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sale of goods act

  • 13-08-2012 7:46pm
    #1
    waylander2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭


    i bought a 07 lexus off a local dealer(non lexus) i have it just over a a year and 3 months, while changing the battery i noticed coolant leaking, there is 60,000
    miles on the clock. I went back to the dealer they sent me to toyota who told me the headgasket is gone. I read about it and seems to be a problem with this model of lexus. The warranty was well up and i quoted the sale of goods act. they came and took the lexus and gave me a loaner car. No word yet, im impressed with the garage though, lexus who i talked to said theyd cover the car if all services were done with lexus which of course they were not, my closest dealer is very far away. ALso id have to tow the car to the lexus dealer, saddened over the fact the best built car in the world, had this problem with such small miles. any advice and what i should expect from the garage is welcome


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  • #2
    Procrastastudy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,224 ✭✭✭Procrastastudy


    Cant do legal advice this would be much better suited to the Consumer Issues or Motors Forums.


  • #3
    Darsad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 679 ✭✭✭Darsad


    Cant see how the sale of goods act applies here ! Its hard to argue the car was not of merchantable quality or fit for purpose after one issue 15 months after purchase . Sounds like you have been well looked after already maybe try negioating a good deal on the repair !


  • #4
    waylander2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭waylander2002


    well i paid 16,000 for a car and then after just over a year I have to spend 2500 to 3000 on the car? so what the car costs me nearly 20,000? I Can buy a new car for this money, no fault of my own this happened, I traded in a 08 car and it was perfect I can still see it driving around. The head gasket blowing was a mechanical fault in my car and so it is not of merchantable quality I think this is a defo a a sales of goods issue


  • #5
    Just Jack
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 74 ✭✭Just Jack


    waylander2002 wrote: »
    i bought a 07 lexus off a local dealer(non lexus) i have it just over a a year and 3 months, while changing the battery i noticed coolant leaking, there is 60,000
    miles on the clock. I went back to the dealer they sent me to toyota who told me the headgasket is gone. I read about it and seems to be a problem with this model of lexus. The warranty was well up and i quoted the sale of goods act. they came and took the lexus and gave me a loaner car. No word yet, im impressed with the garage though, lexus who i talked to said theyd cover the car if all services were done with lexus which of course they were not, my closest dealer is very far away. ALso id have to tow the car to the lexus dealer, saddened over the fact the best built car in the world, had this problem with such small miles. any advice and what i should expect from the garage is welcome

    The warranty was well up. they gave you a loaner and promised repairs if dealer serviced.I think they are very fair with you. `I do not understand "ALso id have to tow the car to the lexus dealer" Did you not say "they came and took the lexus and gave me a loaner car".


  • #6
    waylander2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭waylander2002


    lexus who i talked to said theyd cover the car if all services were done with lexus which of course they were not, my closest dealer is very far away.

    I didnt buy car from lexus dealership, they said tow car to them,but probably wont cover the costs as it is outside the lexus network. The dealer I bought the car from took it in, they are non lexus dealer


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  • #7
    waylander2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭waylander2002


    and yes im happy with my dealership, but posted this post because to begin with they wouldnt do anything till i stated the sales of good act.


  • #8
    Procrastastudy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,224 ✭✭✭Procrastastudy


    waylander2002 wrote: »
    and yes im happy with my dealership, but posted this post because to begin with they wouldnt do anything till i stated the sales of good act.

    OP I'm not meaning to sound rude - this is purely from years spent in retail. They probably went 'oh not one of those'. To be fair it progressed your case but I'm not sure it would carry much weight if it went to court.

    Disclaimer I'm wrong at least 75% of the time


  • #9
    Kosseegan
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 987 ✭✭✭Kosseegan


    If you want the reliability of a new car, then buy a new car. You can't buy an old car and expect it to behave like new!


  • #10
    giant_midget
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,162 ✭✭✭giant_midget


    HG failure is not the end of the world. Your best bet is to find a local indy mechanic (ask people at work and family members for people they have used) and bring it to him. You are gonna get hung out to dry with Lexus/Toyota fior labour charges for doing this job. Id bet that half if not 60% of the price they quote you for the job is infact labour...


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