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22 June 2009, 07:37 PM
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look stick to ur guns tell them u want it repaired at thier cost or your money and corsa back!
you have legal rights mate be tidy and stay firm if you have no joy then go to the citizens advice buraux and get free advice if you are sold goods by a trader you have a legal right to have the item fit for the job.
people give in and thats when they shaft you!
you have legal rights mate be tidy and stay firm if you have no joy then go to the citizens advice buraux and get free advice if you are sold goods by a trader you have a legal right to have the item fit for the job.
people give in and thats when they shaft you!
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22 June 2009, 07:46 PM
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put some pics up of the rest of the car so we can see what the rest of it is like,secondhand engines are ok but i wouldnt bother because you dont know what condition there in and could go wrong at anytime unless you get hold of one with and paperwork to say its been rebuilt,i doubt the seller is going to what to stump up lots of money for a rebuild,
22 June 2009, 08:32 PM
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looks pretty tidy from the pics,its really up to you mate,how much you like and want to keep the car,i would defo make sure you get him to pay for most the repairs mind,car looks like its had some monet spent on it,if you do keep it and get the engine done i would buy a mapable ecu for it and get it mapped for piece of mind,
22 June 2009, 10:25 PM
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any idea how much ?
update:
contacted the seller many times today only to get his right hand man who is a tea boy and car vallet not a seller so no joy from him but what he did say was that the cars have a 90day warrenty by law and that this has happend before where a guy bought a vw polo engine blew up and he got his money back i also rang api who said its £1400 for a repair on my car and £2050 for a recon engine
which sounds ok i guess or if i can get my corsa back i got to mess about with insurance again and tax and log book etc etc so my question is do i get my corsa back IF thats the offer or do i say right its gonna cost £1400 for repair an have done with that and get that done what would you guys do if it was you ??????????????????????
update:
contacted the seller many times today only to get his right hand man who is a tea boy and car vallet not a seller so no joy from him but what he did say was that the cars have a 90day warrenty by law and that this has happend before where a guy bought a vw polo engine blew up and he got his money back i also rang api who said its £1400 for a repair on my car and £2050 for a recon engine
which sounds ok i guess or if i can get my corsa back i got to mess about with insurance again and tax and log book etc etc so my question is do i get my corsa back IF thats the offer or do i say right its gonna cost £1400 for repair an have done with that and get that done what would you guys do if it was you ??????????????????????
the lump is sound mate give me a call on 07912027947 i can get the car collected and back to you in 2 weeks fella all lumps come with six months warranty
23 June 2009, 12:05 AM
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hey buddy i work at a company called recon engines and i have a scooby lump that i have just fitted a steel centre thrust crank with acl race bearings
the lump is sound mate give me a call on 07912027947 i can get the car collected and back to you in 2 weeks fella all lumps come with six months warranty
23 June 2009, 12:26 AM
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Call trading standards 08454 04 05 06
Tell them what has happened and they will give you details on how to construct a letter to send to the owner of the garage. You send it recorded delivery and go from there.
Options are, Repair, Replacement or Refund.
You have to accept whatever the trader offers you and be reasonable because if you end up taking the chap to court your conduct is the bit that will sway it.
Trust me, this method does work. My 2004 waggon decided to chew up its engine within 2000 miles of ownership. Garage took it back and rebuilt the engine at their cost £3,500 in total after a carefully worded letter.
Tell them what has happened and they will give you details on how to construct a letter to send to the owner of the garage. You send it recorded delivery and go from there.
Options are, Repair, Replacement or Refund.
You have to accept whatever the trader offers you and be reasonable because if you end up taking the chap to court your conduct is the bit that will sway it.
Trust me, this method does work. My 2004 waggon decided to chew up its engine within 2000 miles of ownership. Garage took it back and rebuilt the engine at their cost £3,500 in total after a carefully worded letter.
23 June 2009, 07:17 AM
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hey buddy i work at a company called recon engines and i have a scooby lump that i have just fitted a steel centre thrust crank with acl race bearings
the lump is sound mate give me a call on 07912027947 i can get the car collected and back to you in 2 weeks fella all lumps come with six months warranty
23 June 2009, 07:20 AM
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Call trading standards 08454 04 05 06
Tell them what has happened and they will give you details on how to construct a letter to send to the owner of the garage. You send it recorded delivery and go from there.
Options are, Repair, Replacement or Refund.
You have to accept whatever the trader offers you and be reasonable because if you end up taking the chap to court your conduct is the bit that will sway it.
Trust me, this method does work. My 2004 waggon decided to chew up its engine within 2000 miles of ownership. Garage took it back and rebuilt the engine at their cost £3,500 in total after a carefully worded letter.
Tell them what has happened and they will give you details on how to construct a letter to send to the owner of the garage. You send it recorded delivery and go from there.
Options are, Repair, Replacement or Refund.
You have to accept whatever the trader offers you and be reasonable because if you end up taking the chap to court your conduct is the bit that will sway it.
Trust me, this method does work. My 2004 waggon decided to chew up its engine within 2000 miles of ownership. Garage took it back and rebuilt the engine at their cost £3,500 in total after a carefully worded letter.
24 June 2009, 06:58 PM
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quick update:
the guy has now said he will repair car and pay half towards it so its now back with him and booked in on friday for the engine to be stripped to see what it is and repair it
the guy has now said he will repair car and pay half towards it so its now back with him and booked in on friday for the engine to be stripped to see what it is and repair it
24 June 2009, 09:27 PM
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its beening done by a garage that repairs and services all his cars he said its gonna be about £1000 so the arrangement is i pay 500 he pays 500 if its anymore i will say no and just get it done by myself prob by recon engines in chelmsford when i can get that sort of money together
24 June 2009, 09:27 PM
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Hi there, my bottom end went on my bug eye 7 weeks ago, only had the car 11 weeks and its only done 34000 miles with fssh, but was a private buy so i did'nt have a leg to stand on, its realy gut renching when it happens!! so know how you feel. luckily my brother is a dab hand with engines and we did a full bottom end rebuild, sti crank, acl bearings, high pressure oil pump and modene, timing belt kit, steel head gaskets etc at a cost of £1,300 for the parts, best to get everything done as the shards of metal get everwhere. you have a very smart car there so hope you get it sorted so you can enjoy it, i've only got 250 miles to go then mines run in, so i can get my boost back on and take it over 3000 revs, good luck, it'll be worth the wait.
24 June 2009, 09:30 PM
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Hi there, my bottom end went on my bug eye 7 weeks ago, only had the car 11 weeks and its only done 34000 miles with fssh, but was a private buy so i did'nt have a leg to stand on, its realy gut renching when it happens!! so know how you feel. luckily my brother is a dab hand with engines and we did a full bottom end rebuild, sti crank, acl bearings, high pressure oil pump and modene, timing belt kit, steel head gaskets etc at a cost of £1,300 for the parts, best to get everything done as the shards of metal get everwhere. you have a very smart car there so hope you get it sorted so you can enjoy it, i've only got 250 miles to go then mines run in, so i can get my boost back on and take it over 3000 revs, good luck, it'll be worth the wait.
24 June 2009, 09:40 PM
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As long as it all gets replaced and not just cleaned out ie oil pump, modene, and a new crank as we were told never to get it ground, it will be okay, it broke my heart having to pull the money out, But at least you should get a guarantee for the work.
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