Hi all
First time poster so please go easy on me. I have looked through previous questions but couldn't seem to find any specific to my issue.
In May 2021 I was lucky enough to purchase a 2011 Jaguar XFS from a used car dealer in Mansfield (not main dealer).
Immediately upon delivery I noticed a few issues. I returned the car to the dealer where he fixed about 75% of the reported problems, the reason he didn't fix them all was because after 5 weeks without my new car I started complaining because these were simple enough problems and in my eyes he was just trying to run out the 3 month warranty I'd got with it.
Non of these issues were related to the reason for this post.
Since July I have covered a reasonable distance of approximately 16k miles as my daily commute is 75+ miles and I took a trip to Paris in it.
In my time with it there have always been issues, (grumbling wheel bearing, sensor issues) but these were all things I accepted on a 10 year old car.
But on January 10 2022 the alternator failed. No Biggie, this was replaced but immediately after the engine started making a knocking noise. I took the car to a specialist who after many hours diagnosing found it was the big end bearing that had failed.
I was told that the engine needed to come out and new parts required fitting which totalled approximately £4500.
I was totally stuck between a rock and a hard place as I owed nearly £7k on the car, so I borrowed the money and asked the garage to proceed.
Unfortunately, once the engine was out the damage was a lot worse than envisioned and I am now being told the engine is beyond repair and a new short engine is £7k (but you can't buy them at the moment) plus over £3k in sundry parts and labour. A brand new engine is £12k plus labour.
All this on a car worth £5k according to We Buy Any Car.com
I'm now totally lost and wonder if one of you knowledgeable people might be able to point me in the right direction?
I have spoken with First Response Finance and they basically said it's my problem, is that true?
By the way, I in no way blame the garage that sold me the car. The oil pump failing is a very common failing on these engines apparently.
Thanks for your help
Wayne
First time poster so please go easy on me. I have looked through previous questions but couldn't seem to find any specific to my issue.
In May 2021 I was lucky enough to purchase a 2011 Jaguar XFS from a used car dealer in Mansfield (not main dealer).
Immediately upon delivery I noticed a few issues. I returned the car to the dealer where he fixed about 75% of the reported problems, the reason he didn't fix them all was because after 5 weeks without my new car I started complaining because these were simple enough problems and in my eyes he was just trying to run out the 3 month warranty I'd got with it.
Non of these issues were related to the reason for this post.
Since July I have covered a reasonable distance of approximately 16k miles as my daily commute is 75+ miles and I took a trip to Paris in it.
In my time with it there have always been issues, (grumbling wheel bearing, sensor issues) but these were all things I accepted on a 10 year old car.
But on January 10 2022 the alternator failed. No Biggie, this was replaced but immediately after the engine started making a knocking noise. I took the car to a specialist who after many hours diagnosing found it was the big end bearing that had failed.
I was told that the engine needed to come out and new parts required fitting which totalled approximately £4500.
I was totally stuck between a rock and a hard place as I owed nearly £7k on the car, so I borrowed the money and asked the garage to proceed.
Unfortunately, once the engine was out the damage was a lot worse than envisioned and I am now being told the engine is beyond repair and a new short engine is £7k (but you can't buy them at the moment) plus over £3k in sundry parts and labour. A brand new engine is £12k plus labour.
All this on a car worth £5k according to We Buy Any Car.com
I'm now totally lost and wonder if one of you knowledgeable people might be able to point me in the right direction?
I have spoken with First Response Finance and they basically said it's my problem, is that true?
By the way, I in no way blame the garage that sold me the car. The oil pump failing is a very common failing on these engines apparently.
Thanks for your help
Wayne
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