On the 13th of November, I purchased a car from a dealer.
The car was under 5 years old, and the dealer was where the vehicle was purchased new, with full service history through the same location.
As the purchase was through a dealer, the car came with RWC, though I live in Canberra, and the car was purchased in Sydney, so a new certificate was required.
When I had the car inspected for a new certificate, I was told that the brake pads all needed replacing, as did the rotors and two of the tyres - the car was effectively unroadworthy.
I called the dealer, who said that they were liable, as the car was sold with a RWC, but only agreed to pay half of the costs. The requirements are very unclear under the NSW Fair Trading page, though the car definitely came with statutory warranty.
The car's mechanicals were also inspected by a third party organised by me, but I (probably erroneously) assumed that a RWC meant that the car would at least be able to be registered here. I didn't inspect the car personally before purchasing, as I was in Canberra, and could only make it up on one particular day.
My question is, then, what am I entitled to under the statutory warranty? Should I be demanding that they pay for the rotors, or would that constitute fair wear and tear? Should the tyres or brake pads be covered?
The dealer was very quick to offer to pay for half - are they covering themselves?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Brake condition is not checked for RWC in NSW, the car just needs to be able to pass a brake meter deceleration test. But they should pay for the tyres if they are unroadworthy. Between you and him for the brakes.