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Numerous problems with car
My car is 07 registration. I purchased it from a garage in 2009. The car had been traded in.
While it was still in warranty I had it in a Peugeot garage on numerous occasions as it wasn't running smoothly or various warning lights would come on.
Nothing was really discovered. Since the warranty has been up I have had to have a new exhaust, clutch and gear box and now have a leak in the radiator. My mechanic says that there is no way all these things should happen on a 4 year old car.
Do you think I have any right for compensation and if so how do I go about it?
While it was still in warranty I had it in a Peugeot garage on numerous occasions as it wasn't running smoothly or various warning lights would come on.
Nothing was really discovered. Since the warranty has been up I have had to have a new exhaust, clutch and gear box and now have a leak in the radiator. My mechanic says that there is no way all these things should happen on a 4 year old car.
Do you think I have any right for compensation and if so how do I go about it?
Asked on 5 October 2011 by claire35
Answered by
Honest John
These are unusual problems. But you have very limited rights over a 4 year old 2nd hand car purchased two years ago and any rightds you do have are against the dealer who sold it to you, not against Peugeot. See the FAQ.
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