29-07-2012, 12:48 AM
I've intentionally done lots of mileage (~450) over the last couple of days in order to make any serious faults with the car become apparent quickly. Around 10 minutes before arriving home today, I noticed that the exhaust had become rather loud. I got home after driving with caution (the exhaust fell off my 206 so I'm a bit wary) and jacked the car up, looking underneath. It turns out that the exhaust has snapped almost clean away from the front end of the catalytic converter (this being a potential problem was not mentioned at time of purchase). After looking more closely around the engine, there also appears to be an excessive amount of oil on the underside of the engine. Among this, the pax side window likes to fall into the door and become inoperable (this has already been brought to the dealers' attention - he is in the process of getting the part to repair it).
Given the high price (£1800) I paid for this car, I am extremely dissatisfied with the quality at which it was sold to me. I otherwise love the car - it's fantastic to drive!
Where do I stand with regards to repairs and/or a refund (I don't want to go down this road as I would like to keep the car).
Cheers.
Given the high price (£1800) I paid for this car, I am extremely dissatisfied with the quality at which it was sold to me. I otherwise love the car - it's fantastic to drive!
Where do I stand with regards to repairs and/or a refund (I don't want to go down this road as I would like to keep the car).
Cheers.
Car history (starting Jan 2012):
106 1.1 Zest2 (Scrapped)
206 1.1 (Sold)
306 Dturbo (Totaled)
BMW 318i E46 (Sold)
306 Dturbo (Engine failure)
306 HDi Estate (Sold)
306 Dturbo in black (Sold)
205 1.9 GTI (Sold)
Golf GT TDI
106 1.1 Zest2 (Scrapped)
206 1.1 (Sold)
306 Dturbo (Totaled)
BMW 318i E46 (Sold)
306 Dturbo (Engine failure)
306 HDi Estate (Sold)
306 Dturbo in black (Sold)
205 1.9 GTI (Sold)
Golf GT TDI