M J

Unsafe test drive. Unsafe car.

I recently went to undertake a test drive with a friend as she felt she needed support. We were looking at an £8000.00 Ssangyong Tivoli 2015. Inspecting the car on the forecourt it was apparent that both front and rear tyres on the passenger side were split and one of the alloy wheels was damaged. The salesman feigned ignorance and then informed us that we could refurbish the wheels. Then he invited us to take the car for a road test. Considering the state of the tyres I drove slowly to the nearest car park to inspect the car more thoroughly. The car had been subject to a full respray; there was overspray on the bumpers and wheel arch trims, and paint runs on the door handle recesses. Along with the tyre and wheel damage this was an £8000 car that needed to be avoided. The salesman merely replied to this information with the sentence, “That’s a fair point”. Ssangyong headquarters were informed and photographs of the state of the vehicle were submitted. However, being only a franchise the team can pretty much do what they want and get away with it. Do not buy secondhand vehicles here. The team are not to be trusted.