Son bought a duff car privately?

Described as being in Immaculate Condition with Recent major service and a Great Example of this Model. After just 7 weeks (2 of which he was on holiday) the car (Mazda RX8) failed to start one morning and Mazda have said it needs a new engine at a cost of 拢4,600, Engine mounts 拢436, Anti roll bar and fittings 拢73 and new brakes 拢151. The private seller must have known there was an engine problem. Does this fall under a breach of the Trade Descriptions Act?


What rights does my son have?|||You would have to prove that the engine fault was pre-existing (that it wasn't caused by your son nailling it everywhere) and that the vendor knew of the condition. Very, very tricky.


If you can prove he lied about the car's condition you can sue him - but he must have the money to pay even if you win. An empty victory is an expensive one.





If he is a dealer and sold it as a private vendor to avoid professional obligations - then you have him under the Sale Of Goods Act.





Even if Mazda can show the damage has existed for some time, the private seller could have been completely ignorant of it (doubtful but possible) and still have sold it in an honest fashion.





I know it's too late for this, but the AA and RAC et al charge a reasonable rate for inspecting cars prior to you buying them. If you don't know enough about cars to inspect them yourselves, then these people would have spotted any major fault.|||depends on where you live i guess but here your son has now learn how not to buy a car


he needs to learn how to check used cars before buying them





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how to check a used car





will find a checklist to help look for problem signs that info he can used rest of life so he doesnt buy another junk car|||get a new mechanic, thats bs, you have every system(almost) that can go wrong, and the prices are steep. get a repair rag!|||the mazda rx8 had alot of problems when it rolled out the factory, including engine replacements, flooding of the engine when it was shut off cold, worn out interiour. The engine is a rotary engine you have to remember, it has a cualt following but i think that its crap, it takes alot of gas, burns way more oil. The rx8 is very nice outside but if you look for reviews online the rx8 had some serious issues. I don't know about your rights, but maybe that'll help you. I'm almost sure the prevous owner knew about theses problems, rx8's were known for this since they were bought off the lot.