He isn't that rich or generous :] Edit* he also only heard about it because of facebook so offered to help me.....

Well done you learned how to use sarcasm- Not helpfull. however fact remains as of 9:30am i will have a 59 plate peugot 207 sitting in my driveway.

I am sorry jimmyspangle but i do not agree with you entirely, yes clutches are consumable items as with breaks and tyres etc however the problems i had with the breaks/tyres/exhaust etc all happend within the first 200 miles i did of buying the car when i spoke to the garage about such they told me they could do nothing except fix it at a price...... the price was more than what our family mechanic told us it would cost him to do it and also my ignorance of law shined through as they told me they did not give me any kind of warranty which is utter bull as by law they have to give me 3 months at least according to the various other reputable dealerships i have spoken to and according to citizens advice. The clutch was most probably like the rest of the vehicles parts on its way out..... i have to get worn wishbones replaced next, timing belt and fanbelt..... etc etc oh and a suspension spring is dangerous on the far side front wheel which i didnt pick up on when i bought the car either. My possition is that the car was sold to me in an unsafe condition and that it is not and was not fit for purpose at the time of purchase. Which is the angle i am going for anyways, i am seeing a solicitor and also getting an international lawyer involved. This small business really did pick on the wrong person. The good news is a friend of myne who lives in the middle east has spoken to me, im being bought a brand new peugot 207 tomorow and i am getting legal advice from a highly paid solicitors all free of charge

Update again: Recieved telephone call from withheld number turned out to be the seller garage, They said they would not cover the costs but did say if i brought the car in they would do it for 150 pounds..... I cannot get the car to them and the cost of towing it would be silly. Have spoken to citizens advice and they do think i have a legal leg to stand on as the clutch has been looked at by professionals who say that the clutch should have been replaced 6,000 miles ago. I will see what happens with this at the end of the day though looks like im paying for a new clutch!.

Update: I have telephoned both garages' the garage fixing my car wanted to ask permission to continue on with the work i told them i needed them to wait untill i knew how i was paying for it as i have no money at this moment in time (i decided honesty is the best policy especially as the garage fixing my car is owned by an old man who is friends with my grandpa). I then telephoned the seller garage who sold me the car in the first place, The guy did not laugh at me however he did say he was going to get the owner of the garage to telephone me back. So im waiting for that all important phone call, if it ever happens and if it doesnt happen by 12 i will telephone them back! Things are looking up i suppose!

Just one more really quick thing before i telephone these guys, I do definately have three months in regards to cars to either return or request repairs am i right????

Thank you ever so much for your help and advice any more advice is welcome! Just some last minute things i really want to check out/that im concerned about and a little bit more extra information!. I know that i should have taken the car back to the Seller garage if there was such a fault as this and got them to do the work on it directly however i was unable to do so, basically what im asking here is does it particularily matter i have had to take it to a different garage to get it seen to? The reason i had it taken to another garage is as follows: 1, i live in North Shields where as the seller garage is in Souther shields (thus only way to get there is via tyne tunnel or the tyne bridge both of which are unfeasable in regards to towing a broken down vehicle all the way there) 2, the AA would only tow it to a local garage And because the garage i have had the car taken to has given me a price and started work i obviously have to pay when i collect the car..... My next question is this; Tomorow morning i am going to telephone the seller garage and request they pay for the work on the clutch if they refuse to pay for the work i will be either asking for my money back and returning the vehicle to them (which i am well within my rights and law to do am i right???) or quoting the sale of goods act to them and seeing if i can force their hand.... Does this sound like the right course of action? i dont need to keep on good relations with the seller garage so im not bothered about that, i will never be using them ever again! The next thing i suppose i need to find out is if the seller garage agrees to pay for the repairs, when i get the bill from the garage that is fixing my car do i just forward it to them and get them to pay it or do i have to pay the garage and then claim the money back off them? if the seller garage refuses to pay for my clutch i will be a little bit worried as i still have to collect my car and pay for it tomorow or friday at the latest what do i say to them? do i tell them i am busy claiming the repair costs from the seller garage or do i try and borrow the money to pay them so as to not cause hassle? as i dont want to get into trouble for not paying for work on my car and i cant afford to loose my car either..... Thanks once again for your advice!

At present i have 15 pounds in my bank account i am currently sitting here panicking on how i can afford this new clutch that has already started getting fitted which is yet another damned problem.... The Garage it got taken to when the AA towed me decided they would start work on it before they got the okay from me that i could afford to pay their price of 348 pounds for a new clutch...... So now i suppose im obliged to pay them because theyve already taken my old clutch out and are putting the new one in tomorow morning. Basically i cant afford to put it through an mot untill its time for its mot if you understand me..... If i speak to the Garage i purchased the car from in the morning and get them to agree to pay for the clutch does this mean i can get the garage that is currently doing the clutch for me to send them a bill or something? Im in a frantic situation and its all because of my lacking of car knowledge and ignorance, my Grandfather is a Car enthusiast and knows how to repair peugots which is why i always buy peugot cars but he is too old to work on them now so he is angry about this situation and getting stressed i myself am crapping myself incase the garage bill me and i cant pay them tomorow. Best course of action at this time is to contact the garage that sold me it right?

Hi and thank you for your response! I bought the car at 97000 miles and its on 100500 miles now thats 3500 miles approx as i have travelled down to Bath and back in the vehicle. My Grandfather and our family mechanic both agreed that the car was in an unfit state when i had them fix the car when the tyres and brakes needed replacing, We still have the original tyres and wheels and breaks, My grandfather put some peugot alloys on the car from one of our stock piles so we didnt actually pay for new wheels/tyres. However i do have the reciepts for the parts; Brake disks and pads...... I also had to have the tracking done on the front two wheels. Any more information you want from me just ask thank you ever so much for your response!

Hello, I am new to the site first of all i found this page by doing a quick google search i am hopefull to get some good sound advice!. Right now onto the problem: I bought a car from a Garage on the 03/09/2009 Its a 2000 W reg peugot 206 1.9 deisel engine mot may 2010 taxed untill end of this month, it appeared on inspection at the garage to be in okay condition for a car nearing 10 years of age! i went to the garage with my older brother who used to be a mechanic for the army so he could have a look at it before i bought it, he said it seemed okay also so i went ahead with the purchase. The car cost 1200£ it was on sale for 1500 but i offered a lower price and got a good deal by purchasing it same day! or so i thought, 3 weeks after purchasing the car i began to have various little niggly problems such as engine oil temperature kept going into the red for a few seconds and then back down into the 90 degree zone this was because the engine needed oil in it so i topped this up myself. A week after that my exhaust began rattling as if loose turned out it was just hitting my tow bar however that is still a fault with the car so i phoned up the garage and asked if they could fix these small problems and they refused saying they did not give me a warranty for "fixing the vehicle if something went wrong". I decided to just leave it at that as the exhaust wasnt loose it was just rattling against the tow bar due to a bung missing which usually prevents exhaust moving too much. However this wasnt the end of my troubles 2 weeks after that my front breaks totally went, needed brand new disks and pages fitted and 4 new tyres, it was noticed by our family mechanic who has looked after our cars for us for many years that all my tyres were showing the wire nearly so i got new tyres, new disks new pads, anti freeze put in engine and engine oil flushed and redone coming to a smallish cost of 139 pounds which i have paid this was due to the previous knowledge the garage i bought the car from refused to sort the small problems out let alone this rather large problem. I thought that was the end of my troubles car safe back on the road im happy untill today! My clutch has completely gone and when i say gone i mean it went big style i nearly went through the windscreen and i only just managed to get it back off the motor way to call the AA to tow me to a local garage who have told me a new clutch is needed etc comming to a predicted cost of 350 pounds...... I was also told by this garage that if i bought the car less than 3 months ago i am entitled to my money back on some kind of trading standards warranty by law or to have the garage i bought it from pay for repairs unless they agree to give me my money back..... So i basically need advice on what to do in this situation, i need a car as i use it to travel to college daily...... But i cant keep paying for these things to happen im a student and im out of money i cant even afford to buy a new clutch for the damn thing.... Now i have thought of phoning the garage i bought it from and threatening them with trading standards as it would seem they sold me an unsafe car for so many faults and serious faults at that with the brakes and clutch etc i need advice on what best to do and please bare in mind my car is in a garage that if i dont pay them to repair my car can charge me for storage untill i get my car towed somewhere else..... Please help and give advice thank you! Sorry if it seems i have like given my life story here or something just wanted all details to be on so i can get advice thanks!