Hi all,
I have recently purchased a fiat 500 from manheim car auctions, it had a surecheck report saying the car was fine, I paid for it a few days after, got the keys and docs realised that it was an ex rental car! FML which they didn’t disclose, but when I started the car I noticed a grinding noise when the clutch was released and when driving it around their yard the car made some awful noises, I suspect a gearbox and clutch issue, probably due to the fact it was ex rental and has had a million different drivers. I didn’t tale the car and gave they keys and docs back to reception, who told me to contact surecheck, having done so they tell me that it wouldn’t be covered as it’s only a static check they do on the gearbox, this is pathetic as you cannot test a gearbox/clutch properly static, it regardless the noise is there when it is static!!!!!!! They admit the car has an issue when driving but not static, which I know is rubbish. I have wrote to them and they are still rejecting a refund, the only thing I’ve been offered is a goodwill gesture of 3 months lower indemnity rates haha, any ideas how I could fight this without getting legal
thanks