how to sort out used car[no longer working] bought from private seller

[des8]

it looks like nephew and sister in law are down the pan then with lost money and dud car? it cant be right you pay £500 for a car lasting 10 days on the asumption or led to belive it would last longer by the seller> Id understand if seller had sais not much good or not reliable may last a month or 6 months, then you wouldnt have baught it?

Agreed, but the law does not interfere in private deals.
It is morally wrong to take advantage of a person's lack of knowledge, but that is life and hence it is axiomatic that the buyer beware.

[BogCat18]

just heard that because there will be no car, nephew will have to give up job now, he cant get there? and with a young child, its most unfair?

[Jinxer]

The last time I had that code it turned out to be a faulty battery on a Vauxhall Astra. But it could be anything from sparkplugs to coil packs to a vacuum leak. I also had a Fiat that gave the same symptoms and that was the temperature sensor.

[wales01man]

just heard that because there will be no car, nephew will have to give up job now, he cant get there? and with a young child, its most unfair?

Have you contacted the seller no public transport where they live sorry to say it probably wont matter that he is stuck for a car

[BogCat18]

the garage has diagnosticated??? found a lot more etc hence the cost £1000+ but as you say, we have now to deal with upset family now and nephew no job? meaning more probs all because they baught this ruddy car, cant i even to to court or do anything???

[BogCat18]

Have you contacted the seller no public transport where they live sorry to say it probably wont matter that he is stuck for a car

yes, seller says it was fine for 4 years son had it, reliable never broke down, regulkar service although we found in book nothing from 2005? sugested car was tinkered with and no wont refund ... end of? he cant get the busses for the cleaning jobs for the times? so without a car hell have to give it up, unless he buys another ysed one, but they havnt enough money hence sister in lae fawking out the £500

[BogCat18]

Have you contacted the seller no public transport where they live sorry to say it probably wont matter that he is stuck for a car

sorry, forgot to say, car is essential for the work?

[des8]

yes, seller says it was fine for 4 years son had it, reliable never broke down, regulkar service although we found in book nothing from 2005? sugested car was tinkered with and no wont refund ... end of? he cant get the busses for the cleaning jobs for the times? so without a car hell have to give it up, unless he buys another ysed one, but they havnt enough money hence sister in lae fawking out the £500

Perhaps they did use it regularly for 4 years and had it serviced (non completion of service history doesn't mean it wasn't serviced.. could have been done by themselves). Possibly they realised it was on its last legs, but they were under no obligation legally to advise a purchaser of that fact.

And sorry to say that to initiate court action would, IMO , only lead to more unrecoverable expense