DeanS15
My car is so clean you could eat off it.
hi people,
i recieved a call this morning, my s15 is ready to colect tommorrow, but this good news has been marred by bad.
my fto was all but sold and after 3 years of problem free motoring and no breakdowns, it packed up.
basically while driving along the car stopped suddenly and would not start. the starter motor sounded like it was trying, so i removed it to find there were 2 bolts and a load of swarf inside the bell housing that had got wedged between the starter ring and starter motor and locked everything up completely.
at the end of feb i had a new lightened flywheel and clutch fitted (only put 1000 miles on it), and it turns out the bolts are from the flywheel, holding the starter ring to the flywheel itself. the guy i bought the flywheel off has said that if thats at fault he will replace it, but surely if a defective part causes damage to other parts, he is liable to pay for any damage caused by that part to other components.
the garage are now in the process of carrying out an engineers report to find out exactly what has happened, but because the new owner has fallen in love with the car and is willing to wait for it (i've assured him i wont let him take the car till its 100 percent), i have advised them to go ahead and repair the damage asap (fitting a standard flywheel), as soon as the report is done. this means initially that i will have to foot the bill, and recover the money later from the responsible party.
i surely cant be held to blame for this situation, the garage said if its thier workmanship they will sort it, but i really need some sort of advice from someone who can help explain my legal options to me.
the reason i have posted this on here is that i dont want to smear details on the fto forum and ruin the guys name if he is willing to do whats right.
still on a lighter note, tomorrow ill have the s15 after what seems like the longest wait.
looking forward to becoming a proper member within the next day or so
any help very much appreciated guys.
Dean
i recieved a call this morning, my s15 is ready to colect tommorrow, but this good news has been marred by bad.
my fto was all but sold and after 3 years of problem free motoring and no breakdowns, it packed up.
basically while driving along the car stopped suddenly and would not start. the starter motor sounded like it was trying, so i removed it to find there were 2 bolts and a load of swarf inside the bell housing that had got wedged between the starter ring and starter motor and locked everything up completely.
at the end of feb i had a new lightened flywheel and clutch fitted (only put 1000 miles on it), and it turns out the bolts are from the flywheel, holding the starter ring to the flywheel itself. the guy i bought the flywheel off has said that if thats at fault he will replace it, but surely if a defective part causes damage to other parts, he is liable to pay for any damage caused by that part to other components.
the garage are now in the process of carrying out an engineers report to find out exactly what has happened, but because the new owner has fallen in love with the car and is willing to wait for it (i've assured him i wont let him take the car till its 100 percent), i have advised them to go ahead and repair the damage asap (fitting a standard flywheel), as soon as the report is done. this means initially that i will have to foot the bill, and recover the money later from the responsible party.
i surely cant be held to blame for this situation, the garage said if its thier workmanship they will sort it, but i really need some sort of advice from someone who can help explain my legal options to me.
the reason i have posted this on here is that i dont want to smear details on the fto forum and ruin the guys name if he is willing to do whats right.
still on a lighter note, tomorrow ill have the s15 after what seems like the longest wait.
looking forward to becoming a proper member within the next day or so
any help very much appreciated guys.
Dean