Thread: HELP! Noisy TDi 300

I wouldn't of thought so thats part and parcel of inspecting a vehicle and buying private I would of thought

Yes you are right but in this case it was bought "sight unseen"and I had to trust the sellers description due to the vehicles location.
Stupid I know but sometimes you have to trust your fellow man.
Well in this case, he had something to hide and I feel it was a BIG something.
He was asked ALL the usual questions to which the replies were favourable and his ad also failed to metion anything.
I suppose I've been done but I hate to see people get away with this kind of thing!

I suppose but it wouldn't of stopped you getting it inspected by someone else surely like the NRMA or someone like that.....or is right out in woop woop?

I suspect that even a private sale can still be subject to a misrepresentation by one party to obtain a gain. However if the ad said nothing and you have dealt with him only over the phone then it will be a bit difficult to prove that the seller knew otherwise. The only thing I can think of would be to get a hold of the place that was servicing the vehicle and see if they have some record of what they thought the vehicle was like and that the owner was told of the condition. If you can demonstrate that the seller knew there was a problem and answered your question in a manner to mislead you then the seller has entered into deception/misrepresentation. Proving it is the problem. Caveat emptor is the obvious warning to ensure you do not get into a wrangle trying to prove that a seller set out to deceive in order to obtain financial gain.

Disclaimer, I am not a lawyer and if you think it is worthwhile pursuing you should seek professional advice.

cliff there is an ex fesa landy going in east-ish perth i think it had 143 on it and i know you have invested in this one, and dont know if you can get your cash back by breaking this one i am talking about looks shmick but!
was thinking drop out your lump and use the new one, i could buy some bits off ya if you were in the market to spend 10 k it still has its pump on board and is registered just thought i would mention it but its a heap of cash how much is a donk rebuild ?

Lardy,

Around $4k for a rebuilt motor.
I think I can do it myself alot cheaper but I just don't want to.
Will see what happens this Friday.

Originally Posted by lardy

cliff there is an ex fesa landy going in east-ish perth i think it had 143 on it and i know you have invested in this one, and dont know if you can get your cash back by breaking this one i am talking about looks shmick but!
was thinking drop out your lump and use the new one, i could buy some bits off ya if you were in the market to spend 10 k it still has its pump on board and is registered just thought i would mention it but its a heap of cash how much is a donk rebuild ?

I bet this is the ex-FESA one.

1995 Land Rover Defender White Fire Truck M (eBay item 260450088181 end time Aug-19-09 19:59:35 EST)

Cliffy what's the go haven't heard how you are getting on in ages give us an update mate