should I accept the car with a new clutch or should I demand under the sale of goods act a replacement car? Is the clutch the 1st of many problems that I can expect with the car I purchased? Or was I just unlucky? Would the better option be to demand a new car?
2007-02-19 23:05:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
A clutch is considered a wear item like your brakes...they are expected to go out duing the life of the car. The problem with buying a used car is that certain items cannot be inspected. You can't tell if a car is going to blow a head gasket or a rod when you buy it used. If you purchased it from a reputable dealer and they didn't hassle you too much about fixing the clutch then I'd say you should be alright. Ask them if something major goes wrong in the near future, and is no longer under warranty, see if they will be willing to split the cost of the repair with you, if not and you are not comfortable with the vehicle anymore then I'd say go with the different car option.
2007-02-19 23:13:29 · answer #1 · answered by vospire s 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As the warranty covers it, I would get it replaced under that.
It shouldn't lead to other problems, just indicates that the previous owner was a bit ham-fisted (or footed!).
Ask to keep the old clutch. This will prove it has been changed.
2007-02-20 03:22:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh dear yet another dodgy car dealer!..unfortunaley you are best to go with the new clutch option as they dont have to replace the car..they seem to have the law more on there side still ,I bought an auto vw that had a dodgy clutch and after a month of false and failed repairs got no where so just make sure when they say it is fixed that its fixed! ...mine wasnt! (and it was at the garage for 4 weeks)
Good luck ,get it fixed, insist on a new clutch not a reconditioned one, get proof that its been done and then sell it before it causes you any more stress (you probably will hate the sight of the thing before you're done!)
2007-02-19 23:18:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
clutch wear is entirely determined by the person who drove it. The previous owner (or you) must have had poor clutch control. There's no legal reason to reject the car if it's being repaired free of charge.
2007-02-20 09:19:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep the car. change the clutch. he wont giv u a new car. the sales of goods act does not apply for cars the same as other products. a car is supposed to be maintained and expected to fail periodically.
2007-02-19 23:10:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
by utilizing the sounds of it there isn;t something you're able to do. this is 'existence like' that a grab might choose changing after 3yrs of using (this is why the guaranty does not contain it). in case you purchased it from a private enterprise there is no longer something you're able to do yet once you purchased it from a storage you will possibly have some come-decrease back. As 'experts', they might desire to have been conscious of the grab concern and in case you purchased the automobile at a value that implied that it grew to become into going to be in appropriate working order, you will possibly have a declare. circulate to voters suggestion to work out the place you stand.
2016-12-18 07:02:42 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep the car they wont let u send it back- it was probably a rep mobile/rental/courtesy car, hence the clutch being ballsed
2007-02-20 03:55:37 · answer #7 · answered by chrisbowe82 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the owner before you must have sucked at driving stick
2007-02-19 23:13:47 · answer #8 · answered by fr33d0m09 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
buyer be ware
2007-02-19 23:38:15 · answer #9 · answered by duster 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋