Drum roll please........£5400

Reading that makes me feel better, I was prepared to save and pay £2k for a respray and I definitely don't intend on getting rid of the defender any time soon. I'll just have to delay the respray and work my way through the list!

Things picked up at this weekends inspection, not picked up initially: Swivel ball seals corroded/not effective Rotted bulkhead in need of repair/replace (I knew this already) Rotten footwell Battery box completely rotten Radius arm bushes ineffective including rear Rear crank seal gone Gear...

It's a specialist lender I've gone to, not exactly a bank but the truck isn't up as security either. I've had a full HPI check done and the vehicles never been reported stolen. It also has the reg glazed on the window, and I have a receipt for 1700 for the engine conversion. I may ask them why...

Thanks everyone for the feedback, unfortunately didn't get any photos today to show, but will definitely get some up in the week. I'm going to email the pre purchase inspector tomorrow with a PDF copy of the inspection I had done at the weekend and see what he has to say. From there, I'll make...

Are you here to provide advise or just inform me that I've made a series of mistakes (which I'm already aware of)

Will try get some up this afternoon.

I'm going to go down the official complaint route of the click mechanic website. I'm unsure whether I should contact the inspector directly also, as I have his details.

I'm in Birmingham mate, thank you for that offer. I'm going to dig deeper, see what else I can establish about the truck and then may take you up on that offer?

I think you're right in saying the seller knew the truck wasn't in the implied condition, but the extent of what he knew is impossible to know.

I think you're missing the point. I paid a supposed qualified mechanic/inspector to undertake a pre purchase inspection for me, due to my lack of knowledge. If you're telling me that checking the chassis number is a fundamental check before buying the defender, then would it be that...

Thanks for the advice mate, I'm hoping to walk away with a solid truck to use. I really don't want to have to go down a messy route of trying to secure a refund etc. I'd rather it be a case of me paying over the odds for the truck then it being a rolling write off. Swan.

Hi mate thanks for the reply. The truck was from a private seller down south.

Thanks for the response. Chassis number looks like it's been ground off. I'll have a look at the vin numbers later on and update. The vehicle does have the cars registration on the windows of the car in small white writing. I want to be certain that I need to go to the police before I do so, or...

I don't know where I stand with a refund, as no guarantee of the vehicles condition was provided & foolishly I don't have a receipt/proof of sale drafted up. I also couldn't go back to the seller and say I reckon it's stolen, can I have a refund. But st the same time like you say, I don't want...

I definitely agree with what you're saying there, but the 4x4 specialist I visited is very reputable and well known. In addition, they did a full inspection and took me round explaining to me as they did so, all of the points they were picking up. They fixed the steering box there and then free...

Thanks for the reply, that's precisely why I'm so angry. Not only have I lost out financially because of this inspector, I've been driving friends, colleagues, family around for weeks in this truck. I'm definitely not going to roll over here. Swan

ClickMechanic is basically a "middle man" who puts you in touch with local mechanics, and provide fast/definitive quotes online. I bought the car privately, as to a guarantee of service there's a 118 point check which I booked and have a receipt for, so I suppose me buying that service and...

Thanks for all the replies, I appreciate the time taken to help me out. I'm going to review all info provided regarding the pre purchase inspection & will respond to all questions posted in this thread later this evening once I've done so. Swan.

Very sad to be posting this, but I found out today that since buying my first defender I've been driving a death trap. I bought my 200tdi on 16th June and paid £83 for a pre purchase inspection from ClickMechanic. In short I was told that it was an honest example and that it was "better than...