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Old 11-11-2011, 10:11 PM   #1
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bought a car today, turns out it is a lemon, call the seller and as expected they don't want to know about it. where do i stand ?

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If private sale. Not really much you can do about it.
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Old 11-11-2011, 10:12 PM   #3
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no fair trading **** ?
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Old 11-11-2011, 10:19 PM   #4
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Unless they gave you a warranty. It basic buyer beware.
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What car what problems? no warranty / private sale = your stuck with it or sell it on if you dont want to fix it.
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I love that you put a heap of information into your first post. /sarcasm
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Private sale? Then its your problem....

How is it a lemon?

Who did the roadworthy?
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was it yellow??
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was it yellow??
LOL. Has it got a sour taste
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was it yellow??
Oi.....
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insure it... and burn it.....
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insure it... and burn it.....

This........
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insure it... and burn it.....
I know your only kidding ,right ???
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Did he buy an ex taxi??
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Make lemonade ....
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suck on it.
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Hey, sorry your EA burnt, but if you want some genuine advice here, supply some details about your purchase including what State you live in, otherwise you can expect more of the cynical posts you have received so far.
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Ok didnt realise you were the person whose EA had an engine bay fire....
http://www.fordforums.com.au/showthread.php?t=11348359
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From the other thread:

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bought another EA spack today... probably should have *** left it where it was... but i had tunnel vision "i need new car"

it has noooo power. any ideas ? took the air cleaner out of it and that made it marginally better (only did this because i NEEDED every ounce of power)
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bought a car today, turns out it is a lemon, call the seller and as expected they don't want to know about it. where do i stand ?
obviously behind it... if you want it to move.
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Up crap creek without a paddle.
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I bought a car for the missus today (a getz) and I'm pretty ****ed at the dealer. When we got it home I was reviewing the paper work and a piece he slipped in after we signed (rego papers) stated that it doesn't have a compliance plate but it is exempt (Written on dept transport letter head).

I'm controlling myself not to ring and abuse him for not bothering to 'disclose' that seeing they are the ones that registered the car it seems. Unfortunately we were in a hurry and when I couldn't see the plate assumed the getz must affix it somewhere else and didn't think much of it.
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I bought a car for the missus today (a getz) and I'm pretty ****ed at the dealer. When we got it home I was reviewing the paper work and a piece he slipped in after we signed (rego papers) stated that it doesn't have a compliance plate but it is exempt (Written on dept transport letter head).

I'm controlling myself not to ring and abuse him for not bothering to 'disclose' that seeing they are the ones that registered the car it seems. Unfortunately we were in a hurry and when I couldn't see the plate assumed the getz must affix it somewhere else and didn't think much of it.
Pretty sure there is a cooling off period when you buy cars from dealers, it allows you to change your mind within a certain period and return the car and get a refund, three days I think. Someone here will know more.
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Pretty sure there is a cooling off period when you buy cars from dealers, it allows you to change your mind within a certain period and return the car and get a refund, three days I think. Someone here will know more.

In Queensland you get a 1 business day cooling off period for the purpose of a test drive and/or inspection. If you've taken delivery of the vehicle to go home the cooling off period doesn't apply
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So how much did you pay for this lemon......??
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bought a car today, turns out it is a lemon, call the seller and as expected they don't want to know about it. where do i stand ?
if its private and signed into your name, unfortunatly you are now stuck with it... i went through the same once, and it is garbage.

Sorry.
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Unfortunately you are stuck with it. After a very recent experience of buying a car for my son I find the private buying experience far worse than the dealer experience. We almost bought a repairable writeoff because the seller didn't disclose this. Lucky we did a REVS check. A dealer in NSW has to disclose this. Lots of other frustrating problems but they are for another thread.
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