Thread: Car Dealer from hell paid 22000 for landrover worth 6000

Unless it had spent the first 4 years of its life in the sea I cant see a 2004 defender having a termianlly rusted chassis........

yeah did some reserch it is an ex hire beach car sad to say more worried about how they can get away with bogging the chassis your can push a pen through part of it it is bad i have never seen anything like it.

if he paid that much for it then he should have some kind of warrenty claim and protection..

IF he purchased it with a roadworthy ticket then he can haul whoever did the roadworthy over the coals for selling a vehicle that does not meet the requirements for roadworthy.

make sure hes got all the documents, a copy of the roadworthy stuff and head to a solicitor right away to get them to draft up a notice of intent and see where it goes.

check the paperwork that your dad recieved when he bought it, i know the contracts we do at work have whats called a "Dealers Statement To Buyer" that basically certifies that the odmeter reading is correct/hasnt been changed by or on behalf of the dealer, that the motor hasnt been changedby or on behalf of the dealer, that the vehicle hasnt been used as a taxi, and (possibly) that the vehicle hasnt been used as a hire vehicle

basically, check every inch of the paperwork for ANY loopholes

I feel a legal battle coming on.

Go back to dealer and Ask to fix in first instance or ask for your money back.

I would than ask for legal advice.

Alternatively take some very heavy dudes with you.

thaks all i appreciate every bit of help

"Hire" and "Beach" are two words you don't want to hear about your car!

I'm sure you have realised in hindsight that you should never take anyones word for it, especially dealers. One of the members here has a saying - what has been made by man can be remade by man.

EDIT: Read the posts above - look for any loophole at all and I would definately seek legal advice! If that fails...

Assuming it is as bad as you say, (Warning - Unethical dealings ahead: ) Unless you can fob it off to someone as trusting as yourself (do-able - find a cashed up soccer mum or something) you are pretty much stuck with it. You can either cut your losses and end up $14,000 down or you can throw a bit more money at it and refurbish it. There is a D2 on carsales for $7000 at the moment, with a stuffed engine. If you have the time and inclination, you could swap your engine and any goodies across and then part out the leftovers - you may even recover the price of the second car.

The latter is probably not a bad idea, but will require a fair bit of work on your part unless you pay someone to do it (= $$$). If you are not comfortable with spanner spinning, help is always available here and it is amazing what people will do for you if you offer to throw a BBQ and crack a case or three. (See Incisors thread "I need favour" in the General Chat section! )

Update your profile so that people can see where you are - it helps when keeping you in mind for parts and assistance etc.

Best of luck.

Originally Posted by dormobile mat

Long storie short, my father bought a land rover defender paid $22000 for her. trusted the racq approved inspection dealer. so didn't check it the best or at all lol dufas. went away to work for 5 month when he got home and used the car found the chasis had been welded and boged and fully rusted out, the car is a 2004 model. So now it is only worth 6000. fully riped and probably no way of getting anything back. has anyone got any help full advise thanks

where did it come from. ( the seller).just the city not the address.

cheers phil