Damage on a 2 month old car

Dave85 · 29 May 2015 at 10:55

Toyota are very good with warranty claims for paint from my experience. Had my 8 year old Prius aluminium bonnet replaced and repainted under warranty for corrosion even though it had been fixed and painted in the past. Not a single issue with that they said.

Burnsy2023 · 29 May 2015 at 10:56

leigh_boy said:
and i was just saying if it was me i wouldn't want that car any more.

Then you're welcome to sell it but what your suggesting is completely unreasonable.

leigh_boy · 29 May 2015 at 10:58

Burnsy2023 said:
Then you're welcome to sell it but what your suggesting is completely unreasonable.

3 year pcp.

Burnsy2023 · 29 May 2015 at 10:59

leigh_boy said:
3 year pcp.

In case you'd just have to put up with it.

Ryan-3 · 29 May 2015 at 11:00

leigh_boy said:
she doesn't seem to bothered she hates the car, im not surprised its a yaris and she didn't test drive it but thats another story.

Personally not surprised by the hate statement. They are a hateful, but typically Japanese little **** box.

MassiveJim · 29 May 2015 at 11:01

when I read the thread title I expected front end ripped off.
when I read the thread I just though "U wot m8?"

new car for a damaged mirror and door, just LOL

PiKe · 29 May 2015 at 11:01

leigh_boy said:
3 year pcp.

Bahahaha, sorry but who buys a car on a whim like that?

leigh_boy · 29 May 2015 at 11:01

Ryan-3 said:
Personally not surprised by the hate statement. They are a hateful, but typically Japanese little **** box.

in all honesty i dnt mind it its got a bit of power, the 1 thing i dont like is the back end seems to wash out like it needs ballast in the boot.

Akagi · 29 May 2015 at 11:05

rodenal said:
If the damage is bad enough they'll replace the door....

OP, boot the door in.

Haggisman · 29 May 2015 at 11:11

leigh_boy said:
3 year pcp.

Then your only options are:

Burn the car, claim on insurance (don't get caught)
Pay off the settlement figure to hand the car back
Deal with it

I would suggest option 3, since option 1 could result in prison, and option 2 will result in paying a lot of money for no car, but if it's really too much to handle then you'll have to weigh up the pros and cons.

Dis86 · 29 May 2015 at 12:08

Whole new car for minor damage that doesn't impact the structural integrity? Lol

[TW]Fox · 29 May 2015 at 12:17

leigh_boy said:
and i was just saying if it was me i wouldn't want that car any more.

You wouldn't want a car anymore because of a minor dent in the door and a scratched mirror?

Hilarious

It won't get filled anyway it'll get a new door skin.

she doesn't seem to bothered she hates the car, im not surprised its a yaris and she didn't test drive it but thats another story.

Ah so now the real issue, you have buyers remorse and hope this allows you a way out of it

markweatherill · 29 May 2015 at 13:02

Toyota dealer said:
We have reviewed your claim and regret that, in this instance, we are unable to exchange your slightly damaged car for a brand new one. We enclose, however, a bottle of T-Cut with our best wishes

rhysduck · 29 May 2015 at 13:07

Who with any common sense would let their other half buy a car without test driving it first ? ? :confused:

glenimp617 · 29 May 2015 at 13:26

rhysduck said:
Who with any common sense would let their other half buy a car

fixed

[TW]Fox · 29 May 2015 at 13:29

rhysduck said:
Who with any common sense would let their other half buy a car without test driving it first ? ?

We bought my other halfs car without a test drive (I drove it for a bit when we got there to make sure it was fine but that was after deposit and price agreed).

acemastr · 29 May 2015 at 13:35

I got massively rear ended at 3200 miles (3 months) in my brand new car, damage to front and back... didn't get replaced and why should it? Hers would never get replaced for that small damage, no way no how... unless of course that mirror made its way into the cabin and the heating element caught the interior on fire.

HangTime · 29 May 2015 at 23:32

^As above... someone drove into the back of my wife's car when it was 2 months old, damaged the paint/bumper/crumple zone/parking sensor and the car wasn't replaced (nor did we expect it to be).

koolpc · 29 May 2015 at 23:39

"Can you give me a brand new car as mine has a damaged mirror and a little dent"

2nd word is "OFF"

Traffic_Warden · 29 May 2015 at 23:54

before getting it fixed give her some tips on how to drive - you don't go fast over a brow of a hill, expecially on a country lane. and keep well to your side of the road. what if it was a tractor? she would be killed in a small yaris....