Hello everyone,
Its my first post here and unfortunately quite a grim one for me. I bought 2012 Insignia 2.0 cdti manual a week ago from private seller. Car looked nice , tons of things done recently ( cam belt, clutch, flywheel, new brake pads etc ). Oil was changed correctly all the time and it had passed all the MOTs without any advisories. Seller said it car is in mint condition, it looked and sounded like it. Came back from Glasgow to Dundee and no problems there, car worked perfectly. Fast forward to Saturday, I thought il go and valet car properly . Turned it on and bam " low oil pressure, stop engine". That 90 mile trip from Glasgow to Dundee was all i could manage with that car. Came out of the car and noticed rear right tire is almost flat. Thing he failed to mention. 2 problems in a row is quite suspicious. No idea if that was a first warning light or has it been appeared before and caused some serious damage. Car has done 139k miles and warning goes away after turning it off and then on again.
I read from other forums that possible cause is oil pick up pipe rubber seal and its an expensive job to get it done. I am taking it to garage in the morning to diagnose whats the actual cause. I dont want to start blaming anyone before there is some actual proof that it was just not bad coincidence. If he did lie to me about those problems what are my rights in this case ? Can I take him to small claim court and hopefully get it fixed or get my money back entirely ?
Thanks in advance.
Its my first post here and unfortunately quite a grim one for me. I bought 2012 Insignia 2.0 cdti manual a week ago from private seller. Car looked nice , tons of things done recently ( cam belt, clutch, flywheel, new brake pads etc ). Oil was changed correctly all the time and it had passed all the MOTs without any advisories. Seller said it car is in mint condition, it looked and sounded like it. Came back from Glasgow to Dundee and no problems there, car worked perfectly. Fast forward to Saturday, I thought il go and valet car properly . Turned it on and bam " low oil pressure, stop engine". That 90 mile trip from Glasgow to Dundee was all i could manage with that car. Came out of the car and noticed rear right tire is almost flat. Thing he failed to mention. 2 problems in a row is quite suspicious. No idea if that was a first warning light or has it been appeared before and caused some serious damage. Car has done 139k miles and warning goes away after turning it off and then on again.
I read from other forums that possible cause is oil pick up pipe rubber seal and its an expensive job to get it done. I am taking it to garage in the morning to diagnose whats the actual cause. I dont want to start blaming anyone before there is some actual proof that it was just not bad coincidence. If he did lie to me about those problems what are my rights in this case ? Can I take him to small claim court and hopefully get it fixed or get my money back entirely ?
Thanks in advance.
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