Thanks again all, I shall contact him with a stern letter and let you know how I get on. Markmount: sorry I did not say in my previous response, yes he gave me a one years guarantee, but when I reminded him of this when I went back about the window, he said that it was not covered and the window motor breaking was wear and tear.

Hi All, Thanks so much for taking the time to respond to my questions. Unfortunately as the brakes were so bad, when I took it in to find out what was wrong with it, the fellow said not to drive it anymore as it was just causing damage, so I had no choice but to have him fix it. So, am I right in thinking I can not do anything about the breaks now as I did not take it back to him, (and do not have the old disks as the fellow that fixed it said the scrap man had taken them) but could maybe get my money back for the window as I did take it back to him and he bullied me into paying for another one. To be honest I am quite cross that the man has sold me a car that has these faults and the reason I did not want to go back to him is that I did not want to give him anymore of my money and he starts shouting when I point out that I have not had the car long and that surely it should not be giving me problems already. Anyway, this is the plan. I am going to call him up and explain that I was entitled to the repair under SOGA and that he should refund me for the window at least. Am I within my rights to at least get that money back? Thanks once again you have all been very kind A

Please help, on 11 June I purchased a second hand car at the cost of £5,000 (some of which I paid on credit card). On the day that I brought it, I drove it round the block with the dealer, and the passenger wheel was making a strange noise. When I questioned him about this, he got out did something and said it was a stone stuck in the wheel. Earlier this week, the same wheel began making the most horrendous noise, so I took it to a mechanic who says that the brake pads have gone and as they went quite sometime ago, the discs are now broken (or whatever the discs do) and it is going to cost around £200 pounds to fix it! I do not now much about cars, but on average I drive around 20 miles a day and can not believe that in just under 3 months, it is possible to have caused such damage. But if anyone knows about these things and it is, please let me know. As I got the car on a credit card is there anything that I can do. The fellow who sold me the car is a real bully. The first time I accidently opened the window about a month after buying it, it got stuck when I took it back to the dealer he said the motor had gone and that counts as wear and tear so I had to pay for it. When I explained that that it was the first time I had opened it, he started shouting at me and saying well I won’t fix it then. As it was raining so hard, I had no choice but to pay him. Please let me know if there is anything I can do. Thank you