Kia Sportage - part-ex problem

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Sun 22 Jul 2012 11:12
Kia Sportage - part-ex problem - mondeo56
I signed for a new Kia at the end of April, but unfortunately the verbal delivery date I was given has been delayed by at least 2 months.
I accepted the trade-in value for my Mondeo, but in the meantime it has developed mechanical problems.
Should I inform the main dealer or just hand the Mondeo over when the Kia finally arrives, say nothing and hope they dont notice the black smoke and noisy engine, or are they legally obliged to accept my vehicle as the Mondeo was ok at time of agreement, and the delay is Kia's fault.
Thanks in advance for any advice as i am in a quandary on what to do.
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Sun 22 Jul 2012 13:22
Kia Sportage - part-ex problem - unthrottled

Unfortunately, they arte not legally obliged to honour the quoted price-the condition of the car has changed. You could put it to them that, since you have been inconvenienced by the two month delay, they could honour the original price as a goodwill gesture. It depends on the relative price of the Mondeo. If it is a small part of the Sportage, they probably won't care.

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Sun 22 Jul 2012 16:53
Kia Sportage - part-ex problem - tanvir

When I traded in my old Mondeo with a slipping clutch last year, the dealer just looked at it, asked the mileage, I said '135k', he said '£700'... I instantly agreed, as I would have taken less considering the state it was in.

He then drove it around the block, came back and said 'the clutch is gone'... I just shrugged but he honoured the price he gave me.

God knows why he gave me a price before driving it, his fault

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Sun 22 Jul 2012 18:46
Kia Sportage - part-ex problem - Avant

They're not legally obliged to honour the original price for the Mondeo,. but nor are you obliged to tell them about its condition. It's up to them to check it when you part-exchange: the most I've ever seen a dealer do when I part-exchange a car is check that the mileage is what I'd said it was.

If they'd already done that when I ordered the new car, most don't do anything at the time of handover.

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Sun 22 Jul 2012 20:23
Kia Sportage - part-ex problem - gordonbennet

Surpised at the answers, some here think its entirely OK to let the dealer have a trade in that has deteriorated significantly the deal was struck....sort of behaviour one would expect from politicians.

Saying nothing will elicit little goodwill from the dealer should something go wrong borderline warranty IMO.

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Sun 22 Jul 2012 23:50
Kia Sportage - part-ex problem - Avant

Fair point, GB - but in reality, surely the dealer is going to 'trade out' the PX car ASAP (unless it's a newish example of the make sold by the dealer, which this clearly isn't).

When I picked up my first Skoda, its Golf predecessor was going out that same morning. It was less than three years old and had no known problems, but my impression was that the buyer would take it as seen.

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