:We bought a second hand motorhome from a dealer in December. Recently a long crack has appeared along the outside of the habitation wall. We are not aware of any damage occurring since we bought it. Two experts have said that it looks like an old repair which has gone wrong. The repair estimate is over £1000. The dealer says the problem wasn't there when they sold it to us. Do I have a case to argue?
You will need to show repair predates purchase
It's complicated by the fact that the original dealer who was selling the van offered to send it across to another dealer friend to save us travelling as far to see it. We dealt with the second dealer (different company) but he was only doing a favour for his friend and didn't know the van or appear very interested in dealing with any issues once the transaction was over. He has told me that there was nothing wrong with it when he sold it to us and I should ask the first dealer about this issue.0 -
I would take it back to selling dealer. As it's a camper van, then you can make a trip of it & stay overnight 😍Life in the slow lane0
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born_again said:I would take it back to selling dealer. As it's a camper van, then you can make a trip of it & stay overnight 😍
We didn't deal with the original dealer other than to express an interest in the van, and the second dealer isn't very interested because as he told us, it's not his van and he didn't make anything on it.0 -
Haras said:born_again said:I would take it back to selling dealer. As it's a camper van, then you can make a trip of it & stay overnight 😍
We didn't deal with the original dealer other than to express an interest in the van, and the second dealer isn't very interested because as he told us, it's not his van and he didn't make anything on it.0
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