Hi all,
My sister bought a 51-reg Daewoo Leganza from an (apparently!) reputable used car dealer after she wrote off her old car on black ice in February. Cost about £1200 IIRC.
It took about a week to get the car because the dealer said he needed to replace the engine to solve a loud knocking noise.
A couple of weeks ago the car lost power and, strangely enough, developed a very loud rattle which sounded like one or more big ends had failed. Recovered home by RAC. Upon contacting the dealer, he advised my sister that his cars only came with a 3 month warranty and that she was on her own (despite being about 15 days outside of 3 months).
To say my sister is a touch annoyed about this is an understatement. I'm sure I read somewhere - possibly here - that a dealer can't get away with saying something only has a "three month warranty" etc.
Is it worth pursuing this further or is it a bit of a lost cause? Sister doesn't have much money and can't really afford to chuck £1200 in the bin.
My personal temptation is to dump the thing on the road outside the dealer with a big sign in it describing the problem, but it's a bit of a last resort. Small Claims Court etc would be my preferred line of attack.
Cheers,
Dave.
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