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Advice Please - Bought a caravan which was 4 years older than advertised.

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  • 28-07-2013 6:54pm
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    rocksimmo
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭


    Hi All
    Looking for a bit if advice here. I purchased a caravan on Friday last and it was advertised as an 06. Paid over 5K for it and to be hones it is immaculate and everything works as it should. On Saturday I was checking it out in prep for a family holiday this week only to discover it is an 02 caravan. I rang the original supplier to confirm this. I spoke with the guy who sold it to me and he is adamant that he thought it was 06. I am wondering what you guys think I should do about this. I like the caravan but I feel I have over paid for it and feel he should not get away with this. He has stopped answering my calls today. Advice please. I have a receipt with the serial number and saved the ads prior to him removing them.
    Cheers , Rocksimmo


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    MammaZita
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 426 ✭✭MammaZita


    rocksimmo wrote: »
    Hi All
    Looking for a bit if advice here. I purchased a caravan on Friday last and it was advertised as an 06. Paid over 5K for it and to be hones it is immaculate and everything works as it should. On Saturday I was checking it out in prep for a family holiday this week only to discover it is an 02 caravan. I rang the original supplier to confirm this. I spoke with the guy who sold it to me and he is adamant that he thought it was 06. I am wondering what you guys think I should do about this. I like the caravan but I feel I have over paid for it and feel he should not get away with this. He has stopped answering my calls today. Advice please. I have a receipt with the serial number and saved the ads prior to him removing them.
    Cheers , Rocksimmo


    That's awful but I'd say that as it was a private sale, there's not a lot you can do and that its a case of caveat emptor unfortunately.

    I appreciate how anniyed you must be. Try to enjoy and make the most of your caravan and the fact that you were happy to pay what you did given its condition etc.


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    nitna bitna
    Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭nitna bitna


    if its not as advertised youre entitled to your money back, or a percentage back to make up for the true value of it should u decide u wanna keep it,


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    rocksimmo
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭rocksimmo


    Thanks for comments. Have asked for a refund or around 1K to compensate for the year. It is very clean but annoying that people do this and get away with it. Will hound him for a week and take it from there.


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    paddyp
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    If you bought froma private individual tehn its different

    http://blog.donedeal.ie/your-rights-as-a-buyer/


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    Del2005
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    nitna bitna wrote: »
    if its not as advertised youre entitled to your money back, or a percentage back to make up for the true value of it should u decide u wanna keep it,

    What your entitled too and what you can actually get from a private seller are two totally different things. Once the seller insists they though it was a 06 I can't see much happening unless you go legal and that could be a lot of hassle, and possibly money.


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    rocksimmo
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    Update today. He is now saying he is out of the country and will come to an agreement on Wednesday. Will give him the benefit of doubt. Will update when I speak with him on Wednesday. Cheers for the advice.


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    MammaZita
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    rocksimmo wrote: »
    Update today. He is now saying he is out of the country and will come to an agreement on Wednesday. Will give him the benefit of doubt. Will update when I speak with him on Wednesday. Cheers for the advice.

    Would be great if you got a few quid back. Best of luck with it. Let us know how you get on.


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    corktina
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    nitna bitna wrote: »
    if its not as advertised youre entitled to your money back, or a percentage back to make up for the true value of it should u decide u wanna keep it,

    that's simply not the case, especially with a private sale. If the guy sold it in good faith believing it to be an 06 then the only hope is an ex-gratia payout, which seems likely in this case.


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    rocksimmo
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭rocksimmo


    Am hoping we can reach an agreement of sort tomorrow. The seller is saying he has a neighbor interested in the caravan too so is will to refund my money or come to an agreement on a partial refund. The caravan itself is very clean and everything works as it should. Hopefully will get something sorted tomorrow.


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    rocksimmo
    Registered Users Posts: 112 ✭✭rocksimmo


    Hi All. Finally got this sorted today. The seller agreed to a refund of 500 euro which I accepted. I did speak to Citizens information and they advised that I was entitled to go down the court route but explained that it could be costly. Thanks everyone for the advice. Have returned from a weekend in Strandhill with the family and we had a brilliant time.


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