Car Purchase

[alan30]

I recently purchased a secondhand car, Landrover Discovery, from a Landrover main dealer with full Landrover service history and warranty. There were some issues that needed attention and I returned the car to my local Landrover dealer under warranty within 2 months od purchase date. They diagnosed various things that needed putting right but also commented that the car had an exchange engine and declined to work on telling me to return it ti the original dealer. The car is 3 years old with 27k miles on the clock and this is what attracted me to purchase it. Had I known it had an exchange engine I would not have been interested as I am concerned how the car has been treated. As the dealer made no mention of teh exchange engine and teh other dealer picked it up immediately I am taking the view that the sale was misrepresented. Any comments, suggestions?

[linusberry]

Not an expert in this field, but I work in the finance industry, financing vehicles. I reckon you have a fairly solid case for misrepresentation under some facet of the Sale of Goods Act. I would suggest a letter to the Dealer Principal (ie the main man) where you bought it from, requesting return of the purchase price (if that's what you want?). Request a meeting (at your convenience) if you want. Allow a reasonable timescale for return of your money (14 days). If you get no joy with this approach, try a half hour session with a high-street Solicitor (often free) and ask them to write a Letter Before Action (LBA) to the dealer. If this doesn't prompt a response, you may need to have the vehicle independently inspected (find someone from the Yellow Pages) to confirm the exchange engine in writing, and then issue Couty Court Proceedings. Copy all correspondence to Land Rover head office in the UK. I'd be amazed if the dealer would let it get this far. It's all about kicking up enough of a fuss to let them know you're serious. Good luck.

[Booslan]

I know, you need to carefully check the car before you buy. Seller will not talk about the bad detail about the car, so you can not trust him. You can check the car http://vincheck.expert/ here. You need to know the VIN number.