Wighty
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How dare you Sir !There are other Used Car search engines than Autotrader
How dare you Sir !There are other Used Car search engines than Autotrader
The saga continues! Max is collecting the car today to take it back and have his mechanic sort out all the additional items that MTA have identified as needing rectification (at his cost!) and will then deliver the car back to me. He also offered to do the B service etc that I had booked the car into MTA for, at a price he said would be cheaper than MTA, but I declined and will take the car straight back to MTA once it's returned to me. MTA will of course re-inspect the car and confirm that all is well! Thinking positive, the outcome could be better (read - much cheaper for me!!) than expected, but it will be at least another week before we know.
It seems unnecessary to leap to consumer law in this instance. The trader seems to be playing fair. They're not all 'The enemy.'if hes a registered trader , why aren't you citing the consumers act 2015 ?
yeah they are , in it to make money not for the fun of it pal , law is there to protect us ( for a change) so use it at every opportunity I sayIt seems unnecessary to leap to consumer law in this instance. The trader seems to be playing fair. They're not all 'The enemy.'
oh you do indeed pal , if he's playing ball then great but ive found in the past that not all traders are aware of the protection the law affords us these days so it helps to drop it into any pre-purchase convo'sSo far I've deliberately not mentioned that sort of thing to him as he's being polite and reasonable, and I believe that even under consumer law I first have to give him the chance to put things right - which is what is happening now. Once I have the car back and MTA inspect it again - hopefully that stick will not be needed.
I think you're doing the right think it's all about "what the reasonable man (or woman)" would do. If you come across as reasonable all the way then if things do take a turn for the worse you're in a very very strong position. Going in hot and heavy would do nothing other than upset everyone and put big delays into any resolution. I'd also suggest that solicitors would be the only beneficiary's of such a move.So far I've deliberately not mentioned that sort of thing to him as he's being polite and reasonable, and I believe that even under consumer law I first have to give him the chance to put things right - which is what is happening now. Once I have the car back and MTA inspect it again - hopefully that stick will not be needed.
yeah they are , in it to make money not for the fun of it pal , law is there to protect us ( for a change) so use it at every opportunity I say
It may be, but the way they mark up cars raises eyebrows! An aquaintance on my 968 forum was friends with a trader who said he marks up every car by £3-5k to cover all his costs, and I know the difference between what he's asking for my car and what he paid me, and it's more than that!
Maybe you could have pushed him a bit harder on your 968 ??
Sounds like either you wasn't sure what it was worth or he has it on for sale at a very optimistic price. Either way, you must have been happy with what was offered or this SLK got you excited and you agreed so as not to lose the new car lol.