November 2010
Can anyone tell me the law on used car warranties. I am thinking of setting up as a sole trader selling cars top the trade and public. If I retail a car to the public do I have to provide a warranty. Is there a limit on the retail selling price at which you don'y have to provide a warranty?
I am told that I must provide at least a minimum of a 3 month warranty when I sell a used car to the public as a sole trader, is this correct? Read more
Yesterday on starting there was a great deal of vibration. It died down after a short time but a warning light I have never seen before, like a cog wheel with an exclamation mark in the middle, displayed on the rev counter dial. Drove home, about 9 or 10 miles, but the car was clearly speed limited as max obtainable speed was about 35. Problem disappeared when next started about 1 hour later. Car has a manual gearbox with no fancy extras such as Traction Control. Local garage confused and when taken to a specialist garage the software dispslayed no faults. The car handbook makes no mention of this particular warning light and a Ford 'expert' spoken to on the phone is perplexed. It seems that a 'secondary' management system is installed but what it is supposed to be doing no one seems to know. I'm sure someone out there must have had the same problem!
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If this car has a diesel engine ,then this warning light relates to a problem with the diesel particulate filter system.hth
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Had my new Scirocco 170TDi (manual transmission) now for just over a month and its a super amazing car. Notice after 400miles (only beause I turned the radio down) that there was a weird rotary purring type noise when depressing the clutch during acceleration. The noise only begins after a mile or so from a cold start. Apart from that the car drives perfect.
Took it into the dealers and they agreed it didn't sound normal and would look at it.... Read more
Hi, was wondering if anybody knew what the correct idle rpm for this car was, as mine from cold is the same all the time 1100rpm. I thought that this was a bit to high as other diesels i have owned all seem to idle at about 800 / 900rpm when the engine has warmed up... I changed the thermostat as this had been suggested as it might of been interfering with the temperature sensor but still remains the same.... any suggestions please...... Read more
Can anybody recommend a mobile auto electrician covering N / NW London ? Read more
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My car has been playing up. It wont start, and when i eventual get it started it wont rev it like drives idle. and when the engine on the, epc light comes on and the check engine light comes on. When im driving it has stalled.... Read more
Moved to Technical, where I hope you will get some help.
More detail would be useful - not least whether it's a petrol or a diesel.
Hi all. I have bought a second hand engine for my 406. I recently put a new timing belt on my old engine (3000 miles ago).. Can I put this belt on my (new) engine??? Thanks for reading this and hopefully your help Read more
thanks for your advice. I will source one on monday, I dont think they are expensive anyway. Thanks again
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i bought a mint condition 45000 miles fsh 2003 mx5 with one owner yesterday for my dad for a christmas present.
the owner wanted £4500 but he let slip he had sold all his toys like jet ski's etc because his busness was going bad. I walked out of there only paying £3000 and having put 300 miles on it in 24 hours it is perfect with out scratches or any sighns of wear
Hi I was wondering if anyone could give some info on this subject I have a 1999 vectra 1.8 ls and was thinking of changing it to a 1996 BMW 318i se.
Would this be a good move the vectra has 105000 miles on it and the BMW has about 15000 more. I'm thinking the BMW would have better fuel economy as it is the same size engine but pulling a slightly smaller car.
What would most people do on here as I value the opinion due to the advice I received in an earlier post stopped me buying a bad rover 45!
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I think you will find the 323i is in fact a 2.5 litre engine plus I thing it was introduced with a higher output engine than the normal 2.5 and will attract high insurance costs.Ask on one of the BMW forums where they have the exact output of all engines in their reference pages.
MY VECTRA SRI 2005 MODEL THER IS NO HOT HEAT ONLY COLD HEAT COMING! HAVE READ IN YOUR COLUM IT MIGHT BE THE resistor pack. WHAT WOULD YOU THINK IS THE PROBLEM ???????? THANKS. TAZZ Read more
Thanks andy for answer. can you tell me how much will that cost?
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The warranties are cheap because they are borderline useless and also offer you as a dealer very little protection in the first six months after the sale.
If you are selling decent quality vehicles you would be better off joining 24Cover's Dealer Club.
You pay to join but you get discounts on your Traders Insurance and it comes with legal support on disputes with customers on Sale of Goods Act Issues.
Furthermore if you pass leads to us at time of sale we will provide your customers with 7 Day Drive Away Insurance and you with a commission on any subsequent sale of motor insurance, GAP cover, breakdown cover and a decent warranty which will take them well beyond the six months you are liable to them under the Sale of Goods Act issues.
The commissions you will make are likely to far outweigh your membership fee and you will be providing your customer with a useful service that will protect you and them if the car goes wrong.
Contact me via lucy.bonhamcarter@autolaw.co.uk if you need more information.