I bought a second hand car 2 weeks ago from a dealer ([url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/ive-bought-a-stupid-car-carrying-bikes-question ]see this thread with people arguing about hairdressers[/url]) after 4 days it promptly broke down. It’s still broken and the garage can’t figure out what’s wrong with it.
How much recourse do I have with the dealer that sold the car given that the car only cost £1000? I’m not expecting that it should have been perfect but I was at least hoping that it would last more than 3 miles. Can I just take it back to them and demand they rectify the fault or give me my money back. I’ve had a look at the Honest John FAQs and it’s a bit ambiguous about very cheap cars.
For those of a mechanical leaning that are interested it’s a 1996 Saab 900 2.0t convertible and it would appear that no fuel is getting to the engine, they’ve changed the coil pack which now means the engine sparks but it still won’t run. The garages fault reader won’t hook up to the car properly either to tell them why.
what does the dealer say?
I'd be asking for a refund or the dealer to agree to pay for any repairs.
and I'd take it somewhere that can read the ECU - your lot are just guessing...
I bought a car for £2k, within a week the fuel pump died, I phoned the dealer I bought it from and he fitted a new fuel pump FoC, your first port of call should've been the dealer, as you've put it in somewhere else you're probably screwed now.
yeah. as cars get older the line about how long a car needs to last becomes greyer, but within a week is back to the dealer, fix or repair FOC. Your best bet is to push the dealer for this as much as possible before going to anything legal (small claims court would find in your favour though)
Should have just gone back. Sale of goods act still applies to secondhand cars but clearly your expectations are less.
you picked up a running saab convertible, for a grand
even with the appalling fuel economy of the 2L engine, soft top ones round here fetch a lot more than that, two and a half minimum.
from my saab experience, it really does need to go to a main dealer or saab specialist unless you want problems compounding
good luck with the dealer, if you get the chance take whatever money you can back and run
then keep running
I had an issue with my car...it was a bit more than £1000 but the Sale of Goods Act still applies regardless of the cost
The dealer should pay for the repair...if they are not willing to do that then they must give you a refund. Although you can't demand a refund if they're willing to repair it.
I took mine back and basically said "it's broken, i'll pick it up when it's fixed".
autotrader has 23 saab tit-tops under a grand, starting at £500
I wouldn't say he's paid to little, seems to be the market value
If you are buying form a dealer, you have protection, how much the car cost doesn't come into it. Tell dealer to fix it or refund you.
Camshaft / Crank position sensor .
ECU needs to know where the pistons are in order to open the injectors at the correct time.
Or Wonky fuel pump relay . Pump is in tank and should be audible when you switch the engine on .
Oh , and get the AA to tow it back to the trader , and get Trading Standards involved