Recently purchased faulty car - advice appreciated

[A-ron]

Recently I purchased a new car (ten years old) from a private dealer which came with a six month third party warranty (Autoguard). I've had the car two weeks and its already on its third fault.

First fault was a gearbox mount which I paid to fix myself as I wanted a quick fix. Second fault was a sensor/EIS costing £360 which I am now wrestling with the third party warranty company (dealer directed me to the warranty company he provided) to reimburse me and now I have recently had the car diagnosed as having a stretched timing chain which will cost roughly £8/900 to fix. If the warranty folk even agree to pay for the repair, the max they will cover is £750.

What rights do I have? Completely fed up with said car and appears it will only bring me heartache as we haven't got off on the best foot..

 

[soccersmyth]

Did you purchase the car with finance from the dealer.

 

[Wild Thing]

Very simple, its a dealer, just reject the car

 

[E4mon]

As above, reject the car. It's part of the Consumer Rights Act. But tell them ASAP you're rejecting it. You only have a month to get a full refund without any hassle. After that it gets tricky.

 

[Jason]

Just leave it back, you shouldn't have to contact the warranty company, he should be bringing it back in to sort out and let him deal with warranty.

 

[A-ron]

Did you purchase the car with finance from the dealer.

No, I paid cash..

As above, reject the car. It's part of the Consumer Rights Act. But tell them ASAP you're rejecting it. You only have a month to get a full refund without any hassle. After that it gets tricky.

By law must a trader refund if a car develops a fault after purchase?

 

[E4mon]

Yes, I did it with a VXR Insignia last year that I bought from Hursts and got a full refund after about 3 weeks. But you need to tell them asap you're rejecting it. I'd put it in writing so you have a record of it.

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[Jason]

No, I paid cash..


By law must a trader refund if a car develops a fault after purchase?

Within 30 days you have the option to repair or refund, after 30 days repair attempt must be allowed first