Okay, I need some objective viewpoints on something:
Over 30 days ago I purchased a car from a dealer and have covered approx 400 miles in it since purchase. A few things happened during the purchasing process which cast doubt over how well inspected the car had been, ie obvious things missed which I had to highlight and get agreed would subsequently be fixed so I had it looked over by a specialist. The objective viewpoint I need is in relation to the discovery of a cracked passenger side spring (photo attached). I did not know the spring had cracked and neither did I tell anything different or notice any noise since purchasing the car and neither did the specialist who test drive it the other day, it was only upon inspection that the crack was found. The high degree of corrosion led the garages to advise that this has been cracked for a long time.
I discussed this with the garage I purchased it from who said it has been MOT’d on the day of purchase and passed. They also showed me an email from the MOT garage stating they checked the springs in full and confirmed they were fine, so I’m on my own.
This is where I need the objective viewpoint: obviously I have less rights now 30 days have passed since inspection and I bought on debit card which gives me some recourse but the onus is on the garage to prove that the fault didn’t exist at point of purchase which is where the MOT comes in, assuming we believe they did indeed fully inspect the springs. Do I pursue to get it paid for or live and let live? I’m not saying I don’t believe the MOT garage did inspect and not find fault, but even so, the spring is so clearly corroded, should I be paying in full myself so soon into ownership because from my point of view, it shouldn’t fail so quickly (7 weeks approx since purchase and 400 miles covered)?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts
Over 30 days ago I purchased a car from a dealer and have covered approx 400 miles in it since purchase. A few things happened during the purchasing process which cast doubt over how well inspected the car had been, ie obvious things missed which I had to highlight and get agreed would subsequently be fixed so I had it looked over by a specialist. The objective viewpoint I need is in relation to the discovery of a cracked passenger side spring (photo attached). I did not know the spring had cracked and neither did I tell anything different or notice any noise since purchasing the car and neither did the specialist who test drive it the other day, it was only upon inspection that the crack was found. The high degree of corrosion led the garages to advise that this has been cracked for a long time.
I discussed this with the garage I purchased it from who said it has been MOT’d on the day of purchase and passed. They also showed me an email from the MOT garage stating they checked the springs in full and confirmed they were fine, so I’m on my own.
This is where I need the objective viewpoint: obviously I have less rights now 30 days have passed since inspection and I bought on debit card which gives me some recourse but the onus is on the garage to prove that the fault didn’t exist at point of purchase which is where the MOT comes in, assuming we believe they did indeed fully inspect the springs. Do I pursue to get it paid for or live and let live? I’m not saying I don’t believe the MOT garage did inspect and not find fault, but even so, the spring is so clearly corroded, should I be paying in full myself so soon into ownership because from my point of view, it shouldn’t fail so quickly (7 weeks approx since purchase and 400 miles covered)?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts