roadworthy

I recently bought a car from a private seller in Sydney. The car was registered only one month before I bought it, which reassured me that the car was in good condition. Prior to purchasing the car, I asked the seller if it had ever been in any kind of accident, to which he replied no (I have...

A vehicle was financed. The car finance company had their staff set up at the dealership. The dealership first gave me the wrong vehicle all together (rwd petrol). Then they gave me the correct type (4x4 diesel), but it had mechanical & cosmetic problems ( flaked paint, oil leaks, dodgy...

Hello, Was hoping for a little help. I have recently had my car for sale. I also had an interstate buyer call interested from Vic. I'm from NSW. It was a 1997 WRX with low k's, 98k. Weeks before listing for sale, I had it blue slipped and registered in NSW and also a wheel alignment, a major...

Just financed a car from a dealer. An hour after getting it out of the lot, a radiated hose burst (apparently a common problem for Nissan patrol). The mechanic said it was a mess under there. Two weeks later, booked her in for an oil change. My mechanic just let me drive it out as he says it's...

Hi, I have been sold a faulty vehicle from a private seller. He claimed the car is roadworthy. At the time, I believed, so I bought it. Then I went to the mechanic to get my pink slip and ended up with a bill of $10,000 AUD. So I decided to scrap the vehicle and lose $7,000 AUD (which is what I...

Hey guys, My girlfriend purchased a car today from a car yard in Melbourne. The car was paid for in cash today and has a roadworthy, is registered, and was sold to her with the promise that it would not have any issues. 10 mins down the road, it dies. Turns out it's a blown head gasket and...

Hi, I bought a second-hand car about 2 months ago. Since then, I ran into a number of issues. Firstly, the seller didn't disclose that he swapped the wheels on the car before doing a roadworthy, so I was driving on unroadworthy wheels/tyeares until I took the car in to have them replaced. I...

I have bought a car from a used car dealer in July 2015 under a car loan. The car is a 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan with 122341 km on the odometer for $19990. The engine check light was on when I purchased but they said it was just minor. The car drives fine and they said it will get fixed before the...

I bought a car for $4000 from a small dealer and when I took it in to the maker (Mazda) for a service after 5000km (as per the warranty conditions). They said that the car needed $2500 work to make it roadworthy. When I contacted the dealer about this, they basically said that Mazda overcharge...

Hi, A car has been abandoned on my rental property. It has rego plates on it, but I have no idea who it is registered to. Rego expired in March 2015. I have 2 questions under property law. The car is currently not running and not roadworthy, but the mechanic has confirmed that it can be fixed...