So would soga be of no use to me then? Small Claims court? They would refuse payment of I billed them for a dealership doing the repair work. I'm so mad and disappointed they are supposed to be professional traders and they are treating me like I'm stupid. if they don't repair the car properly I can't afford to get it fixed by a different garage not after paying £3500 for the car

Ok thank you. I really do want to keep the car I love it, will give them the benefit of the doubt and see what happens. What do I do if it comes back and it's still not been done properly? They seem to think that using a blanking kit in it is the normal Thing to do? Thanks for both of your advice it's appreciated.

I don't trust them to do the work in full and properly they cut corners last time and it will only cost of I take it to a different garage. I don't want an exchange I just want my car fixing original warrant was 1 month or 1000 miles. They went over the warranty them selves though we rooming in with 930 on the clock they gave it back 1010. Half half a tank and came back with less than a quarter

Thank you. They are willing to do the work but I don't trust them to do it properly as they cut corners the first time round. It's going to cost my £500 to get it put right and the warranty on the car ran out last time they had in the garage. Is there anything I can do to claim some money to get the problems they have caused out right? Or can I ask for my money back for the car? Thanks

Me and my partner bought a Vauxhall Astra 1.9 Sri cdti 150bph on the 22nd September 2015 for £3500 from a second hand dealership. The car went off for a MOT before we got it and it came back with advisories which the dealership dealt with. We waited 2 weeks after payment before we actually got to drive it home. A Week later thick black smoke was coming out the exhaust, we immediately took it back to the dealership and they said they would sort it as it was still under warranty. (Swirl flaps needed replacing) they had our car for over a week and when it came back they hadn't done the job properly, they had botched it up. Instead of replacing the swirl flaps they put blanking plates either side of the egr valve and capped the swirl flaps (temporary fix) A day later the car lost power and was in limp mode, when I had a look at the engine the main air intake pipe wasn't even bolted on properly one bolt was missing and the other was extremely loose. The sensor for the swirl flap wasn't connected and was left hanging, the inlet manifold had been taken apart and new bolts put in (not nessesary comes sealed from factory) there is silicone all over the bottom of the manifold where the swirl flap is, the fuel lines were hanging loose, there is a bracket now missing from the back of my engine and nothing was attached. When I rang the dealership they just fobbed me off saying that they had done the job properly and what was I complaining about, when I asked if they would reimburse me to get the car fixed properly they said no as they had done it properly. (I've taken it to a garage for a second opinion and they are agreeing with me, poor workmanship and it needs to be fixed to repair the damage the dealership has done to it looking at £500) I just don't know where I stand. Help me please Thank you in advance