Sercia

Hi there again, I had the car in today for MOT and they PASS it without even any advisories.. I'm starting to thinking maybe isn't THAT bad. I don't know what to do anymore. Would it cost a lot to clean that mess up? 🤔

Hi Steve ! Thank you for letting me know. I will book the car for MOT ASAP. I'm not a clever person when comes to buying the cars, now we know that, heavy lesson for me. Now if per any chance I will win this battle and get my money back so on the next purchase I will take an army with me. The HPI check is clear: " Licence plate and VIN not recorded by insurers as a 'total loss' (write-off), not recorded as a repaired insurance 'total loss'. I didn't negotiate the price down. Payed full price as advertised. I'm sorry but I don't understand, could you please explain it to me? Anyway, thank you guys for your help, you can't imagine how I appreciate it. When I will be back from MOT I will update you ASAP.

Hi Gareth! Thank you very much for getting back to me. One thing I did right is not to give back my car for part exchange when buying this car. I'm not driving the car in question at all as I don't want to put more mileage on it or anything, so the MOT option is a go for me to try. My concern is that from what I know, you can't present the car for MOT test earlier then one month before the MOT expire date. Or is there a chance with my current situation? I bought the car around 25mil from home, I did look at it, I tested it, inside it's really well maintained, I would never suspect the other side condition. Well, to be totally honest I didn't lay on the ground to check it under (yep, lesson learned, dumb me), it didn't even pass my mind. The seller is a small car sale concern, he insisted that is nothing wrong with the car as I made a lot of questions. Unlucky for me I don't have the copy of the advert but I requested it from AutoTrader. I found as well another site where there's a part of the description. " + FSH CAMBELT B & O SOUND +-EXCELLENT CONDITION INSIDE OUT, LOOKS AND DRIVES SUPERB, FULL SERVICE HISTORY INCLUDING CAMBELT AND WATERPUMP REPLACEMENT AT 77K ...", anyway, there wasn't any hint of this problem nor the dealer hint anything about it.

Sure! 06.07.21.

Hello everyone! I'm seeking advice from you experts to help me on what to do. In December I bought a 2009 audi a4 avant s-line with around 122k on clock. I brought the car to my trusted mechanic for an inspection. And what he discovered is now not letting me sleep. Statement from the mechanic: It is apparent that this car has been submerged in muddy water for a period of time at some point. There is a dried film of mud on the underside of the car and half way up the engine and gearbox. There is also a lot of corrosion to the underside body panels which is unusual for a car of this age and make. There is also a lot of muddy debris that has collected in various places. Also, there are couple of small rusty/muddy areas in the boot floor area. I contacted the dealer who sold me the car as soon as I got the news. He asked for photos, I sent him and not further contact from his side. I had to chase him to contact me back several times. I got fed up, I contacted citizen advice, they advised me to sent a letter requesting a refund etc. Under consumer rights act 2015, so I did, specifically saying is not of satisfactory quality . Again no news from the dealer, had to chase them. After some calling we spoke again where he made review the photos with his workshop and they said that the rust is normal for this car and the car is passing MOT without any advisories. At the end we agreed for another inspection from his side but we never heard back from him. Now I'm thinking to send another letter standing my foot on refund before making a court claim. SOO... guys, help me determine if photos taken by my mechanic are really that bad as he's saying. Do you think I can win this "war" if I will go to court? Or maybe this damage is still not enough to be eligible to "satisfactory quality". Any estimated repair costs? Anything... help a damsel in distress