Hi
The car is 8 years old and cost £12k as a round figure. Apart from the oil leak and alternator failure the car has been reliable. I have also spent a considerable amount of money cleaning the car and making it right as it was owned by a farmer previously and it wasn't 'clean' enough for me.
You are right, I should have rejected the car however I feel om past that point. What I would like to do is to hold them to their promises that were made at the point of sale. The alternator failure should have been covered by them but they chose to ignore me and fob me off to legalsolutions4u who are also fobbing me off. The interesting thing I have seen so far as both the dealer and legalsolutions4u think I have no evidence when I do.
Submitting the case to a small claims court is the route that I would like to take.
By the way I chose to repair the vehicle myself because of work commitments and I have a young family who depend on the car. The dealer did not respond when I approached them so I prioritised my family instead of chasing them around.