Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car

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Fri 21 Feb 2020 14:33
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car - Machina

Hi

I bought 2nd hand 2014 zafira tourer from a small independent car lot.

car has 7800 miles on clock of which I've driven maybe 500 miles.

I bought it about 6 weeks ago.

all seemed ok...but I'm no mechanic...until on a hill to multi car park when I got my ticket from machine and found I couldn't put it into a gear. some how after 5 minutes of annoyed queue behind me I got it into gear but then same problem when trying to reverse.

somehow I got it into gear and parked in bay and promptly rang seller.

They said try pulling clutch pedal up with hand and I realised it was correct.

The clutch had stayed to floor.

well all was fine again but I still went to dealer.

his advise was it's normal and if the problem occurred again he would spray dw40 on it and it's fine.

got problem again on way home.

He and his brother are very rough sort and I'm not at all confrontational.

So I checked and it seems they should offer to repair if there's proof I bought it with that problem. how can you prove that?!

I've booked it into vauxhall to find out problem at a cost of about 150 quid.

Is it likely the case that I'll have to foot the bill or can I get them to repair it for me?

or is it just one of those things?

thanks

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Fri 21 Feb 2020 14:47
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car - joegrundy

You might find this link useful: www.businesscompanion.info/sites/default/files/Car...f

It's the government sponsored and approved guide for dealers on how they can comply with consumer law.

Section 4 is the relevant bit for you.

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Sat 22 Feb 2020 18:32
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car - S40 Man

Check your car isn't due a recall by Vauxhall. I have an Astra K and there is quite a bit of chat on the Astra owners Facebook page about VX clutches and recalls.

If it's due but hasn't been done it could be an easy cheap solution. Worth checking anyway.

www.gov.uk/check-vehicle

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Fri 21 Feb 2020 15:52
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car - Andrew-T

If you bought this from a pair of rough characters I doubt whether I would want them trying to fix it anyway. The problem may be very simple, so I would ask a convenient local trustworthy indy to have a look. It may just need a return spring. Or it could be more tricky. Either way, not to be sorted by dubious types eager to dodge their responsibilities.

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Fri 21 Feb 2020 16:17
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car - dan86

The clutcht peddle shouldn't stick to the floor it sounds like it could be something wrong with maybe the clutch master cylinder. Has it lost any break fluid?

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Fri 21 Feb 2020 19:25
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car - badbusdriver

I bought 2nd hand 2014 zafira tourer from a small independent car lot.

He and his brother are very rough sort and I'm not at all confrontational.

There is of course an obvious question here.......................................!

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Sun 23 Feb 2020 10:15
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car - gordonbennet

There is of course an obvious question here.......................................!

Glad i'm not the only one.

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Sat 22 Feb 2020 21:33
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car - Big John

https://www.theaa.com/car-buying/legal-rights

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Mon 24 Feb 2020 20:14
Vauxhall Zafira Tourer - Will dealer have to repair new bought 2nd hand car - daveyK_UK

Common clutch issue on the 1.6 GM diesel engine, after a few years they provided dealers with a fix.

Take it to a Vauxhall dealer and get some advice.

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