Bought a crock o ****... :(

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If it was bought from a garage then they must give you a 3 month warranty. They must then be given the opportunity to put the defects right before a refund will be considered.
 
SASBOB said:
If it was bought from a garage then they must give you a 3 month warranty. They must then be given the opportunity to put the defects right before a refund will be considered.
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I believe its actually 6 months Bob. Although they are reluctant to tell folks that, they prefer to offer 3 months as if thats a fantastic offer....
 
storm99 said:
I believe its actually 6 months Bob. Although they are reluctant to tell folks that, they prefer to offer 3 months as if thats a fantastic offer....
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It always amuses me how they say 'we'll even give you 3 months warranty / guanatee on that motor' to which i normally reply with 'like you're legally obliged to'

(also hadn't realised it might be 6 months)
 
I have a clear HPI report.

The issue is you can have an accident and get it repaired without the insurance if both parties agree.

Or you hit something on your own and don't declare it.

Heard nothing today, Might well ring them tomorrow as the letter should be there. As soon as the tracking gives me a signature i'll give it 10 mins and then ring them.
 
I have only owned one Volvo, it was low mileage and only 2 years old, the most troublesome, unreliable car I have ever had.
I once paid £25 for an Austin Metro that I kept for 4 years, a much better car than the Volvo in all respects, the Metro was a heap of junk, what does that tell you about the Volvo
 
When i test drove the car, It was on a saturday afternoon, and you do the 15 min drive, and it's only when you start driving it on your own, You start to notice these issues.

If i had a day to test drive it sure, I'd find them.
 
3 months ago I purchased an 08 Astra 1.9td SRI from Peter Vardy's in Edinburgh. I took it for a 15 min test drive and only picked up on what I thought was a noisy wheel bearing. They cleaned up the car and issued a years MOT. I noticed one advisory on the MOT. They told me it was that the front and rear tyres were different. I got home and my wife pointed out that the brake lights were different brightness,the rear window wash wouldnt squirt either. I took it to a local garage and they found the wrong bulb was fitted. I took the car back to Vardy and asked them to fix a very small paint blemish and check out the wheel bearings. I was advised it was road noise. They fixed the rear window squirter and the paint chip. The mechanic advised me to get the front wheels balanced. I took it to Nat Tyres and they wouldn't balance them because they were too big for the car and weren't the right ones for the car. Armed with this I took it back to Vardy and they fitted 2 new front tyres. At the time I asked the service guy how much to have 4 mudflaps fitted...he said he would let me know...still waiting 3 weeks later. Although Vardy fixed the problems it makes you wonder about the "MOT" although only the rear brake lights were a failure. I will probably buy and fit the mudflaps myself. I do not trust anyone else with my car but have to rely on others to work on them. I am the only one to fix my Landy. I like vehicles you can fix with a lump hammer and a shifting spanner.
 
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im beginning to think all garages take the ****.....ive been using the same local garaged for 30 odd years .... they do the mot , i do the easy bits then they have back for the crawly underneath bits and retest.... late nov the disco failed on two spots of rust on the cills , one worn track rod end and the drivers seat insecure. all the seat needs is a couple of bits of angle iron bolted to the sides and down through the floor, the welding should be a couple of hours tops.... normally id have done it meself but this year i just havnt had the time to spare..... disco went in on weds to be done ..(garage too busy to do it before).. 4 days later they still havnt finished.... it was sat on the ramp all day friday .... i passed by several times during the day , never saw anyone near it.
upshot is weve been one vehicle down all this month cos the mot is out...its not insurmountable cos we run a fourtrak as well but just a pain i the butt, its getting to the point where i may as well not retax it till january
 
ricc said:
im beginning to think all garages take the ****.....ive been using the same local garaged for 30 odd years .... they do the mot , i do the easy bits then they have back for the crawly underneath bits and retest.... late nov the disco failed on two spots of rust on the cills , one worn track rod end and the drivers seat insecure. all the seat needs is a couple of bits of angle iron bolted to the sides and down through the floor, the welding should be a couple of hours tops.... normally id have done it meself but this year i just havnt had the time to spare..... disco went in on weds to be done ..(garage too busy to do it before).. 4 days later they still havnt finished.... it was sat on the ramp all day friday .... i passed by several times during the day , never saw anyone near it.
upshot is weve been one vehicle down all this month cos the mot is out...its not insurmountable cos we run a fourtrak as well but just a pain i the butt, its getting to the point where i may as well not retax it till january
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I hope you remembered to SORN it.
 
Garages now adays are just... lol.

I'm ringing this one Monday.

maybe next time i'll buy from a main dealer instead.

Can't afford to buy new, Unfortunately though, It may be a requirement :/

My Mrs is learning to drive, and wants a cheap run around car. I don't know what to do with this, Buy cheap korean thing brand new, Or older fiesta / corsa and run the risk of it being ****...

It's really knocked my confidence in the human race...
 
Igloo said:
Garages now adays are just... lol.

I'm ringing this one Monday.

maybe next time i'll buy from a main dealer instead.

Can't afford to buy new, Unfortunately though, It may be a requirement :/

My Mrs is learning to drive, and wants a cheap run around car. I don't know what to do with this, Buy cheap korean thing brand new, Or older fiesta / corsa and run the risk of it being ****...

It's really knocked my confidence in the human race...
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Buying a car is always a friggin lottery, I would buy an older Ford until the Mrs gets the knocks and bangs out of her system.Trust me, I know, my Mrs wrote off a Peugeot 205 with 1800 miles on the clock shortly after passing her test.
 
Quick update,

The garage today rang me, And got strait on the offensive and advised they would have repaired the car if i wasn't a child and had rang them like a man instead of sending a letter.

Then they said i wouldn't get a penny for my car, and he would rather get rid of the business first.

Then he said he wouldn't repair my car anyway.... :doh:

So, i have a recording of the conversation, Which he is aware of.

I have two options now really, 1) is go get a solicitor 2) No win No Fee type of place.

I suppose i stand a better chance with a solicitor than a NWNF place, But what do you guys think?
 
Trading Standards as a first try before throwing cash at a solicitor?

Not sure if you'd get a 'no fee no win solicitor' for this sort of claim - could be wrong

Are you within the financial limits for small claims court?
 
waldershelf said:
I have only owned one Volvo, it was low mileage and only 2 years old, the most troublesome, unreliable car I have ever had.
I once paid £25 for an Austin Metro that I kept for 4 years, a much better car than the Volvo in all respects, the Metro was a heap of junk, what does that tell you about the Volvo
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I had a p reg V40 for 18 months, 130k. I never put a drop of oil in it, ragged it a fair bit, in all honesty it was an excellent and very reliable car. Just to balance things a little :)
 
Igloo said:
Quick update,

The garage today rang me, And got strait on the offensive and advised they would have repaired the car if i wasn't a child and had rang them like a man instead of sending a letter.

Then they said i wouldn't get a penny for my car, and he would rather get rid of the business first.

Then he said he wouldn't repair my car anyway.... :doh:

So, i have a recording of the conversation, Which he is aware of.

I have two options now really, 1) is go get a solicitor 2) No win No Fee type of place.

I suppose i stand a better chance with a solicitor than a NWNF place, But what do you guys think?
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a Jerry can a matches spring to mind ;)
 
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