Help - Buying a second hand car?

[Deleted member 9966]

Just have everything fixed then in those 3 months... shouldn't cost you anything...

I don't think brakes will be covered G as they are classed as normal wear and tear items, rather than mechanical or electrical breakdown or failure. and as stewart says, the MOT may not have identified worn out brakes.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Don't think the warranty will cover brakes.... You'll have to get them on selling a defective car.

I've had to do that before. and this is why I hate buying second hand cars

but what leg will I have to stand on? could the garage argue that I should have checked the car more thoroughly before buying it?

 

[user123]

Ah, I see, hmmm... seems nonsensical not to cover them if they are duff after just a few days.... good luck with it then!

 

[Stewart]

I've had to do that before. and this is why I hate buying second hand cars

but what leg will I have to stand on? could the garage argue that I should have checked the car more thoroughly before buying it?

If the brakes were down to the metal, then that's unsafe, so I think you could pull them up for this. Did they say the car had been serviced, if so, then it should have been picked up.

 

[Del W]

If theres metal on metal now,on the MOT they should have put worn brakes on an advisery notice.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

If theres metal on metal now,on the MOT they should have put worn brakes on an advisery notice.

thanks Del. I'm gonna ring the garage on Monday and ask for a copy of the checklist they used and what the brake efficiency result was. apparently, after doing some internet research, for it to be a pass, it has to achieve at least 25% brake efficiency.

 

[Del W]

Do you have an advisory notice (its yellow VT32) with your mot cert.If you dont,they are saying that nothing is very worn/deteriorated/close to legal limit.not just for brakes but for the whole car. worn tyre/wipers/handbrake cable..etc.

 

[bootsmckiber]

I just bought a 2003 Ford Lightning SVT,it's pretty sweet,but my advice would be to never offer sticker price,always offer them something lower,I offered 3,000$ lower than the sticker price and they accepted it,that payed for my taxes and stuff but either way 3,000$ is a lot of thinset,good luck

 

[Deleted member 9966]

Do you have an advisory notice (its yellow VT32) with your mot cert.If you dont,they are saying that nothing is very worn/deteriorated/close to legal limit.not just for brakes but for the whole car. worn tyre/wipers/handbrake cable..etc.

I didn't get any else from the car dealer other than the MOT cert itself Del. So I have no idea if the car has any advisories on it. I'll ring the dealer tomorrow and ask the question. I'll casually drop into the conversation that the brakes have been visually inspected and are worn out. I'll let the dealer sweat a bit.