How long after buying vehicle from private seller?

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disciple12, Oct 12, 9:42am
How long after selling a vehicle?
Hi, we purchased a vehicle from a private seller, and we drove the car home and used it for under a week. But within the week, the car we purchased has a transmission problem.
Can we return the car back to the previous owner and get our refund back? If the seller refuses to refund us, how do we go about it. Are we entiled to consumer protection at all?
sw20, Oct 12, 9:55am
The only consumer protection you have from buying a private car sale is if you can prove you were intentionally misled about the condition of the car.

If you just went and had a look, test drive, got your Pre Purchase Inspection done then bought the car, you are on your own.
franc123, Oct 12, 10:52am
In short, no you are not. If you want consumer protection, buy from a dealer. If it took a full week for an issue to show up its pretty difficult to claim the seller misled you on its condition.
saxman99, Oct 12, 12:46pm
The only thing you can try is to ask nicely, you never know your luck. If they are a genuine person and feel bad about it they might try to work something out with you, but as said above they have no obligation at all. Best of luck with it.
marte, Oct 12, 3:29pm
What make & model car, what's wrong with the transmission?

Even if you had bought from a registered motor vehicle dealer, you can't just take the car back & expect your $$ back. They can fix it & you have to give them that chance.

However with a private sale, that's why you pay less, it's not iin thehe same condition or guaranteed.
Anything can go wrong with a car at any point, a lightbulb can blow at any time, that's how things are. If that lightbulb blowing affects the transmission then it might seem like a transmission problem, but that's the symptom, not the cause. Find out what's wrong & if it's a blown light bulb, replace the bulb.
curlcrown, Oct 12, 6:41pm
Short answer is no, you have no protection at all. There are very few exceptions. If you tell us the year make and model of the car and describe the problem we may be able to offer helpful advice on a cost effective solution.
kazbanz, Oct 12, 6:57pm
You have no protection whatsoever. I'm genuinely confused as to what makes you think there is or would be any comeback when you bought privately.
gazzat22, Oct 12, 9:31pm
A good reason to buy from a reputable Licenced Car Dealer. !
poppy62, Oct 13, 1:27am
Must be a Toyota.
jesus2000, Oct 13, 1:33am
God you talk some sh!t.
poppy62, Oct 13, 2:23am
Hooked a big? one! Awaiting the Google posts.
shortee2, Oct 13, 2:58am
Oh Dear!
tweake, Oct 13, 4:06am
the only guarantee is you will not get your money back.
gazzat22, Oct 13, 4:13am
And he likes Euros Nuff Said.!
sw20, Oct 13, 4:23am
Quality hook poppy. Love your work.
slarty45, Oct 13, 5:28am
It has been de-badged, owner does not know?
loud_37, Oct 13, 5:29am
No you can't get your money back.

Is it an auto? Check the fluid level in the gearbox, a low level can cause all sorts of issues.
kazbanz, Oct 13, 5:32am
aww comeon at least be realistic in yer trolling.--Must be a Honda fit ior Nissan tiida--Best still ANY VAG group car with DSG transmission.
macman26, Oct 13, 5:37am
I had a $3000 quote to repair an auto years back. Someone else diagnosed the selector switch. $40 later and all good.
Perhaps provide some more information and it may not be all doom and gloom.
tgray, Oct 13, 6:04am
I had a $2,500 quote once to fix a Mondeo transmission, so I put a tube of Dr Tranny instant shudder fix in it ($15) and it worked a treat.
disciple12, Oct 13, 6:47am
Toyota Carib 1998. Paid $2800. We contacted the buyer. And he said that he doesn't know anything about it and said that the WOF papers is proof of everything. In the end, after 3 phone conversations telling him what the problem was, when driving on the motorway, the speedometer was at 90 and then when accelerating, the speedometer remains at 90 too. On top of that the abs light comes and go. But when reducing the speed, the speedometer just falls right down very quickly. So he said he will refund the $2800 minus $200 because we have had the car for longer than 1 day.
marte, Oct 13, 6:51am
It sounds like a simple speed sensor & that bad info is making the gearbox play up.
There's a huge amount of missing info from the OP & a quick OBDI check would tell what's wrong.
intrade, Oct 13, 7:12am
thats more then fair enough.
your supposed to do a prepurchase inspection that would hace cost more then 200 bux to start with.
intrade, Oct 13, 7:25am
a carib is a reliable toyota. You best bet is walking because you aint seen real problems and its repair cost chaged by incompetent repairers.
They wanted 9 grand to repair my mates mayda bt 50 transmission he told me. I said it looks like the fault is the EGR valve hamilton ford diagnosed the same thing and REPAIRED IT FOR 900 BUX IT WAS 4 MONTH OUT of factory warranty. All good now no gerabox for 9 grand money needed.
rpvr, Oct 13, 8:09am
Then quickly sold the car?