Bought a dodgy car...

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bigsharn

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My mum recently bought a car from
Millennia Park Auto's
Thorn Road
Thorn
Wakefield.

I'm writing partly to warn everyone who reads this not to buy a car from them, but mainly to see if there's anything else that can be done about it. The car I bought was advertised as having a sunroof, central locking and electric windows, unfortunately it has none of the above (Sunroof we're not so bothered about in honesty, and windows aren't something you check on a test drive when it's raining). The coil in the engine is faulty and the window is held up my a 2x1 plank of wood... No joke

I told them about the problems as soon as I found them and they aren't bothered; they wont fix the car or pay for me to have it fixed properly and won't accept a return. Obviously I dont want anyone else to get ripped off by them hence the reason for the post. As for getting the money back (or at least the price of a decent garage to fix it), is there anything I can do?

I've contacted Trading Standards and it's got to the stage where it's going to cost more to take him to court than have the car fixed, so I ask is there anything else I can do while avoiding resorting to a god old arsekicking?
 
Is this a car you won on an auction site or something? just a bit confused as to how you can 'buy' a car without realising its missing a sunroof, central locking and electric windows - or has this all gone wrong a week after buying it or something?
 
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I'm confused, you didn't notice it didn't have a sunroof, central locking and electric windows? Did you look at the car at all before handing the cash over?
 
R220 said:
Is this an car you won on an auction site or something? just a bit confused as to how you can 'buy' a car without realising its missing a sunroof, central locking and electric windows - or has this all gone wrong a week after buying it or something?
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+1, I don't understand either.
 
No wonder they won't help you, they will be laughing all the way to the bank. What a ridiculous situation, the only person to blame here is yourself unfortunately.
 
Yup, pretty confusing. How was all this stuff not noticed before? If you buy a used car unseen without even as much as an AA/RAC inspection on it then there's not really much that can be done.

Get it fixed yourself and learn from the experience.
 
Mr^B said:
If you buy a used car unseen without even as much as an AA/RAC inspection on it then there's not really much that can be done.
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That is simply untrue if the car was was bought from a dealer (which appears to be the case).

However the situation needs clarification, as I can only assume the OP handed over the cash without even looking at the car.
 
So nobody here has made any mistakes then ??? The Dude came here for advice not to be kicked whilst he is down. :mad:

OP.
Live & learn dude.
What sort of money are we talking about ?
If it's a cheapy then the problems you mention can be sorted cheap enough & I'm sure you can live without a sunroof & central locking.
At least next time you'll check the car thoroughly Before you hand the cash over.
 
malc30 said:
So nobody here has made any mistakes then ??? The Dude came here for advice not to be kicked whilst he is down. :mad:

OP.
Live & learn dude.
What sort of money are we talking about ?
If it's a cheapy then the problems you mention can be sorted cheap enough & I'm sure you can live without a sunroof & central locking.
At least next time you'll check the car thoroughly Before you hand the cash over.
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Motors at its best.
 
no this is not kicking a guy when hes down its asking for more clarification on what has happened. If you buy a car then a week later you find its got a fault e.g. ABS problem thats understandable as not everyone knows what to look out for, but noticing your missing central locking, sunroof and electric windows (one held up by a peice of visable wood) after buying a car is just frankly strange....
 
Dogbreath said:
That is simply untrue if the car was was bought from a dealer (which appears to be the case).

However the situation needs clarification, as I can only assume the OP handed over the cash without even looking at the car.
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I said "not much", not "nothing".

The only realistic way is going via TS and then small claims, which the OP has already said is going to be too expensive (and usually is).

I'm not sure what the other options are, because if trading standards don't have any alternatives maybe you'd like to let them know of the alternative you have in mind!

:)
 
Presuming it is a trader here, if not...oh dear tbh. Start with a strongly worded letter, sent recorded delivery with the title along the lines of Notice of Intended Legal Proceedings. Keep to the point, no name-calling just factual. You may get nowhere but it'll cost you a few pounds. If this does not work, start county court proceedings and pursue that way tbh. Learning experience at the end of the day...
 
I'm not going to say it as accusingly as the others, but I'm not sure how you didn't spot that the car didn't have electric windows straight away - given that big winder handles are a pretty big clue over small buttons.

What car is it?
 
malc30 said:
So nobody here has made any mistakes then ??? The Dude came here for advice not to be kicked whilst he is down. :mad:

OP.
Live & learn dude.
What sort of money are we talking about ?
If it's a cheapy then the problems you mention can be sorted cheap enough & I'm sure you can live without a sunroof & central locking.
At least next time you'll check the car thoroughly Before you hand the cash over.
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What advice is there to give him? He didn't check it and the garage that sold it to him won't help him. Case closed, there is nothing he can do as he has absolutely no come back whatsoever.
 
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