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disco
Member Since: 28 Jul 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 217
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Can anyone give any advice. I'm looking at a D3 (06 HSE) being sold privately. Everything seems genuine, but I have a niggling worry that I don't have the usual recourse that I would if it was a dealer sale.
I know that I would sill have the manufacturer's warranty but no contract with any dealer if the car turns out to be a persistent offender.
Anybody had any experience of this?
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 Mon Aug 28 2006 9:31pm |
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Winger
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Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: UK
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A car is manufactured from bits.
If bits break, they can be replaced; if they cannot be replaced/repaired, the final responsibility rests with the manufacturer, regardless of where you purchased the vehicle, or which dealer was the initial supplier. During the life of the manufacturers warranty, you have no issue.
How some dealers handle problems is an entirely different matter.
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| Mon Aug 28 2006 10:00pm |
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DG
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Member Since: 12 Dec 2005
Location: The Gaff
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Ultimately...it's still under warranty. Nobody, not even a dealer, is going to bleat a sales patter that includes any historical problems with any car.
Ask some probing questions that may reveal the sellers experience of any problems. Ask for all service info and check service sheets for replacement parts. Check if it's had the enhancement too.
TBH.... if its an 06 model you should be fine.  Existential Phenomenologist.
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| Mon Aug 28 2006 10:03pm |
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Cliff H
Member Since: 27 Oct 2005
Location: Home of the Pork pie and Stilton
Posts: 1304
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As Winger says your warranty is there wherever you buy. I no longer use my supplying dealer as they are useless and the one I go to now have been great so far.
I would try and find out as much history about the car as I could though as someone may be trying to get rid of a car that has been a bit of a nightmare, this said I would not buy a nearly new D3 from a dealer without doing the same checks as I know that someone has my old D3 warts and all!
Of course don't forget to HPI! Zermatt silver 06 reg.
Gone but not forgotten !!!
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| Mon Aug 28 2006 10:09pm |
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disco
Member Since: 28 Jul 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 217
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Would dealers still give courtesy cars etc for warranty work, even if they didn't supply?
I feel fairly comfortable with the 06 year.
I had two of the previous model, the first when it was new and it was trouble. The second, two years in never failed.
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| Mon Aug 28 2006 10:10pm |
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Winger
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Member Since: 15 Feb 2005
Location: UK
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disco wrote:Would dealers still give courtesy cars etc for warranty work, even if they didn't supply?
Of course.
Consider where a dealer makes most money..........and it isn't in selling cars.
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| Mon Aug 28 2006 10:13pm |
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Cliff H
Member Since: 27 Oct 2005
Location: Home of the Pork pie and Stilton
Posts: 1304
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They usually do, I think you may wait a little longer for one though Zermatt silver 06 reg.
Gone but not forgotten !!!
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| Mon Aug 28 2006 10:14pm |
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disco
Member Since: 28 Jul 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 217
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Do Land Rover have computer records of each car like some manufacters have?
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| Mon Aug 28 2006 10:20pm |
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disco
Member Since: 28 Jul 2006
Location: UK
Posts: 217
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This site is cool - predictive answers!! Thanks, you anticipated my question.
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| Mon Aug 28 2006 10:22pm |
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