Dodgy practice?

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Thu 25 Mar 2004 13:50
Dodgy practice? - eurocourier
Female friend of mine just part-exed her 306 and got herself an Almera. With the part-ex price agreed at £1800 and a week to go before she picked her new car up, the 306 spits its dummy out and costs friend £800 to fix. Takes longer to fix than expected, friend explains situation to dealer who promptly reduces part-ex value to £750...

Personally, I'd have kept quiet about the repair but there you go. So, is this dodgy practice on the part of the dealer?
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Thu 25 Mar 2004 14:31
Dodgy practice? - BazzaBear {P}
I'm not sure about legality, but it seems a bit unreasonable for him to reduce the value of the car when it is being repaired back to how he first agreed it.
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Thu 25 Mar 2004 17:15
Dodgy practice? - LHM
Dodgy practice.......Dealer
Pope.........Catholic
Bears........etc. etc.
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Thu 25 Mar 2004 18:59
Dodgy practice? - Hugo {P}
Take it to another dealer and get a good P Ex value

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