Hi All,

Sorry my first post is about a problem.

Last week i bought a 2008 vw cc that had 80k (miles) on the clock with history.
As it is a vw they have long life servicing so the last service was in early 2011 @60k.

Now for my concern i was transferring my private plate and noticed the MOT history that in '11 mileage was 70k yet in '12 it had 126k.

I immediately called the dealer and he has now comeback to me saying the last MOT had been mistakenly been done in kilometres.

He states vw and the MOT station will confirm.

Is this plausible?
Would anyone else believe this?
Had it serviced by vw and they state the 4 tyres are dangerous due to flat spots and a buldge on one of them.

Really tempted to just reject car

Thanks

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Bought 2003 Audi A3 FSi Sport September 2011. December 2011 head gasket went, engine overheated and boiled dry. Local garage repaired for £1600 (cylinder head was sent away for pressure testing and skimming). Took car back many many times due to engine sounding like a tractor (one of the rings had split in the variable valve), never starts first time, oil leaks and water leaks. Sump was damaged as it was left resting on an axle stand which went through it so they had it patched inside and out.
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January garage finally finished the car. Told me it was 100% mechanically sound but wouldn't start due to computer code fault. Would start when they attached their computer. It needed to go to another garage with a more sophisticated computer to diagnose fault. I drove car to new garage. It limped the 8 miles driving very badly.
New garage diagnosed cam shaft sensor in audible. New garage told old garage it was a timing issue. Took car back to old garage.
Got voicemail message saying old garage will pay new garage to time it up as they don't have the correct tools to do it.
New garage stripped engine. Timing plate was missing, bolts were missing or loose. Sump has mastic around it. They timed it up and rebuilt. Starts first time but appears that head gasket has gone again after two days. Old garage will not do anymore work on it unless I pay. Asked new garage to strip and diagnose problem (£200 plus vat to strip plus the same cost to rebuild) - the block is warped and needs new engine. Cylinder head is badly scratched from old garage sanding before fitting new gasket so would need skimming if using again).
Old garage have a bill of £509 from new garage for the problems with timing and missing parts. Which they have said they will pay. They are not charging me labour but will not help with anything else. They said when the company who pressure tested the head cut off the timing plate although I was never told this and so I never knew.
What do I do? new garage is quoting £1,000 plus vat to fit a reconditioned engine (plus cost of engine) or scrap it? It's at the garage in pieces at the moment. Paid £4,600 for the car in September 2011 on my visa whilst waiting for personal loan to clear. Three year loan not half way through yet (£220 month - borrowed £6,500 to include insurance and to clear £1,000 debt). Garage where we bought the car ceased trading after 9 years two months after we bought the car.
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