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Whats peoples view on this?
Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 10:57 pm
by cocker
Fontain have what look likes a cracker of an S4 for sale
http://www.fontain.co.uk/vehicle-detail ... ID=1055140
Does anybody recognise it? Does the AMD tuning put it into B5 RS4 territory?
Thought its a tad high on price/mileage, would like to see 10k miles less and 1-2k cheaper, but if its the right car....
I am sorely tempted to go and view
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:51 am
by chunky79
That is bloody good spec and i don't actually think the price is too high
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:39 am
by BlingBling
chunky79 wrote:That is bloody good spec and i don't actually think the price is too high
Price does seem a bit high. Plus it has only got RNS-D not RNS-E sat nav.
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:44 am
by jamess4cab
£7,000 for 40bhp increase?? Holy crap. Fool and his money........... I think its over priced for that. The fact that someone spent 7k to get that small bhp increase doesnt really add to the fact that your still paying 15k for an 03 plate car with 57,500 miles on the clock.
Just my 2p worth.
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:12 pm
by ShaneyB
Looks nice but I know Fontain very well - it WILL be over priced.
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:33 pm
by no_RS
They are only offering a 3 month warranty, I believe they are legally responsible for 6 months. Anyway they have had an S4 on there for a while, not sure if this the same one but not a fan of silver leather interior.
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 1:32 pm
by philipwalker
I would like to know what cams they have fitted.......
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 5:44 pm
by MOR8A
no_RS wrote:They are only offering a 3 month warranty, I believe they are legally responsible for 6 months. Anyway they have had an S4 on there for a while, not sure if this the same one but not a fan of silver leather interior.
I think you may find that there is no 'legal' obligation to supply a warranty on a used vehicle. It does however need to conform under the sales of goods act and be of 'merchantable quality' and fit for purpose. But I am not an expert.
I personally am not a fan of Fontain. Just my opinion.
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:27 pm
by no_RS
MORA8,
The vendor is legally obliged to fix any faults identified within 6 months of purchase but do need at least 3 attempts. Obviously if you buy a heap and its sold as heap you can't expect much...
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 9:40 pm
by MOR8A
no_RS wrote:MORA8,
The vendor is legally obliged to fix any faults identified within 6 months of purchase but do need at least 3 attempts. Obviously if you buy a heap and its sold as heap you can't expect much...
Where did you get this information from, I would like to have a read.
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:02 pm
by no_RS
It's on the HonestJohn website under his FAQ's. I unfortunately ended up rejecting a car after 6 months of hassle for a full refund.
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/faq.htm?id=43
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:38 pm
by MOR8A
Interesting. We are both right. The story I had in mind was of a friend of mine who has just been going through the mill with a Vectra (about £1500 worth) he spoke to trading standards and they told him that the 3 month warranty was a myth. Hence then talking as I did in my older post. Cheers for the link, very interesting.
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:55 pm
by no_RS
The situation very much depends on what you buy, whether you pay market rate and what is considered reasonable. I returned a 3 year old S4 for a refund of over £20k.
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:03 pm
by smyffie
As a matter of interest what was the problem with the 3 yr old S4?
Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:27 pm
by no_RS
The main issue was the gearbox, then appaulling paint warranty work, wrong sized tyres and various interior problems. Ended up renting a car for 4 months as I couldn't facing buying another car.