VIC 2nd hand car problem

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FraserKerr

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28 May 2020
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I purchased a 2010 car from a dealer in Melbourne. It has over 150,000 km so a statutory warranty wasn’t supplied. Less than a month after purchase it suffered a catastrophic engine fault and is unable to be driven. I contacted the dealer and they said while they sympathise with me they won’t do anything without it being sent to their mechanic for an inspection. (I live in Rural Tasmania so that is not an option) what recourse do I have here? Their reply to me seemed to say ‘too bad, you bought a dud car’. I just want to be fairly compensated or have the issue fixed. I have an email from them saying as much. Cheers for any help any of you can give me on this.