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13th December 2016, 19:12 | #1 |
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can anyone help and 80 yr old boy?
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just read this on facebook 80 yr old guy buys a 75 HGF ...suspected bought it 5 weeks ago and has been told 28 days warranty ... bought from Need for speed motors in Dunstable what a crock I dunno if i had the expertese to do the HG I would go do it but I have never done one I know there are a lot of good folk on here anyone able to help out ? think the car is Hatfield
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I'm not on facebook, so haven't seen the full story. However, if he bought from a trader and the car hasn't been sold as spares/repair or sold as seen - neither of which are presumably the case when there's mention of a warranty period - then any faults which arise in the first six months after sale are deemed to have existed at the time of sale, and therefore are the responsibility of the trader.
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13th December 2016, 19:41 | #3 |
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Been there with trading standards. On a cheap car they were not interested in my cars faults.
I hope the garage in the op is going to have a change of heart |
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Caveat Emptor I believe.
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as with anything
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trying to find out what engine it is at the min she doesnt know not her car think its her dads back street Dunstable garage so I doubt she will get very far
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It's an old car with an uneviable reputation for unreliability, what do you expect people to say, there there, sue the garage as they're all crooks? If you buy an old car, no matter what the brand, you must budget for failures, as it's the nature of the beast.
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13th December 2016, 20:28 | #7 |
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The new Consumer Rights Act is pretty clear - 30 days to reject the car outright, then one opportunity to either repair or replace the car. If a repair is undertaken and it is not successful then you can have a refund.
Saying that, this is an 80 year old who at his stage in life doesn't need the stress of trying to deal with the garage who sold it to him. One suggestion is if he bought the car using a credit card then he can go after a refund that way. |
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That's a closed group by the way so little point having a link to it.
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So as he's had the car 5 weeks, he's over that period, so he's on his own. Old cars go wrong, no matter what make they are.
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I don't trade in cars and never have, this is the third car I've ever sold in thirty three years, it has to be right or it's not going. My point is this, if the law is there to protect people, it should be enforceable for all. A warranty is there as a legal minimum of protection and should be acted on. |
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