where does my mate stand i need help

[VryNeat]

ill cut to the chase my mate bought a vn 5 speed manual pet/gas from a car dealer today for 3500 was running sweet then he was driving up my street switched it to gas and it just turned off. Now when turning the key it does the old tick tick tick tick noise so i would assume its dizzy related? earlier on in the day i was driving it as he needed to drive his mums car back and it back fired on me on the highway also when ever idling in gas it would shut itself down. Now can he demand his money back or that they fix the car? The document he had said after signing it there is no cool down period but i mean it's pretty ****ed if it brakes 3 hours ****ing later if they refuse to fix/refund it do i get consumer affairs involved?

I feel at fault for the whole incident coz i had a quick check over the car and all seemed fine i also drove it and it was all sweet but naturally once the papers were signed it was ****ed

so yeh where does my mate stand and where do we go from here

[VryNeat]

any advice appreciated guys

[vnkid]

im pretty sure with any car purchase from a 'licensed' car dealer comes with a 'Statutory Warranty' of approx 3 months.
obviously there are provisions in the Trade Practices act for the sale, and potentially contract issues depending on if the problem was not stipulated. One question though, did he test drive it??

[mr_vl]

yeah did he at least test it before buyin and i would be taking it stright back and telling them to fix it as you have only driven it home

[VryNeat]

yeh i drove it and it was all sweet i wrote out a letter stating i want it fixed or his money back otherwise id get in contact with consumer affairs its being repaired as we speak

[daron]

if its got over 100 k on clock theres no warrenty what so ever from any dealers

[Philthy]

I thought every car sold from a dealer had to be roadworthy, and have a 3 month mechanical warrantee?
I know for sure that every car I looked at from dealers last time I was buying a car had at least 3 months warrantee on it

[Joey_21]

yes it has to be RWC but thats got nothing to do with the lpg/gas try flicking it back onto petrol and start it up again might be a blockage in the gas line or somthing my mrss mums car used to do this. and like stated above they dont have to give u any warrenty if its over 100k its the risk u take when u buy and old car. I personally would not use gas anyway unless it came factory with it.

[VryNeat]

well like i said i basically threatened to take them to court and involve consumer affairs and the car is in the shop atm being fixed

[cinndaz044]

go get a test done then go back to the dealer and get all the problems fixed under a 3 month stat warranty that would have come with the car.

they will feed you full of all sorts of shit to get out of fixing it but if the car has been purchased within 90 days for a price of 2999 or above it comes with a 3 month stat warranty.

[VryNeat]

go get a test done then go back to the dealer and get all the problems fixed under a 3 month stat warranty that would have come with the car.

they will feed you full of all sorts of shit to get out of fixing it but if the car has been purchased within 90 days for a price of 2999 or above it comes with a 3 month stat warranty.

u didnt read what i said did yah?

[daron]

the only correct advice is ring consumer affairs in your state all states are different in SA over 100k and no warranty at all
WA is very similar

[peterj]

From what i could find the car has no warranty if purchase price is less than $4K, but should be roadworthy.

Only licensed dealers are required to provide a statutory warranty on vehicles they sell. Most, but not all, used passenger cars sold by dealers have a warranty. For example where the cash price paid is $4,000 or less, no statutory warranty applies.

[nathan549]

i dnt think anyone read what you said VryNeat. hes cars GETTING FIXED NOW GUYS..

[sweefu]

hey mate
there is a "cooling off" period in the ACT it is compulsary by law. it states that if the buyer is unhappy in anyway they can return the car in the same condition and recieve their money back, you should tell the dealer asap in the situation. so if you can get it running again, you might be able to go with that.
but i should say, thats ACT law, and its only 3 days.
Cheers mate.

[VryNeat]

The car is being fixed

[| evaN |]

just to repeat VryNeat, the car is being fixed haha

[VZTHUNDER]

the only correct advice is ring consumer affairs in your state all states are different in SA over 100k and no warranty at all
WA is very similar

i work at a dealershp and im pretty sure its over 200,000km or mroe and tis no warrenty seeing as new cars have a warrenty still at 100,000km

[shiftySLE]

yeh i drove it and it was all sweet i wrote out a letter stating i want it fixed or his money back otherwise id get in contact with consumer affairs its being repaired as we speak

well like i said i basically threatened to take them to court and involve consumer affairs and the car is in the shop atm being fixed

u didnt read what i said did yah?

i dnt think anyone read what you said VryNeat. hes cars GETTING FIXED NOW GUYS..

The car is being fixed

just to repeat VryNeat, the car is being fixed haha

De Ja Vu.
Whats wrong with you people, READ the previous post, THE CAR IS GETTING FIXED
VRYNEAT, try this -

[VryNeat]

De Ja Vu.
Whats wrong with you people, READ the previous post, THE CAR IS GETTING FIXED
VRYNEAT, try this -

its amazing how many times u gotta say something before it sinks in aye