
Originally Posted by
m8internet
It's not an oversight
If you have viewed the car and signed a purchase agreement, then you are accepting its condition as at the time of that inspection
If the parts fitted are not original then sadly the dealership would be within their rights to charge for any replacements to put the car back into the condition you want
However, if you notice that parts may have been changed then you can query it before you sign the purchase agreement
As above, return to the original sales person and let them deal with it
In most cases they will perform the swap for free, resolving the issue
Almost every car I have had has some item that I have had to highlight for attention
This is from missing aerial, missing alloy wheel lock key, missing documents, and so on
So long as they are listed in the purchase agreement, then if they fail to be replaced within 30 days then you are quite within your rights to return on the 30th day and cancel the purchase (less any costs in those 30 days)
I've done it before, with a Rover, but it works best if the deposit is paid by Credit Card and there is at least a basic hire purchase agreement in place, you can then leave it to them to sort
I returned the car and within 2 hours was leaving their premises
The hire purchase agreement was cancelled at a cost
of £55 and residual vehicle value loss of £650 (mileage in 30 days)
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