what rights do i have after buying a car about 3 weeks ago and engine letting go only done 400 miles...???

 

if you bought it privatley and sold as seen, unfortunatly m8, you have no rights imo.

 

Legally don't think it would make much difference even if you bought it from a dealership and it was second hand. "Caveat emptor" - buyer beware....

Garages tend to fix stuff mostly out of goodwill, but when they offer a warranty on a second hand car it only tends to cover defects present when the car was designed - not wear and tear...

 

bought it private

 

Think your only hope is that the warranty is still valid and that it blew due to a design flaw, rather than wear and tear/bad maintenenace/bad mods etc.

Sorry to hear about it - You could always try and get some cash back from the seller (yeah right... but it's not like you've got much to lose so you might as well give it a go....).

 

i bought a scooby on the thursday and on the friday afternoon (approx 150 miles down the road) it blew up. not too good for obvious reasons but after a heated debate and rigerous examination it was found to have been "modified" as the block was not the original and had had internal components changed etc. i got my money back based on that scenario. maybe it will help a little to know at least it can be done.

try this website as i got them involved heavily. www.treadingstandards.gov.uk

steve

 

http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/

Maybe that's better - unless you have a gripe with the local aerobics class

 

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