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Evening all,
This is my first time posting and I'm hoping to get some advice on the issue I'm currently having with a garage I have purchased a vehicle from.
2 months (and 8 days ago) I part exchanged in a Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Automatic towards a 316ti BMW.
The independent dealer offered me my asking price of £1600 for my astra and I paid an extra £395 and bought the BMW. The BMW came with one month warranty.
The dealer informed me he had serviced the car the day before I picked it up. After driving it for a few days it seemed a bit lumpy to me and as if it was losing power. I assumed this may be down to the clutch and decided I would book it in at my local garage. Unfortunately I couldn't get an appointment with the garage for a few weeks due to a work commitment abroad. Within the time I had booked the car in the garage and actually taking it in the low oil light flashed on. I checked the oil and saw it needed topping up but assumed it was due to the garage not topping up the oil to the correct level.
I dropped it off at the garage I use and a few hours later I was informed that the piston rings had gone, the timing chain had stretched and the vanos system had failed. I was astounded to hear this considering the car has only 70k miles on it.
I have rang the dealer to explain the situation but he has said as it is out of warranty he can't help. He also stated on the phone that the astra I had part ex'd had a gearbox failure costing him £1400 which he had receipts to prove. I informed him I knew nothing of any issues and that I would be pursuing further information as under the consumer rights act I had six months in which to deal with any problems. He then told me that he would sue me under the consumer rights act for the £1400 and that the repair to my car would be no where near that much meaning I am out of pocket.
Does anyone have any advice? Can he sue me? What should my next step be?
Jim
This is my first time posting and I'm hoping to get some advice on the issue I'm currently having with a garage I have purchased a vehicle from.
2 months (and 8 days ago) I part exchanged in a Vauxhall Astra 1.8 Automatic towards a 316ti BMW.
The independent dealer offered me my asking price of £1600 for my astra and I paid an extra £395 and bought the BMW. The BMW came with one month warranty.
The dealer informed me he had serviced the car the day before I picked it up. After driving it for a few days it seemed a bit lumpy to me and as if it was losing power. I assumed this may be down to the clutch and decided I would book it in at my local garage. Unfortunately I couldn't get an appointment with the garage for a few weeks due to a work commitment abroad. Within the time I had booked the car in the garage and actually taking it in the low oil light flashed on. I checked the oil and saw it needed topping up but assumed it was due to the garage not topping up the oil to the correct level.
I dropped it off at the garage I use and a few hours later I was informed that the piston rings had gone, the timing chain had stretched and the vanos system had failed. I was astounded to hear this considering the car has only 70k miles on it.
I have rang the dealer to explain the situation but he has said as it is out of warranty he can't help. He also stated on the phone that the astra I had part ex'd had a gearbox failure costing him £1400 which he had receipts to prove. I informed him I knew nothing of any issues and that I would be pursuing further information as under the consumer rights act I had six months in which to deal with any problems. He then told me that he would sue me under the consumer rights act for the £1400 and that the repair to my car would be no where near that much meaning I am out of pocket.
Does anyone have any advice? Can he sue me? What should my next step be?
Jim
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