Over the last 3 weeks 2 of my boys were looking to buy a new car.
1 x nearly new car
1 x brand new car
Nearly new car
Tried local franchise & got a figure.
Scoured autotrader and got figures from a few others.
Settled on a Yorkshire dealer - 4 mth old 3,000mls
All done & dusted in just over 2 hours - he drove home.
Overall saving of £6K from his local main dealer - same model/spec etc etc
New Car - local main dealer
Advertised model 180BHP diesel auto.
Plenty demonstrators - new cars in stock but not the colour he wanted.
They said they had other cars in the group - the colour but it had some extras
which would make it dearer - but not hugely. So they ordered it delivery in 1 week..
To be picked up on Friday past. Son gets the reg no on Friday am
and logs on to his insurance to transfer the cover - lo & behold the car comes up
as a 150BHP model. Must be a mistake!
Phones garage.
All manner of excuses - "you won't notice the difference" etc etc
They refused to change the car for another.
He told them that this was unacceptable & he would not be picking up the car.
"But it is registered in your name - you have to take it"
"Car is not as described & ordered"
The 180BHP car is approx £800 more than the 150BHP car with otherwise the same spec.
(I would call it FRAUD)
He has heard nothing since Friday morning.
"2nd hand back street dealer con" from a local main dealer that is part of a medium Scottish chain of prestige franchises.
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A tale of trying to buy 2 cars new
A tale of trying to buy 2 cars new