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My Kia Rio failed an MoT on a faulty airbag device. This had to be replaced and recalibrated at a cost of £500. My seven-year warranty ran out in March although I have only done 7500 miles, not the 10000...
I bought a car from a classic car auction described as maintained regardless of cost. It turned out to be in a dangerous and unroadworthy condition. The car was entered by a motor trader. Do I have a claim?
My wife bought a Fiat Panda Cross in Dec 2014 on a PCP. By Aug 2015, the rear differential was leaking oil and needed replacing. Over the period of the three year warranty several other issues came up...
I bought a low mileage approved used BMW X3 in march of this year. It has been plagued with problems and to be fair the local dealer has tried to rectify these problems. However, yesterday after another...
Are cars covered by the Sale of Goods Act 1979? My five-year-old, 29,000 mile Citroen Xsara Picasso suffered a catastrophic clutch failure with little warning, requiring new clutch and DMF. As the vehicle...
Hi, my wife bought a high specification A1 s-line back in June 2011 from Bolton Audi. We viewed the showroom model and had test drives in the demonstrator vehicle and from there based the spec on her...
I bought a car for £5500, which was the top end of the prices for the year model and mileage. The dealer told me they would provide a three month warranty, but when faults began to appear within this period...
I bought a car from a dealer for £20,000 which was 100% financed via Hire Purchase through a finance broker. I picked the car up from London and drove it home, some 400 miles. When I got home I noticed...
From new, my now 18 months old has a gearbox fault , my Mercedes dealer has had the car several times, the last was for 4 weeks. They have admitted that they still cannot find the problem. I have told...
From reading your section on the Sale of Goods Act I believe that I am covered but just wanted to check before informing the dealer of this. Two weeks ago I bought an 08 Mondeo from a small dealer. It...
 

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