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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: miggy on 13 May 2007, 19:04:05
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Gutted, gutted, gutted :'( :'( :'( Some of you will know I picked up my 53 elite yesterday, picked it up at 11.00, took it for a drive, about 60 miles, did not floor it, drove it sensibly.
Temp guage went off the scale, started running like a bag of S*"t. Stopped on the side of the road and rang the garage I bought it off.
Bloke was to nice, could sense something strange about his response, no questions asked, he sent his recovery lorry to bring me back to his garage.
TURNS OUT the head gasket had gone and guess what, it will be the second time its been done????? :o :o How come for a 36,000 mile car
The feller never quibbled when I asked for my money back.
Something strange
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Gutted, gutted, gutted :'( :'( :'( Some of you will know I picked up my 53 elite yesterday, picked it up at 11.00, took it for a drive, about 60 miles, did not floor it, drove it sensibly.
Temp guage went off the scale, started running like a bag of S*"t. Stopped on the side of the road and rang the garage I bought it off.
Bloke was to nice, could sense something strange about his response, no questions asked, he sent his recovery lorry to bring me back to his garage.
TURNS OUT the head gasket had gone and guess what, it will be the second time its been done????? :o :o How come for a 36,000 mile car
The feller never quibbled when I asked for my money back.
Something strange
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Warped head, that wasn't skimmed on last changed?
At least he did the decent thing though.
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36k v6? Naaaah. Not head gasket. Poor workmansip in another area probably, but CHG won't go at 36k.
Something they were trying to hide, that didn't last a day!
never mind. At least you got your dosh back.
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that sounds fishy!!! :-X
at least you got your money back..... :y
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Your right mate, the bloke was too nice, no quibble, money back as soon as I asked, well demanded
36k v6? Naaaah. Not head gasket. Poor workmansip in another area probably, but CHG won't go at 36k.
Something they were trying to hide, that didn't last a day!
never mind. At least you got your dosh back.
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What do you rekon the problem could have been, didnt some of the early calibres have head troubles, strange for the miggy engine on that kind of milage though
that sounds fishy!!! :-X
at least you got your money back..... :y
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What do you recok the problem could have been, didnt some of the early calibres have head troubles, strange for the miggy engine on that kind of milage though
that sounds fishy!!! :-X
at least you got your money back..... :y
Oil cooler failure?
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Bad luck mate, but I would be counting my blessings. It could well have happened three months down the line and the dealer may not have been so accomodating then.
Keep looking and you'll find another.
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What do you recok the problem could have been, didnt some of the early calibres have head troubles, strange for the miggy engine on that kind of milage though
that sounds fishy!!! :-X
at least you got your money back..... :y
Oil cooler failure?
Thats what i was thinking.....as it seems quite a few sellers on ebay.....get told by garages its the head gasket....when all the evidence points to oil cooler.
I know its not a nice thing to happen when you just bought a new car and getting money back was a result but obviously not what you really wanted.....you wanted a nice working elite.
I might have been tempted to say i'll keep the car as is if you give me £2k back.....garage would probably be losing on the deal but might have said ok just to get it off their hands :-/
If it is oil cooler, you could have fixed it for less than £200.....and got a nice bargain :y
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:o :o :o
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DaveL
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no way it was HGF first time, never mind second time...
Oil cooler :y
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What do you recok the problem could have been, didnt some of the early calibres have head troubles, strange for the miggy engine on that kind of milage though
that sounds fishy!!! :-X
at least you got your money back..... :y
Oil cooler failure?
Thats what i was thinking.....as it seems quite a few sellers on ebay.....get told by garages its the head gasket....when all the evidence points to oil cooler.
I know its not a nice thing to happen when you just bought a new car and getting money back was a result but obviously not what you really wanted.....you wanted a nice working elite.
I might have been tempted to say i'll keep the car as is if you give me £2k back.....garage would probably be losing on the deal but might have said ok just to get it off their hands :-/
If it is oil cooler, you could have fixed it for less than £200.....and got a nice bargain :y
never a truer word said.
Bought the current vectra 02 v6 from a guy who panicked and took it to a garage.
Garage diagnosis Head(s) gone and parts and (high street dealer) labour would be circa £2000 including oil cooler, head kits, skimming, radiator etc etc. He didnt have £2k so sold it for what he could.
Result i picked up a £1k ebay car on a gamble admittedly, spent about £200 and have a car - now running -that will sell for £4k.
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Was this the Elite that was going for 9k?
As said, I would wrestle a substantial discount off the garage and keep the car, 53 Elites are rare and with 36k even more so...
Anyway, all's well that ends well :y
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Was this the Elite that was going for 9k?
As said, I would wrestle a substantial discount off the garage and keep the car, 53 Elites are rare and with 36k even more so...
Anyway, all's well that ends well :y
9k :o
Might have pushed for more than 2k off then....£2.5k - 3k
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its a damn good job you got your money back
it's just not on that garages can sell cars knowing there's serious stuff wrong with them
see whether or not they attempt to sell it again, and at what price!
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I know there rare but i was not going to risk my Hard earned cash on a maybe. Just happy to have the money back, could have asked for a discount but I would have never trusted the car again, I will stick to my 2.2 DTI for now who has never given me a problem from new.
I will just keep looking.
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Was this the Elite that was going for 9k?
As said, I would wrestle a substantial discount off the garage and keep the car, 53 Elites are rare and with 36k even more so...
Anyway, all's well that ends well :y
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Always remember its an offence for a garage to offer a car for sale that is not roadworthy - Road Traffic Act 1988 section 75 -
(1) Subject to the provisions of this section no person shall supply a motor vehicle or trailer in an unroadworthy condition.
(2) In this section references to supply include—
(a) sell,
(b) offer to sell or supply, and
(c) expose for sale.
(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) above a motor vehicle or trailer is in an unroadworthy condition if—
(a) it is in such a condition that the use of it on a road in that condition would be unlawful by virtue of any provision made by regulations under section 41 of this Act as respects—
(i) brakes, steering gear or tyres, or
(ii) the construction, weight or equipment of vehicles, or
(iii) the maintenance of vehicles, their parts and accessories in such a condition that no danger is or is likely to be caused, or
(b) it is in such a condition, as respects lighting equipment or reflectors or their maintenance, that it is not capable of being used on a road during the hours of darkness without contravention of the requirements imposed by law as to obligatory lamps or reflectors.
(4) Subject to the provisions of this section no person shall alter a motor vehicle or trailer so as to render its condition such that the use of it on a road in that condition would be unlawful by virtue of any provision made as respects the construction, weight or equipment of vehicles by regulations under section 41.
(5) A person who supplies or alters a motor vehicle or trailer in contravention of this section, or causes or permits it to be so supplied or altered, is guilty of an offence.
(6) A person shall not be convicted of an offence under this section in respect of the supply or alteration of a motor vehicle or trailer if he proves—
(a) that it was supplied or altered, as the case may be, for export from Great Britain, or
(b) that he had reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle or trailer would not be used on a road in Great Britain, or would not be so used until it had been put into a condition in which it might lawfully be so used, or
(c) in the case of a vehicle or trailer the supply of which is alleged to be unlawful by reason of its condition as respects lighting equipment or reflectors or their maintenance, that he had reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle or trailer would not be used on a road in Great Britain during the hours of darkness until it had been put into a condition in which it might be so used during those hours without contravention of the requirements imposed by law as to obligatory lamps or reflectors.
(7) Nothing in the preceding provisions of this section shall affect the validity of a contract or any rights arising under a contract.
(8) In this section "obligatory lamps or reflectors" means, in relation to a motor vehicle or trailer, the lamps or reflectors required by law to be carried on it while it is on a road—
(a) during the hours of darkness, and
(b) when it is neither drawing nor being drawn by another vehicle,
except that the expression does not, in the case of a trailer, include any lamps showing a white light to the front.
As well as the relevant Sale of Goods Act that applies locally to you....
As long as you got your cash back, all well and good..... :y