Eugene W

damaged car

There was a nice looking red volvo c30 on autotrader being sold by Manor Garage in Nottingham. I checked the recent mot reports online and it stated that the front headlights were out of alignment and loose. ( I did not think that was anything to worry about ) upon looking at the photos again, I noticed that the wheel arch "under cover" was coming away on the bottom corner. As it was being sold by a dealer with good reviews I called them to check that the car had not been in an accident and that I was travelling from Heathrow. I was told that it was okay as far as they were concerned and it is up to me if I wanted to view it. after two and a half hours driving we arrived at Manor Garage. The car looked nice but you could clearly see that the front bumper did not line up with either wings, I checked the lights and they did "wobble" in and out and on one of them I could see red paint spray through the gap. ( he was ignorant about everything) "they are held on with one spring ( which he indicated to me ) pull it and the whole light will come out, the spring is probably lose" So I replied "pop that light out and show me" ( the one with the paint spray on it ) he replied that he did not do anything with cars! So we went on a test drive and the car started to shake at around 30 mph and his response was that if I go around 80 mph it will go away and that the wheels need balancing!!! ( I suspected it was a drive shaft ) I ask him if we could balance the wheels as I would like to take the car today... his reply "I'm not rushing around because you want the car today" Bad Dealer, Bad attitude and Bad business! Please get an AA, RAC check done if you are not sure because these rouges are ruthless