Abarth 595C - My NEW car is actually 15months old

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Fri 2 Oct 2020 08:15
Abarth 595C - My NEW car is actually 15months old - Simeon Blanck

Just decided to p/x my near 4 year old Abarth 595 Turismo for a brand new stock 595c at a main London dealer. Finally collected the car this week and found various issues on arrival. Rear number plate light not working, chip out of a sill spoiler, car needed half a litre of oil, front bumper had been drilled despite my request that I would get the plates and a dirty passenger seat. I voiced my concerns and was promised these would be rectified. On closer inspection at home I noticed the front badge was de laminating already, the wipers don't wipe properly and the final nail in the coffin was a sticker stating the car was made in May 2019! I checked the tyres, they say April 2019. I now know why there are these issues, the car has sat filthy and un cared for for nearly a year and a half. This to me is not a NEW car despite being new at first registration. What to do? I changed car so all the trim and parts are fresh and will not need changing. I feel I was totally mis sold and would have never bought this car knowing it's age. My old car was 2.5 years old when this was made so why would I want it? I did ask the sales man 3 times how old the car was and he never actually answered me. I feel this eas deliberate as he knew I would not buy the car knowing this fact. I also know it will jot ne worth the money when I come to sell. What to do?

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Fri 2 Oct 2020 08:38
Abarth 595C - My NEW car is actually 15months old - FP

If you asked how old it was and the salesman refused to answer, that is the moment you should have walked.

It seems you were not lied to and therefore not misled.

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Fri 2 Oct 2020 08:55
Abarth 595C - My NEW car is actually 15months old - daveyjp

Date of registration sets the age of vehicle. I once looked at an A2 which was keenly priced, but I'd done my homework and the spec was different from the age on the plate. Sure enough it was 18 months older than the reg.

However you identified a number of faults before you accepted the vehicle and, whilst it is difficult to do as buying a car is an emotional purchase (even more so with a hard to find model), the time to reject was at that point as the problem then stays with the dealer.

Your after purchase checks suggest you know how to identify production dates, look for labels, age of tyres etc, you asked the question about age and it wasn't answered, thats another warning bell.

By all means try and reject and you may be successful if you have evidence the vehicle was misrepresented. Read up on the Consumer Rights Act and see if you have a case.

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Fri 2 Oct 2020 11:30
Abarth 595C - My NEW car is actually 15months old - Falkirk Bairn

All of the cars I have bought personally I have asked for the car to be in a well lit area, clean & no rain - not in in a showroom but in natural daylight.

A dirty car, wet, artificial light are not what is required.

About 30 mins to go through the car.

Company cars - a cursory walk round, check the oil, make sure there was a spare tyre etc etc but that was about all I would examine.

Although I looked after all cars company cars went back with say 70K/80K and gleaming - some my work colleagues the car resembled a tip inside and were scratched & bashed even after just a few months - their car was washed when it went for a service 2 x per year.

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Fri 2 Oct 2020 12:22
Abarth 595C - My NEW car is actually 15months old - Gibbo_Wirral

I passed what I'm guessing was an old WW2 runway full of unregistered cars and vans by the M180 last weekend. I thought this practice was dead.

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Fri 2 Oct 2020 12:53
Abarth 595C - My NEW car is actually 15months old - daveyjp

Near Sandtoft? Have a look on Google Earth!

Main centre for:

https://uk.gefco.net/en/logistics-and-transport-solutions/integrated-logistics-llp/finished-vehicle-logistics/

Immingham and Grimsby are two of the main receiving ports for German marques. I've had a visit to Immingham port and seen hundreds of BMWs being driven off ships.

When you think how many hundreds of thousands of new vehicles are purchased in the UK it is no surprise they have to be sent somewhere for storage. Covid won't have reduced that need as dealers were closed for months so stock couldn't be moved,

Edited by daveyjp on 02/10/2020 at 12:55

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Fri 2 Oct 2020 23:03
Abarth 595C - My NEW car is actually 15months old - alan1302

Near Sandtoft? Have a look on Google Earth!

Main centre for:

https://uk.gefco.net/en/logistics-and-transport-solutions/integrated-logistics-llp/finished-vehicle-logistics/

Immingham and Grimsby are two of the main receiving ports for German marques. I've had a visit to Immingham port and seen hundreds of BMWs being driven off ships.

When you think how many hundreds of thousands of new vehicles are purchased in the UK it is no surprise they have to be sent somewhere for storage. Covid won't have reduced that need as dealers were closed for months so stock couldn't be moved,

Suzuki have their cars come in at Grimsby as well.

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