fionaliley

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Evening to you all,
Hope you've had a more pleasant festive period than our household with a broken down TD5 02 plated 60,000 miles,

Bought the car from a independent dealers in the West Country on Dec 1st. Brought to our house in Guildford. Broke down 20 days later and have been told by a mechanic who came to the house it needs a new Turbo as there is far too much play on the impeller. Told not to drive the car.

Spoke to seller who says he will repair it (although he believes it to be a minor fault). Has told me it's my responsibility to pay for it to be low loaded to garage which is 120 ish miles away. Don't wish to name dealership however they are a well established private specialist.

Anyone out there know who's responsible to get the car to the garage? If it's mine , fine I'll have to accept but at costs around £350 that's a bit harsh after 20days. Owner has e mailed to point out the car is 12 years old.makes no difference re repair liability. Could I be within my rights to take it down to local specialists and pay them to do whatever is required and pass those costs in full on the seller? They would of course let him know what was required and give him the opportunity to collect at his expense.

Issue is the recovery costs, any ideas?

Fi
 
Demand a full refund or recovery and repair at sellers expense it's not fit for purpose so he doesn't have a leg to stand on.
 
From painful experience I can say that you've actually done rather well to achieve 19 days without a breakdown, welcome to Land Rover ownership. :)

If the vehicle was sold to you 'as seen, with no warranty given, written or implied' then I'm afraid that it's really a case of buyer beware and you will do well to achieve a goodwill payment from the seller to rectify the fault.

I would ask if they will accept if a local specialist quoting to rectify the fault first and then ask for a proportion of the cost to be met by the seller, you'll be out of pocket for sure, but maybe not so badly when you consider the costs of recovering the car back to the seller and then collecting the car when completed.

Good, secondhand turbos are readily available and fairly cheap - they're not that hard to fit either....
 
As above, or by a exchange turbo or outright and fit it yourself! Save you the £350 and see if he will cover the turbo cost
 
Satisfactory quality and fit for purpose, look at citizens advice or Mad Hat Man and my "crock of ****" thread
 
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f16/buying-crock-****-if-you-already-have-76002.html
 
Under the terms of the Sale of Goods Act, the car should be of Merchantable Quality. Might be worth a call to Trading Standards to get some advice on how they would interpret this. Also worth finding out whether it's safe to drive it gently. You could of course, push it down the road and ring the AA - if you're a member, that is. Good luck.
 
Demand a full refund or recovery and repair at sellers expense it's not fit for purpose so he doesn't have a leg to stand on.

I tend to agree as the age of the vehicle is irrelevant, except maybe in the case of a minor fault. When it comes to major component failure, the seller would to prove that the fault was present at the point of sale (in which case you wouldn't have bought the car!) Considering the distance involved the dealers best bet would be to agree to a local repair, from a vat registered workshop, with the invoice charged to the seller. Bear in mind though that I don't think they are obliged to pay for a brand new tubo, but the replacement must be serviceable.
 
Evening to you all,
Hope you've had a more pleasant festive period than our household with a broken down TD5 02 plated 60,000 miles,

Bought the car from a independent dealers in the West Country on Dec 1st. Brought to our house in Guildford. Broke down 20 days later and have been told by a mechanic who came to the house it needs a new Turbo as there is far too much play on the impeller. Told not to drive the car.

Spoke to seller who says he will repair it (although he believes it to be a minor fault). Has told me it's my responsibility to pay for it to be low loaded to garage which is 120 ish miles away. Don't wish to name dealership however they are a well established private specialist.

Anyone out there know who's responsible to get the car to the garage? If it's mine , fine I'll have to accept but at costs around £350 that's a bit harsh after 20days. Owner has e mailed to point out the car is 12 years old.makes no difference re repair liability. Could I be within my rights to take it down to local specialists and pay them to do whatever is required and pass those costs in full on the seller? They would of course let him know what was required and give him the opportunity to collect at his expense.

Issue is the recovery costs, any ideas?

Fi

Don't forget,TD5 turbo shafts do feel loose,until the engine is running the the turbine runs on a bed of oil.This then tightens it up.

Also read this about your rights.

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/consumer-rights/
 
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Evening to you all,
Hope you've had a more pleasant festive period than our household with a broken down TD5 02 plated 60,000 miles,

Bought the car from a independent dealers in the West Country on Dec 1st. Brought to our house in Guildford. Broke down 20 days later and have been told by a mechanic who came to the house it needs a new Turbo as there is far too much play on the impeller. Told not to drive the car.

Spoke to seller who says he will repair it (although he believes it to be a minor fault). Has told me it's my responsibility to pay for it to be low loaded to garage which is 120 ish miles away. Don't wish to name dealership however they are a well established private specialist.

Anyone out there know who's responsible to get the car to the garage? If it's mine , fine I'll have to accept but at costs around £350 that's a bit harsh after 20days. Owner has e mailed to point out the car is 12 years old.makes no difference re repair liability. Could I be within my rights to take it down to local specialists and pay them to do whatever is required and pass those costs in full on the seller? They would of course let him know what was required and give him the opportunity to collect at his expense.

Issue is the recovery costs, any ideas?

Fi

You've told us what the mechanic has told you but not told us what the vehicle was actually doing prior to the breakdown?
There's so much advice available on here that if it is indeed something less serious, somebody just might be able to diagnose the fault for you if we knew the symptoms ;)
 
Unusual for a "well established" dealer not to provide even a 3 month warranty on a vehicle?
Assume you got no RAC/AAcover either as you could get them to transport to garage if you towed it away from your house and had a "roadside breakdown"?
Agree with other comments ref Sale of Goods/not fit for purpose etc but being 120 miles away makes it negotiation by phone which is difficult.
Finally why not Name and Shame the Dealer, may make him realize his responsibilities?
 

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