bought a faulthy used car

jimbob17

bought a 2002 reg car and seemed good at the time body had a few scraches
but got a little of the asking price anyways oil sensor came on when i was nearly home with the car so i popped into a local garage to find the problem turns out oil pump was about to go and would need to replace the whole engine just wondering do i have a case with the person i bought it off for selling such a faulty car .....i bought the car for 950 and the previous owner sent me 100 later as a good will gesture just wondering was that to stop me from sueing her

Scrappychimow

jimbob17 wrote: »

bought a 2002 reg car and seemed good at the time body had a few scraches
but got a little of the asking price anyways oil sensor came on when i was nearly home with the car so i popped into a local garage to find the problem turns out oil pump was about to go and would need to replace the whole engine just wondering do i have a case with the person i bought it off for selling such a faulty car .....i bought the car for 950 and the previous owner sent me 100 later as a good will gesture just wondering was that to stop me from sueing her

Yeah, the bitch ripped you off.

ABajaninCork

You can't, I'm afraid. Caveat emptor, and all that...

What checks did you do before you bought the car? Did you have a mechanic look at it, or have it inspected by the AA??

ronaneire

Private sale? Sold as seen, buyer beware.

jimbob17

Scrappychimow wrote: »

Yeah, the bitch ripped you off.

simple terms this is what happend

jimbob17

ABajaninCork wrote: »

You can't, I'm afraid. Caveat emptor, and all that...

What checks did you do before you bought the car? Did you have a mechanic look at it, or have it inspected by the AA??

just meself and the brother we know a bit bout cars but the car was grand til it was nearly home a journey of over 80 miles

ABajaninCork

jimbob17 wrote: »

simple terms this is what happend

Um - No she didn't. It can hardly be said to be the seller's fault you didn't bother to make any checks on the car before you parted with the readies!!

mullingar

jimbob17 wrote: »

bought a 2002 reg car and seemed good at the time body had a few scraches
but got a little of the asking price anyways oil sensor came on when i was nearly home with the car so i popped into a local garage to find the problem turns out oil pump was about to go and would need to replace the whole engine just wondering do i have a case with the person i bought it off for selling such a faulty car .....i bought the car for 950 and the previous owner sent me 100 later as a good will gesture just wondering was that to stop me from sueing her

If it was a private sale, you can do nothing as its a private sale, you bought it as you found it with ZERO come back.

If it was a dealer sale, you have limited warranty rights under the sale of goods act.

jimbob17

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Um - No she didn't. It can hardly be said to be the seller's fault you didn't bother to make any checks on the car before you parted with the readies!!

car was perfect til it was home nearly a 100 mile journey

PeterStrauss The Second

Bad luck I'm afraid, how much were you quoted for the engine?

ABajaninCork

jimbob17 wrote: »

car was perfect til it was home nearly a 100 mile journey

Sorry, but NO!!! It wasn't perfect because it broke down as soon as you got it...

Sulla Felix

No it wasn't perfect. There was pre existing wear on the oil pump evidently.

jimbob17

PeterStrauss The Second wrote: »

Bad luck I'm afraid, how much were you quoted for the engine?

800 with a new timing kit wasnt bad at all but car was not worth it

jimbob17

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Sorry, but NO!!! It wasn't perfect because it broke down as soon as you got it...

well it wasnt making noise and only a light came on took a mechanic 2 days to find the problem

jimbob17

Sulla Felix wrote: »

No it wasn't perfect. There was pre existing wear on the oil pump evidently.

ya i know but wasnt obvious to any buyer car sounded and drove perfect never made noise just the oil light came on it was starved of oil obviously

Sulla Felix

jimbob17 wrote: »

ya i know but wasnt obvious to any buyer car sounded and drove perfect never made noise just the oil light came on it was starved of oil obviously

Which is why anyone with a lick of sense gets someone familiar with the make and model to give it a once over. Not taking a look themselves because they "know a bit about cars".

Boskowski

one would assume the worst but to be fair the seller may not have known this either

Jimbob 83

Always get a mechanic to look for fault codes and give it a once over

jimbob17

Sulla Felix wrote: »

Which is why anyone with a lick of sense gets someone familiar with the make and model to give it a once over. Not taking a look themselves because they "know a bit about cars".

would you have been able to tell the car was a banger when it was running perfect and was driving perfect and was dipped for oil again perfect in all fairness took a main dealer mechanic 2 days to find the problem

jimbob17

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Always get a mechanic to look for fault codes and give it a once over

would have only for the car was only for a cheap runabout u know wasnt putting any extra cost into it

jimbob17

Boskowski wrote: »

one would assume the worst but to be fair the seller may not have known this either

very true but i would think she did

Pottler

jimbob17 wrote: »

just meself and the brother we know a bit bout cars but the car was grand til it was nearly home a journey of over 80 miles

Now ye know a bit more. Like what an oil pump does, etc etc. Sorry bout your car. I blame your brother, myself. Or at least I would, if I was you. It'd make me feel better.

jimbob17

Pottler wrote: »

Now ye know a bit more. Like what an oil pump does, etc etc. Sorry bout your car. I blame your brother, myself. Or at least I would, if I was you. It'd make me feel better.

hahaha i always knew what a oil pump did hahah now i know dont buy a car of donedeal haah it was actually the brothers fault tbh tho haha donedeal was his idea i wanted to go to a dealer or at least buy a car local

ABajaninCork

Ah no. Done Deal's fine, but you should always make your own checks!

Lesson learned - no? Even if you buy a banger, that's a lot of money wasted if you don't get value from the car.

jimbob17

ABajaninCork wrote: »

Ah no. Done Deal's fine, but you should always make your own checks!

Lesson learned - no? Even if you buy a banger, that's a lot of money wasted if you don't get value from the car.

donedeal bad place to buy a car i went to see 10 cars and they were worse than that ah sure i made money off the car anyways so its grand

L-M

Sulla Felix wrote: »

Which is why anyone with a lick of sense gets someone familiar with the make and model to give it a once over. Not taking a look themselves because they "know a bit about cars".

Just curious as to how you would know if an Oil pump was going by looking at it? He just said his mechanic has taken two days to find this (I have to say my mechanics are very limited to I am asking a question)

Jimbob 83 wrote: »

Always get a mechanic to look for fault codes and give it a once over

I'd imagine if the fault actually showed up (rather than been hidden) it wouldn't have shown when the initially checked.

jimbob17

Limerick man wrote: »

Just curious as to how you would know if an Oil pump was going by looking at it? He just said his mechanic has taken two days to find this (I have to say my mechanics are very limited to I am asking a question)



I'd imagine if the fault actually showed up (rather than been hidden) it wouldn't have shown when the initially checked.

the mechanic checked to make sure it wasnt just a dodgy sensor when the sensor turned up ok he found the pipes leading to the pump werent too clean so he flushed a bottle of some cleaner in it and then all lights went off an hour later he starts the car and all lights are on and it sounded like a tractor and the pump was wining so maybe he did damage to it i just dont know

L-M

What car is it?

I bloody hate engine flush.

jimbob17

Limerick man wrote: »

What car is it?

I bloody hate engine flush.

u obviously had bad experience with it
twas a 1.4 astra

L-M

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056714079

Buy the above instead :L

jimbob17

Limerick man wrote: »

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056714079

Buy the above instead :L

hahaha low millage on her alright looking for a little newer haha