Dispute with second hand car dealer over consumer rights

You literally did above.

Except, ironically, that’s not want warranty means.

They’re multiple types of warranty. You are getting mixed up with an extended warranty. Which is an additional over and above level of cover provided for a fee. Nobody mentioned that.

All warranties are provided for by some laws. A contract, property law, consumer law, etc. If a seller is legally obliged to warrant that the goods he sells are fit for purpose, and will be replace if defective. That is a warranty, whether it provided for under consumer law or some other contract is irrelevant. The exact terms of the warranty will be dictated by the instrument that creates it.

And regardless of the precise meaning. It was clear you were talking about consumer law, it was also clear I was aware of that as I asked you where part if consumer law you were referring to. Trying (and failing) to play semantics instead of answering a simple question does not exactly build credibility.

How can I misunderstand the facts when you hadn't given any, that was the first time you mentioned a solenoid?

And of course you immediately launch yet again into repeating the consumer rights spiel, as if we didn't hear it the first ten times.

Here is a fact you would be better off trying to find out. Why does a faulty solenoid require a full gearbox replacement?

By the way, the people whose job it is to know consumer laws inside out, aren't working in a citizen advice helpline.

OP, we are a week into this thread. Have you made any progress? Have you costed the repair and presented it to the vendor?

I'm interested to see how this pans out!

Where on earth does it say a motor dealer HAS to sell a used car with a "warranty".

Stop with the blatant misinformation.

A used car needs to be drivable and you must disclose any pertinent information.

If something goes wrong in a reasonable timeframe or usage, then the issue should be repaired.

Unfortunately, 5,000 km is unlikely to be seen as being within reasonable time for a solenoid fault.

But there absolutely is not some legal used car warranty that exists in any form whatsoever

Premium is another word for moneypit.

Agree, scenarios like the OP's are of interest to many consumers - I'd like to know if the OP's goods are covered by consumer legislation. Posters with legal expertise have more knowledge than 'joe public' but plenty of people look for information from government websites and state agencies and they seem to say that second hand goods are covered under laws passed in Nov22. Hopefully the OP will update the thread about the outcome.

I’m at a bit of a loss as to why the OP is posting here at all? If he is so sure of his ground he should just take a case against the dealer. It is extremely unlikely that he is going to get the car repaired through the good nature of the seller who doubtless feels that the OP is trying to pull a fast one given that the car was specifically sold without warranty and has since covered 5000 kms. Take the case and report back to us OP - got to be worth a punt!

Dodgy Dealers selling cars with no warranty then building up a list of problem cars. Then fold the company and set up again somewhere else is as old as the hills.

Even if you buy a warranty most of these smaller used dealers won't honour it anyway.

If I was buying a cheap car I'd consider it sold as seen.

He literally has ran for the hills if he has folded the business. Legally, speaking.