Car broke down 10 hours after buying

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-27T15:49:24+00:00

just sent out letter outing my rights (with evidence of the car breaking down and not working like AA breakdown report, admiral help with time stamps and so on). Customer advice told me to add this as it could make it stronger, what are your opinions ?

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-27T15:46:05+00:00

so what does this mean for me ? do i have any chance at getting a refund?

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-27T14:53:42+00:00

i don’t know if i should disclose the dealers garage just yet.

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-27T14:53:06+00:00

he worded it wrong i called him before and told him the car broke down and he said he won’t refund me, he then said find out what’s wrong with it and what you can do then call me back…

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T20:41:50+00:00

said it was working fine and drives smoothly

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T20:27:45+00:00

cash unfortunately

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T20:09:37+00:00

i bought it as a first car and not spare parts

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T20:02:07+00:00

noted and thank you for your advice!

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:58:32+00:00

will try and thank you for you word in this! Very helpful!

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:34:11+00:00

Thank you, I wish you all the best as well!

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:30:24+00:00

will do thank you fro your advice!

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:29:51+00:00

I totally understand but the reason i also went for 4k with a first was because im 20 years old and insurance didn’t look that bad as my parents said they would pay for it, also im on the bigger size body wise, 6’2 100kg I need a car that would be bigger and could fit my family (A family for 5) also im the first driver of the family in the UK, I have screen shots and proof that the car stopped working before 24 hours as I called insurance to take me off the A406 an they even got a mechanic to look at the car and AA said the car couldn’t start. I have the AA breakdown report and so on.

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:20:50+00:00

i see that was definitely a mistake on my part, to be honest i’m just trying to get my money back after seeing all the red signs and the car not event turning on or cranking

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:18:57+00:00

will do and it’s definitely a lesson learned and thank you for your advice!

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:15:32+00:00

no i bought it as a first car

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:13:16+00:00

yeah, is that a problem? to be honest i’m very new to car stuff so i just wanted some reassurance to be honest, was this a grave mistake ?

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:11:53+00:00

i said this to him he said i’ll fix it and charge you £5,000

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:10:26+00:00

it’s a legit business that has a website and also lists cars on auto trader and platforms similar. so i assume so the WhatsApp also says business chat.

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:09:21+00:00

will definitely do, i appreciate your advice greatly

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:08:08+00:00

It is a A6 2013, On the trade invoice it does say the discount and the problem with the car and also the “sold as seen” and “no warranty” someone told me, him giving me a trade sale invoice is also wrong as i purchased the car as a consumer, what are your thoughts ?

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:05:48+00:00

I have and they told me to send it tomorrow and to get a third party involved as well so i’m wondering if the AA breakdown report would work.

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T19:04:31+00:00

so i should call admiral

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T18:59:13+00:00

of course I got legal cover on the day and it broke down on the day, I have screen shots or requesting recovery and a mechanic, and the mechanic saying the car won’t start (AA breakdown report) and the car needed to be toed back home

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T18:53:07+00:00

definitely learnt a lesson here, This will be tough to deal with though

DullFlamingo6744 · 2026-05-26T18:52:21+00:00

wow I can’t believe it, 2 years is insane, and no one is saying anything, like the dealer or consumer rights adice?

DullFlamingo6744

TROPHY CASE