Fault with car after 3 months

[Conniff]

They have now confirmed a wheel bearing requires replacing at a cost of £227.

 

Obviously we must be talking Bentley or Ferrari here, where has the £200 part of the cost come from.

 

I do not want to pay for this as it is my opinion and that of the garage that this fault would have been present at time of sale

 

Faults that appear in the first six months are assumed to have been present at the time of sale.

 

I want to make a big point about the warranty. As Sam has pointed out, the warranty has been mis-sold and you must insist on a ful refund for it.

 

Is there any finance attached to the car?

[Conniff]

The repair price quoted seems about spot on as many of these items now come pre-fitted to the hub. It's the part price that hikes it as the labour is only an hour or so on a FWD car, if that.

 

I agree if half the car comes with it. What happened to replacing just the bearing, you can get an SKF for about £35.

[Conniff]

I've changed one on mine this PM as was rumbling for a while and getting worse. ( did 6k miles on it though!) Manufacture quote was £189. Did it for £28 and 3 hours sat in the sunshine. Was nice to get hands dirty again and to prove to other half that "the tools you never use" actually do get used when you need them. No doubt the saving will be spent on yet more shoes, or a new unecessary hand bag...............

 

 

Have to agree it is nice to be able to sit in the sunshine and do these things at your own pace and drink coffee etc without having to worry that the bill will be high.

 

When you explained about the 'tools you never use', did you go get her rolling pin out and hand it to here saying 'here have a go'

[Conniff]

Don't be surprised if your rejection is turned down. You only have a short time in which to reject and you are now passed the 4 month point and can be deemed to have accepted it.

[Conniff]

However, going back to the post, wheel bearings would be a normal warrantable part and as such for the first 6 months needs to be covered by the dealer.

 

This is the crux of it all. For the first time I will agree that the warranty is not liable to pay out for this as it is fair wear and tear and the mileage would back this up.

 

I am still using it until the point where I reject the car.

 

So the dealer has managed to avoid me being able to reject the car based on a fault which happened in the first 3 months by just ignoring me?

 

But you haven't rejected it. You are still using the car and depreciating it, so even if rejection was accepted, you will lose more than the cost of this bearing replacement by the AA garage anyway.

You are getting what the regulations call 'enjoyment' from the car and that will reduce the amount you can claim back.

 

As I mentioned in an earlier post "Faults that appear in the first six months are assumed to have been present at the time of sale."

During that first six months, it is up to them to prove the fault was not there at time of purchase.

 

You're dragging this out too long. You must write asking when you can bring it in for him to repair at his cost under the Sale of Goods Act. If he fails, then you can write again informing him that you will take it to the dealer for repair and the bill (which is likely to be higher than the AA garage), will be sent to him for reimbursement.

 

If he refuses to pay then on to the small claims court.

 

It is a simple matter to issue a small claims on line for money and much simpler than going to a court to attempt to force a rejection claim.

 

Don't waste any more time, get the letter typed up tonight and posted in the morning. The longer you leave this the more difficult you are making it for yourself.

 

Don't forget - Recorded Delivery.