Technical questions and answers about the Mazda Bongo
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mikeonb4c
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by mikeonb4c » Thu Mar 26, 2009 2:51 pm
Trouble at t'Mill wrote:Hi again, Pennycooks.
'Honest John' is of the opinion you should simply take the matter to the Small Claims Court - the judge would quickly decide whether a suspension part was 'bodywork' or not...
The way I see it - legally - is, anything you went ahead and had repaired with a different garage without the express 'go-ahead' of the supplying garage is on your head - the supplying garage doesn't have to reimburse you. And that's fair enough, imo.
I wonder what they would have said if you'd contacted them first - would they have recovered the car themselves (even if charging you a transport charge)?
However, I believe the supplying garage should then FULLY cover the cost of the second wishbone AND the drive shaft - no question. (Provided the warranty covered 'suspension' components, which it obviously does.)
And I'm pretty certain the SCC judge would agree.
Whether it's worth it is obviously up to you. Should you feel it might even be worth testing the water over this, the first step would be to the garage them know you've taken 'advice' and firmly believe they are in the wrong. Explain you are prepared to take it to SCC and also inform Trading Standards.
All depends on how the costs are divided at the moment - you seem to imply they met you at a reasonable point?
Imo, you should only have to pay for the original repair which you had done without their authority - that's it.
Very sound reasoning well explained I think
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by David Edwards » Thu Mar 26, 2009 3:08 pm
Just a thought, who is the scrappie and is he local, our garages tend to use the same people as they are known and reliable, it is possible the piece in question may still be lying in a pile in the yard, worth checking at least.
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by teenmal » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:10 pm
dandywarhol wrote:I wonder if this is another case of north vs southern Japan sourced Bongos. The worst corrosion I've seen is certainly on northern, winter spec ones
You either get corrosion and choked cooling systems from the north or brittle, faded plastics and disintegrating steering wheels from the south............
You either get corrosion and choked cooling systems from the north or brittle, faded plastics and disintegrating steering wheels from the south............
Pitty help the poor Bu**ERS in the middle
