Private car sale advice

[mattblair]

Ive mislaid (left my volt meter at my arse) ill have a look in garage see if i can hole it out i live in carrick a jump start and simple test and jump start will tell if its charging or not. If i find it ill pm you

You are a gent!!

 

[wes]

Dont think my wife would say that lol

 

[big_pete]

I'd mighty annoyed also! Its probably something fairly simple like an alternator or a relay but it's the principle of him saying and then taking back I would be annoyed at

 

['96dc2]

Dont think my wife would say that lol

She doesn't. .

 

[Wild Thing]

Sounds like a case of dealer x got sporty car and chancer y who worked for them bought it to make a quick buck. a car that really should have went to trade sale or auction because of a nasty lingering problem

 

[KevM]

Alternator or earth leak? They are fairly robust and reliable so I honestly wouldn't panic too much until you find out otherwise (famous last words!!)

 

[SMcP114]

Lol, it's not defamation when it actually happened.

Find out what's wrong with it first, could be simple. After that if it's found to be serious you can speak to a solicitor. You don't have many rights but you still have some. Misrepresentation etc.

He sounds a **** though, he obviously knew what was wrong. My advice is to take him for a beer to talk it over. Seduce him, ride him, send the pictures to his wife.

 

[Boabybooster]

Did you test drive the car before purchase?

 

[pablo]

Alternators give bother on these but aren't too dear. Sounds like the battery isn't charging then just running flat and car stops.

Where are you?

 

[KyleR]

I love how people think naming and shaming is illegal and/or a matter for the courts. If it was, the papers would;t have much to talk about. So long as you have proof, you can tell whoever you want what happened. Now download a phone recording app and call him again and you're golden

 

[Graham]

Possible a cheap trade in that he has shifted on himself outside of work

 

[Deckz]

Did you test drive the car before purchase?

All goes back to this.
If you test drove it and where happy with it then I can't see there's much you can do.

 

[pablo]

Problem.is a fresh battery would be OK on a short test drive.

 

[Graham]

Problem.is a fresh battery would be OK on a short test drive.

I'll never forget the test drive in the MX5, freezing cold and wet with steamed windows, battery terminal loose so kept cutting out, two LED torches out the window try and see where we were going on the backroads as the battery was too guff to power the lights, epic craic.

but anyway back to topic

 

[CharlySkunkWeed]

Yeah , I suppose when he promised you that it was the battery you should have told him to get a new one before you bought it. Though you would probably be in the same position now either way if the battery was a quick enough fix to get you just down the road.

 

[wes]

@pablo alternator only running 10.78v the battery in the first place was too small for car also

 

[KevM]

There's no way that would run the car never mind charge!

 

[mattblair]

@wes came down and had a look - thanks man! - looks like it could do with a new alternator.

@pablo in Carrickfergus mate - Wes said you owned one before, mind if I shoot you a PM re: where best to find an alternator?

 

[wes]

No bother matt, lovely looking motor hope you get sorted soon

 

[Coog]

Ah that is good news

 

[KyleR]

Hopefully its just an alternator then

 

[cormac81]

Try alternatorman on ebay. Sends you one out and you return the old once you have fitted.

There is also Frazers in lisburn if you want something local.

 

[pobmk4]

Any of the motor factors will get you an alternator for one of these, just make sure you know the output of it I remember the last one I put on a 996 had 3 different types according to them.

 

[pablo]

The regulators give bother in the alternator only 30 quid for a Bosch one off eBay. Not sure how you tell though without removing it.

 

[zafturbo]

Do Collins in Doagh do alternator repairs .Might be worth giving them a ring .