Bought a bad 2nd hand car

Far Q Boss

Bought 2nd hand Ford a few days ago. I'm not a mechanic-minded person. Took the car for a test drive on bad roads, straight away I knew it needed a bushing and probably brake pads.

The guy I bought off assured me the car was good, that his mechanic had a look over it!!

I took his word for it and bought it for 2500 euro.

Since then I found out the whole back brakes are shagged, discs & pads, bushings gone, back door doesn't open (it did the day I tested it), driver window wouldn't go up this eve for a while, engine making a rattling noise today etc...

Is it a case of tough luck or should I contact him??

Kenny Logins

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T-Maxx

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Jarren

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visual

He obviously lied his ass off and knowly sold you a dodgy car.

Get back on phone asap.

Its going to be difficult to prove what he said and your understanding of whats been said.
But confront the seller before he spends the cash.

Have a read of his add again there might be something in that you can use.

BeardyGit

visual wrote: »

He obviously lied his ass off and knowly sold you a dodgy car.

Get back on phone asap.

Its going to be difficult to prove what he said and your understanding of whats been said.
But confront the seller before he spends the cash.

Have a read of his add again there might be something in that you can use.

Yeah, demand a flying pig and a gilded ebony box full of hens teeth filled rocking horse dung while you're at it.

Caveat emptor. Look it up.

mickdw

You are not mechanically minded but you noticed faults meaning they were quite obvious yet you still bought the car. The mind boggles

The Pontiac

BeardyGit wrote: »

Yeah, demand a flying pig and a gilded ebony box full of hens teeth filled rocking horse dung while you're at it.

Caveat emptor. Look it up.

Why? You can't sell a car in that condition, where the car is a danger to the general public.

CiniO

Far Q Boss wrote: »

I'm not a mechanic-minded person. Took the car for a test drive on bad roads, straight away I knew it needed a bushing and probably brake pads.

How did you discovered during the test drive, that brake pads needed replacing?

Kenny Logins

The Pontiac wrote: »

Why? You can't sell a car in that condition, where the car is a danger to the general public.

You can if somebody is daft enough to buy it.

Captain Chaos

The Pontiac wrote: »

Why? You can't sell a car in that condition, where the car is a danger to the general public.

He just did. It's up to you to find that out. That's the private sale world, buyer beware.

The Pontiac

Kenny Logins wrote: »

You can if somebody is daft enough to buy it.

Fortunately, the law also protects daft people.

The Pontiac

Captain Chaos wrote: »

He just did. It's up to you to find that out. That's the private sale world, buyer beware.

So you legally sell a deathtrap to a daft person? Sorry OP, not calling you daft.

Afraid you can't.

johndaman66

Unfortunately this is a classic case of buyer beware or Caveat emptor as Beardygit puts it, assuming that it was a private sale. While I empathise with you and dont want to rub salt in your wounds I will note that you really should have brought a mechanic along with you to give the car a looking over.

I know a fair bit about cars but wouldn't make that sort of outlay without having a mechanic giving it the once over. Unfortunately you have very little or no recourse against the seller if he was a private seller. Odds are probably even stacked against you if he is a trader.

Kenny Logins

The Pontiac wrote: »

Fortunately, the law also protects daft people.

Which law? He test drove the car, knew there was a problem, yet still went ahead and bought it.

challengemaster

The Pontiac wrote: »

So you legally sell a deathtrap to a daft person? Sorry OP, not calling you daft.

Afraid you can't.

Calm the fanatics and drama. The brakes need sorting, but that doesn't instantly make it a death trap.

Bigcheeze

You say you're not mechanically minded but you knew enough to know that the car was not properly maintained.

Never buy a car if it's obvious that the owner didn't give a S*** about the car. And Fords are everywhere, you could afford to be picky.

Henry Ford III

Caveat canem.

Why oh why didn't you check it out fully before buying it?

The Pontiac

challengemaster wrote: »

Calm the fanatics and drama. The brakes need sorting, but that doesn't instantly make it a death trap.

Yeah probably not the deathtrap I was thinking it might be.

Far Q Boss

Right, wasn't expecting this amount of replies.. no im not mechanically-minded, but I could feel the brakes on the brake pedal when I pushed it, same happened my old car and it just needed pads, so a set of pads wasn't going to put me off buying any car.

The rattle in the back sounded like a bushing, the guy said he'd contact his mechanic, he said it was just a spring at the exhaust and would cost €50 so again I didn't think it was enough to put me off buying a car.

The other problems only happened since in 5 days.. So im daft to buy a 2nd hand car with what I thought were 2 minor problems?!!! some on here would want to relax a little, im only asking a question. For those who gave a mature reply thanks.

bazz26

Was the car bought from a dealer/trader or from a private individual?

Kenny Logins

Far Q Boss wrote: »

Right, wasn't expecting this amount of replies.. no im not mechanically-minded, but I could feel the brakes on the brake pedal when I pushed it, same happened my old car and it just needed pads, so a set of pads wasn't going to put me off buying any car.

The rattle in the back sounded like a bushing, the guy said he'd contact his mechanic, he said it was just a spring at the exhaust and would cost €50 so again I didn't think it was enough to put me off buying a car.

The other problems only happened since in 5 days.. So im daft to buy a 2nd hand car with what I thought were 2 minor problems?!!! some on here would want to relax a little, im only asking a question. For those who gave a mature reply thanks.

What? You have stated twice that you're not mechanically-minded, but still bought a car with obvious issues. What exactly is it you want us to say?

Far Q Boss

Far Q Boss wrote: »

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I took his word for it and bought it for 2500 euro.

Since then I found out the whole back brakes are shagged, discs & pads, bushings gone, back door doesn't open (it did the day I tested it), driver window wouldn't go up this eve for a while, engine making a rattling noise today etc...

Is it a case of tough luck or should I contact him??

Get a price for the rear brakes and the bushings, get the rattle diagnosed.

The rattle, back door and window are possibly new problems, there could be very little actually wrong with the car

It is a case of tough luck though.

randy hickey

OP,here's a rule of thumb you might use in future;

If it takes you more than a week to earn the money you're about to spend on a car, get a f**king mechanic to check the car.

visual

BeardyGit wrote: »

Yeah, demand a flying pig and a gilded ebony box full of hens teeth filled rocking horse dung while you're at it.

Caveat emptor. Look it up.

Carpe diem

If sold under false pretences there is come back.
May be difficult to prove but its still worth following up wiith.
Same would apply if you paid in counterfeit notes
Its not a one way street.
 

T-Maxx

Far Q Boss: I want me monies back dis car is no good!
Boss: Far Q!

JohnBoy26

You probably get no joy from the seller. Id Just get those faults repaired and take it as a hard lesson learned tbh.