You are wasting your time imagining that you can have a pop at Ford via a class action unless you have a lot of money to put up front for an expensive solicitor and barrister plus paying for the services of expert witnesses.
The problem with doing that is that Ford can afford really really really top notch expensive solicitors and barristers!
And if your case goes down the plughole you could be faced with paying Ford's legal expenses.
Back to reality
You bought the car from a dealer, whether or not they were a Ford dealer is not clear - but it doesn't matter.
You have six years from the date of purchase to sue the vendor of your vehicle for breach of contract in the small claims court - and very little risk of being saddled with the other side's costs.
So stop dreaming about class actions and start looking up small claims court procedure.
Hello,
I bought a galaxy 2nd hand from a used car dealer, at about 1600 miles/5 months the gearbox went and needed rebuilding, broken plastic spring retainers were the culprit, the dealer at first would only contribute 500 but after mentioning that I'd need to speak to a lawyer they came back with 2000 towards the 3000 fee from a transmission specialist, do you know if I would have any chance of getting the 1000 back from small claims? They had my car for weeks and messed me about something rotten before finally admitting it had to be sent to a specialist which they had told me they'd already done, they kept telling me it was something minor bit they couldn't fix it.
Any advice much appreciated, spent a fortune on the car already.
Thanks
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