Second hand car broken down within three weeks of purchase

[CleverClogs]

Re: Second hand car broken down within three weeks of purchase

different to the decades ago I was an RAC man!

Did you also warn motorists of speed traps, like the AA scouts used to do?

[CleverClogs]

Re: Second hand car broken down within three weeks of purchase

the dealer is Motorclick in Stockport.

I don't know them.

You know why I asked about the telescope, don't you?

[MIKE770]

Re: Second hand car broken down within three weeks of purchase

Did you also warn motorists of speed traps, like the AA scouts used to do?

The AA did in the mid 60s as I know, Mind you hope some motorist did not think I was flashing my landrover light because of the wrong reasons!

[chrisjones60]

Re: Second hand car broken down within three weeks of purchase

I don't know them.

You know why I asked about the telescope, don't you?

At the risk of sounding stupid, no.........?

[CleverClogs]

Re: Second hand car broken down within three weeks of purchase

If they'd used a telescope, that might explain how they'd seen you coming! :grin:

[brian77]

Re: Second hand car broken down within three weeks of purchase

It's great to make a joke of someone elses misfortune.
Cheers Brian

[CleverClogs]

Re: Second hand car broken down within three weeks of purchase

OK, Brian - apart from suggesting that Chris cheats the RAC, what have you suggested?

All that's known about the motor car is that:

1. it was sold with a nearly knackered clutch,
2. it is not exactly storm proof, and
3. that it has unspecified other faults, too.

We haven't been told what those defects may be, but one might wonder how many would adversely affect its safety.

A garage can easily excuse poor service life on a clutch by claiming that the driver had been "riding the clutch" or "slipping the clutch" rather than using the gearbox correctly, but that accusation - which is easily disproved merely by listening to how the motor-car is driven - sometimes covers up sloppy maintenance. Another reason for early clutch failure is the average British mechanic who, if there is an easy (and correct) way to assemble a component and a more difficult (and wrong) way to do it, will choose the latter option for at least 60% of the time. If the shafts to and from the clutch are the same size and have the same profile of splines, then it's 50-50 whether or not the clutch will be replaced back to front, with the driven plate put on the shaft from the engine and the driving plate put on the shaft to the gearbox.

I've even known of one grease monkey replacing parts on a cylinder head with components that were a little too small, then "helping" them to fit by hammering centre punch dimples all round them to deform the surrounding metal. When asked WTF he thought he was doing, he replied that it was meant to be an interference fit, so that was him interfering with it!

Needless to say, the term "interference fit" has quite another meaning! (link)

[di30]

Re: Second hand car broken down within three weeks of purchase

Please check this out, I've been helping my son who's car broke down the first week since he purchased it in June 2013 and it continues to do so every few weeks, but he purchased by finance, a lovely car to look at but blimey its mechanically sh**te!

Do read more here:
http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-righ...-are-my-rights

[chrisjones60]

Re: Second hand car broken down within three weeks of purchase

OK, Brian - apart from suggesting that Chris cheats the RAC, what have you suggested?

All that's known about the motor car is that:

1. it was sold with a nearly knackered clutch,
2. it is not exactly storm proof, and
3. that it has unspecified other faults, too.

We haven't been told what those defects may be, but one might wonder how many would adversely affect its safety.

A garage can easily excuse poor service life on a clutch by claiming that the driver had been "riding the clutch" or "slipping the clutch" rather than using the gearbox correctly, but that accusation - which is easily disproved merely by listening to how the motor-car is driven - sometimes covers up sloppy maintenance. Another reason for early clutch failure is the average British mechanic who, if there is an easy (and correct) way to assemble a component and a more difficult (and wrong) way to do it, will choose the latter option for at least 60% of the time. If the shafts to and from the clutch are the same size and have the same profile of splines, then it's 50-50 whether or not the clutch will be replaced back to front, with the driven plate put on the shaft from the engine and the driving plate put on the shaft to the gearbox.

I've even known of one grease monkey replacing parts on a cylinder head with components that were a little too small, then "helping" them to fit by hammering centre punch dimples all round them to deform the surrounding metal. When asked WTF he thought he was doing, he replied that it was meant to be an interference fit, so that was him interfering with it!

Needless to say, the term "interference fit" has quite another meaning! (link)

The dealership have finally rung to ask what the problem is - this is despite several emails on the subject listing the various defects! I have told them to wait for my letter which includes copies of the invoices for work already undertaken. Whether or not they are prepared to reimburse is yet to be seen. I shall keep you all informed. Many thanks for the advice and support.