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cambelt snapped on my lcr today - where do I stand on warranty
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Pritty sure its 3 months standard too. Did they give you any documentation stating it was just a month warranty on the car? Dont know all the legal in and outs to be honest. Trading standards may be able to goodylookinleon
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Oh sorry to hear but thats gonna cost....
As Jay20VT said get in touch with trading standards they were really good when i had problems with the mrs Clio..
As Jay20VT said get in touch with trading standards they were really good when i had problems with the mrs Clio..
What mileage is it on and how old is it? I have had a few cars recently with this happening and its like getting blood out of stone to get them to pay out.
What paperwork have you got from the Car dealer when you purchased the car. The length of the warranty should be on the paperwork.
I have asked a guy i work with ( very good with cars, etc ), and he seems to think as long as its road legal when you bought it and the milage is within the Manufacturers guildlines for cambelt changes etc (60000miles on my LCR in the manual ) they don't have to give you any warranty on a used car. But worth checking with Trading standards though!!!
I have asked a guy i work with ( very good with cars, etc ), and he seems to think as long as its road legal when you bought it and the milage is within the Manufacturers guildlines for cambelt changes etc (60000miles on my LCR in the manual ) they don't have to give you any warranty on a used car. But worth checking with Trading standards though!!!
the car has 80k on it but the whole engine was changed at 40k and they told me the cam belt wont need changing untill i get to 100,000
its a 2003 btw
its a 2003 btw
assuming the new engine had a new belt then they are correct that the belt would be due next at 100,000 miles. Do you know why the original engine was changed? wasnt a belt snapping was it/
Sorry to hear that dude, that is going to be mega expensive
And I don't think you'll get anyone to pay for this. It wouldn't be covered even on the OEM warrenty.
And I don't think you'll get anyone to pay for this. It wouldn't be covered even on the OEM warrenty.
just been looking at trading standereds website , which is my best bet look like i should be covered under that , section called "Action to take"
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/calitem.cgi?file=ADV0003-1011.txt
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/cgi-bin/calitem.cgi?file=ADV0003-1011.txt
Hate to have to say this but think you will have to cover it....
points to note are...
The only warranty that has to be offered is that the car is of good road worthy condition when sold ( unless advised otherwise)
If the belt was new then they can argue that it is a fault of the belt and not their fault as could not have been expected to know.
If they say only one month warranty then thats all you can get unless you can prove a existing fault or one that they should have been aware of. The key here will be the condition of the belt..... if it is badly worn then you could argue that they should have noticed this, however if it is in good condition, but just snapped without warning then its another matter.
Small claims court is a option but it will be for you to prove that they are at fault.... been there, very difficult! Get someone who really knows the law to look at the paperwork you have and take it from there..... Of course you could always try the 'good will' route and maybe offer to 50/50 it. Still not cheap, but a option.
Good luck
points to note are...
The only warranty that has to be offered is that the car is of good road worthy condition when sold ( unless advised otherwise)
If the belt was new then they can argue that it is a fault of the belt and not their fault as could not have been expected to know.
If they say only one month warranty then thats all you can get unless you can prove a existing fault or one that they should have been aware of. The key here will be the condition of the belt..... if it is badly worn then you could argue that they should have noticed this, however if it is in good condition, but just snapped without warning then its another matter.
Small claims court is a option but it will be for you to prove that they are at fault.... been there, very difficult! Get someone who really knows the law to look at the paperwork you have and take it from there..... Of course you could always try the 'good will' route and maybe offer to 50/50 it. Still not cheap, but a option.
Good luck
Just to add to that..... you could argue the 'sale of goods act'. This clearly states that goods must be fit for the purpose they are sold for and you can expect a reasonable amount of time/wear from a item depending on what it is. As you were under the given impression that the cam belt wasnt that old and would give you manay thousands of miles of use, the fact that it snapped within 2 months could deem the car unfit for purpose. Worth looking into.
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Its worth checking the paperwork related to the warranty. The last warranty I had clearly stated that Cam Belt breakss were not covered.
Sorry to hear though mate. I hope it get sorted.
Sorry to hear though mate. I hope it get sorted.
dealers often 'buy' a warranty anyway. Theses most often dont cover cam belts, and even if they did many would only cover the part that broke, and not 'secondary damage'. So literally just the belt.
I brought a warranty for a second hand car a few years ago, who were about double the cost of others. This company explained why they cost more and even used a broken cambelt as an example. They included the belt and secondary damage. I checked the other companies at the time and they confirmed that they would either not cover it at all, or just the cost of the belt!
I dont think you have much chance here at all. The only thing would be if it was sold and the cambelt was overdue a change. The engine as you state was changed at 40,000 miles, was this a new engine? can it be confirmed it was changed? can it be confirmed that it had a new belt and not the old one?
I brought a warranty for a second hand car a few years ago, who were about double the cost of others. This company explained why they cost more and even used a broken cambelt as an example. They included the belt and secondary damage. I checked the other companies at the time and they confirmed that they would either not cover it at all, or just the cost of the belt!
I dont think you have much chance here at all. The only thing would be if it was sold and the cambelt was overdue a change. The engine as you state was changed at 40,000 miles, was this a new engine? can it be confirmed it was changed? can it be confirmed that it had a new belt and not the old one?
yeah the engine was changed at 47,500 miles and i have documentation that proves this
according to the recipts it was a compleat new engine, so the belt has done less than half of its "safley usable life"
according to the recipts it was a compleat new engine, so the belt has done less than half of its "safley usable life"
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