Anonymous

Car major oil leak write off after 6 mth

Bought a car off Ali at Elderwood Motors, with "no advisories" on MOT and looked to be in great condition. He was so nice and positive and I felt he was decent and trustworthy - sadly, I can only conclude this is a complete facade! After 4 months and having driven under 1000 miles in it, I noticed car was dripping oil and didn't feel safe to drive. Took it to a garage who said it had a major oil leak, was dripping on the exhaust pipe and was a fire risk. Also said that all the brake discs were completely worn down and unsafe. The mechanic said there was no way it should have passed its MOT, certainly not "no advisories". The cost of repairing these items were in the thousands, and as much as I had paid for the car. Contacted Ali and informed him of the problem and asked for a solution, but he has avoided my calls and failed to respond to my e-mail correspondence. Very different to immediately after I purchased the vehicle when Ali pestered me to put a positive review on Google. Now, he is no where to be seen. I have absolutely zero come back as this happened just outside the warranty period. Very disappointed and out of pocket now. I cannot but feel that I was deceived here about the condition of the car. Lesson - get the car checked by an independent mechanic immediately after purchase. But I would warn anyone buying from Elderwood to look out of the "MOT - no advisories" trick, and would advise against buying from Ali and Elderwood Motors at all, as they are nowhere to be seen once the warranty period is over - could not care less then.