I am in the process of taking a small independent dealer to small claims. I bought a 12 year old mpv that had done 130,000 miles for £3125. Researching the price I paid now I think I overpaid but the dealer stressed that it was a very reliable make - Toyota Previa. We specifically bought it for an imminent family trip to south of france & made this clear to the dealer. He said this was the car to get us there and back! At the time of sale he kept telling me not to use the overdrive button (automatic tranmission) as it would damage the gearbox but having since spoken to Toyota they have said this is rubbish & the only reason they can think anyone would say this is if he knew the transmission was not in a good state. Anyway 2 months later the car broke down with broken transmission whilst in france. We had done 2500 miles. I got in touch with the dealer a number of times when the car was repatriated to UK but they absolutely refused to have any more involvement - I was told if I drove it home then they had no responsibility for repair. (needs reconditioning of gear box c£2000) I am just about to fill out forms for small claims court but am unsure what I can present as evidence that would help my claim. The dealer is going to claim that 2500 miles was "satisfactory quality" for a car that age - even though we paid over £3k for it. Has anyone successfully got a refund from a dealer in a similar situation for a car this old?