Worried Auto Gearbox Is Knackered

[anadin]

Sorry for the confusion it was "sold as seen", (not "trade sale") no warranty given or implied. This was from a Ford dealer not some back street garage. Having spoken to Trading Standards, they say even though no warranty was given the goods must be fit for the use they are sold for, the car obviousley isnt, as the gearbox broke after only 9 days of purchase. This applies to anything you buy from a shop, dealer catalogue etc. ONLY if it is bought privately i.e from someones home does this rule not apply.

 

It may be that i will not get all of the money back due to what they call betterment, i.e. gearbox is in a better state than it should be for its age but i should hope to get at least the majority of the money back. (he says fingers crossed).

 

and the garage know this the cheating swines , they will play it cool and say take us to court , and you will have to be prepared for that , call their bluff :D , then name and shame them here after :o

[Guest bigal]

To be honest the garage havent tried to get out of it yet. The bloke fixing the gearbox has done work for the garage for many years and say's they are pretty straight, so i will wait and see what their MD says next week when he is back from his holiday. I will let you know what happens.

 

I am looking forward to seeing the car again, it will be like getting a new car all over again, but hopefully one that works. :D

[Dave-G]

Good for you IF you get it sorted mate, but I understand that no warranty implied or given usually means there was erm... "no warranty implied or given" Was this written on the sale reciept mate?

 

So - you going to tell us what sort of deal you got?

[Guest bigal]

Thanks for your optimism Dave G, you still have rights even though no warranty was given.

 

I'm not sure it was a fantastic deal, but i paid

[dipsomaniac]

this case proves just how difficult it is to make trading laws - there are too many potential factors involved. it also proves how useless warranties/insurance policies are.

 

i think a reputable dealer would meet you at least half (if not all of the) way. GOOD LUCK.

 

it is very low mileage for the gearbox to fail

[Guest bigal]

Yes lets hope so. We are still going to persue warranty direct as well.

 

Hope you enjoyed your liquid lunch. :lol:

 

Havent done that for ages makes me sleepy. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

 

:wacko:

[dipsomaniac]

i have a name to live up to

[Guest bigal]

So have i, time for another burger me thinks. :wacko:

[Guest bigal]

Finally got car back, its driving like a dream. :D

 

Mind you it should be for

[Dave-G]

Any news on that warranty claim bigal?

 

I've noted just how little of an autobox they cover - for example: none of the valves or electronic components :lol:

[Guest bigal]

Hi Dave, It was a no go with warranty as they said it was wear and tear. Ended up getting

[Dave-G]

Disapointed but not surprised really al, rather like what would be their response to mine. The auto's on many modern motors have soooooo many sensors that are not covered.

[JohnR]

Just found out the Warranty will not pay out for the repairs as they say it happened within 90 days and they class it as wear and tear which is not covered until after then. :D

 

So left with a bill of

[Guest bigal]

Just found out the Warranty will not pay out for the repairs as they say it happened within 90 days and they class it as wear and tear which is not covered until after then. :D

 

So left with a bill of