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Jun 8th, 2023, 19:28 | #1 |
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Volvo V8 Mark 2
Good evening, my first post on this forum so please bear with me.
We bought a Volvo V8 Mark 2 from a seller 2 weeks ago and have had some trouble with it. It broke down on the M1 only 2 days after purchase and had to be recovered by the AA. A few local garages have had a look at it and said they cannot repair it, including a specialist one in Faversham. The garage brought to back to us this evening and we are not thinking about what to do. Apparently the engine has seized and they cannot source another one. It would seem that classic cars are not easy to have repaired. Is there any chance of the engine being cleared somehow so that it works? Does anyone know of someone who might own a replacement one we could have fitted? Worse case scenario we could speak to the man and hope that he takes it back. My great feeling is he will refuse, leaving us to take him to small claims court. Has anyone else been in our position? What did you do? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you all in advance |
Jun 8th, 2023, 19:40 | #2 |
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Did you buy it from a dealer or privately? I believe different selling rules and therefore what rights you have are different between the two scenarios[I could be wrong though] I hope you get things sorted to your satisfaction.
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Jun 14th, 2023, 23:34 | #3 | ||
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Ah, here we are, this is a sales page for someone selling aftermarket warranties (which generally aren't worth the paper they're printed on) but it has a plain-words description of the statutory warranty this vehicle is under if bought from a dealer: https://www.car.co.uk/car-warranties...-on-a-used-car Quote:
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Jun 15th, 2023, 07:09 | #4 | |
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Fingers crossed its a dealer sale! Did you by any chance have the car professionally inspected by the AA, RAC or the like? If you did then you might have some comeback against them. Best of luck.
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