Bought car, has minor fault, dealer obligation?

Bigsy

Bigsy

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Quick run down.

Saw car on Saturday from a independent dealer, I took an expert and we checked everything, car was good, bar a weak battery. Dealer agreed to give it an mot and a new battery.

Pick the car up today, I checked it had a new battery (fitted today), also checked it had been mot'ed, it had the day before at different garage, all fine so I cough up the cash.

So I got it home and checked everything again, only this time I had time to work out how to shut off the automated lights, low and behold dipped beam doesn't work, only thing I couldn't check at the time.

So how did this get missed on the MOT? I suspect it didn't and it was the dealer that broke them when they changed the battery after it had been mot'ed a day previous.

I'm going to have a go at fixing it myself tomorrow as I suspect it will be lass hassle than going to the dealer. But if it isn't an easy fix I will have to, what are my general rights in this regard? I have a 3 month engine gearbox warranty with them but I guess they still have an obligation to fix this right?

I just want to know my rights before I get on the phone with him as these types can be quite slippery.

Thanks.
 
They should fix that if you ring them up, assuming the car didn't cost you £300.

You may just be doing it wrong, what car is it?
 
Was the garage a sort of.... aquatic sport named place? Sounds all too familiar to me is all.

Check obvious things like a fuse as a starting point. What car is it?
 
It's an megane 225, bought from here: http://www.autosolutionsbristol.co.uk/

The fuses are under the battery, 1 each per light, not easy to get to, and it's a 1hr job to get to the bulbs apparently, bumper off or something.

But I'll have a bash tomorrow and if I fail I will ring up, its less hassle for me to fix it than drop it off and wait etc.

I suspect no one is trying to pull a fast one here, they probably just shorted something changing the battery, so hopefully an easy fix. Just wanted to know how far I could push the dealer under law if he gets a bit shirty.
 
Bigsy said:
It's an megane 225, bought from here: http://www.autosolutionsbristol.co.uk/

The fuses are under the battery, 1 each per light, not easy to get to, and it's a 1hr job to get to the bulbs apparently, bumper off or something.

But I'll have a bash tomorrow and if I fail I will ring up, its less hassle for me to fix it than drop it off and wait etc.

I suspect no one is trying to pull a fast one here, they probably just shorted something changing the battery, so hopefully an easy fix. Just wanted to know how far I could push the dealer under law if he gets a bit shirty.
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wasn't it a megane on fifth gear? when they showed how stupid it was to replace a bulb. Wheel off, panel off and lots of fiddling under the bonnet. Took half an hour to do one bulb I think!
 
Brookert said:
wasn't it a megane on fifth gear? when they showed how stupid it was to replace a bulb. Wheel off, panel off and lots of fiddling under the bonnet. Took half an hour to do one bulb I think!
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I recall seeing this (or something similar) - what an absurd design, can you imagine having to do all that at the side of the M25 with trucks like mine thundering past? No ta!
 
R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
I recall seeing this (or something similar) - what an absurd design, can you imagine having to do all that at the side of the M25 with trucks like mine thundering past? No ta!
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It is hard enough trying to do it on the driveway, never mind at the side of the road! :p
 
You can get to the bulbs through the wheel arch, its a tight squeeze and will scratch your knuckles. I used to have a megane and change the head light bulbs in about 5 or 10 minutes a side, ultimately I ended up getting long life bulbs so as to svoid this hassle.
 
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