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Buyer beware?

  • 03-02-2015 7:47pm
    #1
    garhjw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭


    Hi all, looking for a steer for my mate but I think it's a case of buyer beware.

    About 6 months ago, my mate bought a car privately. It was an 05 e200 kompressor. Was in good condition, service history etc. asked the usual questions like was there any mechanical problems etc. was told all was good.

    Last week it failed the NCT on emissions. He was very surprised at this. Brought it to a mechanic who ran diagnostics. Mechanic told him that a warning light for the ecu or something like that had been disabled. He said something about an option for it to not come on again had been selected. Fixing it could cost from a few hundred euro up to replacing the ecu.

    My mate is not happy and thinks he has some comeback against the seller but I think it's buyer beware.

    Your thoughts?


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  • #2
    garhjw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,424 ✭✭✭garhjw


    LIGHTNING wrote: »
    Best of luck chasing a private seller after 6 months.

    Exactly. He thinks he has been misled because the fault was intentionally hidden. I said he should have gotten A mechanic with a device to scan codes to go with him when he looked at it.


  • #3
    corktina
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,733 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    trouble is proving it was like that when purchased. Buyer beware as you say!


  • #4
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,189 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    I'm afraid the title of your thread sums it all up, Buyer Beware.

    He will have no comeback chasing the seller.

    The seller could say he knew nothing about it. Perhaps he didn't? Maybe he took it to a mechanic about a warning light, and the mecahnic disabled it without his knowing.


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