Bought a second hand car from a dealer interstate and getting a RWC done tomorrow. If the RWC fails or if it passes but there's things that need to be fixed, will the dealer be responsible for this under warranty? I inquired about warranty before I bought the car and he said I take it to my nearest Subaru dealer.
Thanks
Will dealer be responsible if RWC fails?
[Deactivated] on 29/10/2019 - 18:29
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It's fairly new, just out of the 3 year warranty period. It came with a NSW roadworthy but why would they not do anything when it's still in the warranty period? There were no stated issues, even when I asked him.
Who said that, the salesman?
yeah, I mean I have no suspected issues apart from maybe a small problem with the headlights being uneven. Not really a salesman either, they sold ex fleet cars with non negotiable price
@[Deactivated]: They lie also… They want to sell the cars so no point in them pointing out any known problems that you may not detect.
Just get the RWC done and if any faults hit them up then. Most rwc inspections on modern cars are prettly slack do don't expect that to be a way to save money on a proper inspection.
If the car is as new as you say there is little chance of anything serious being wrong.
That misaligned headlight is a worry though. Usually a sign of previous collision repair maybe?@Cheeper: I see, thanks for the advice. After driving it down, like you said, doesn't seem to be anything seriously wrong with it. It's been serviced regularly by the Subaru dealer. Not sure about previous collision though.
It's fairly new, just out of the 3 year warranty period.
Whats actually wrong with the car that makes it not pass roadworthy?
No nothing, I haven't had it checked out yet. I was just wondering.
Bit late now but you should have had the sale provisional on it being checked out first by someone who knows cars and made your purchase 'subject to a RWC being issued at an agreeable cost'.
There will always be things needing fixing on a second hand car, what they are and what it will cost you is anyone's guess.
A Very vague post!
Did the seller guarantee it would pass a RWC? If yes then you are covered, if not I doubt you will have recourse if the car fails a RWCSo how much did you actually save by buying interstate?
If it has issues NSW roadworthy what makes you think it won’t oss locally?
Are we talking cross border area like tweed heads or Albury? Or Melbourne to Sydney?
around 3k I think. It was from Sydney to Melbourne. It didn't have issues with NSW roadworthy.
The dealer is under no obligation to ensure it passes an interstate inspection, but ensure it is locally roadworthy and that any warranty is complied with.
Check the fine print for your warranty if it is out of factory warranty, it may require servicing at a specific location or network of repairers. There might be some fine print about the NSW statutory warranty and taking that interstate if there is no ither dealer warranty.
Anyway, quit worrying until you have the local inspection done.
I mean if it's not roadworthy then there's something wrong with it and wouldn't that be covered under warranty?
Yeah I'll just get it checked out and see how it goes. I'm sure it'll pass. Thanks
@[Deactivated]: Youve also found a significant problem with buying a car from interstate, especially such a distance. Getting the warranty stuff sorted is not as simple as taking the car back from where it came and getting the dealer to sort it and talking to them face to face and pointing to the problem in the vehicle.
@[Deactivated]: Warranties and roadworthies dont check for wear an tear items eg clutch belts hoses etc.
Are we talking a basic safety check re-registration roadworthy or a Blue Slip roadworthy?
Your post is really vague as it sounds like you bought from the auctions rather than a dealership?
The car must have been cheap if it was worth paying NSW stamp duty and then having to repeat the Victorian equivalent
Sorry, I don't have much experience with this stuff. The car was about 3-4k cheaper than?most of what I've seen in Victoria (including the stamp duty) and it's the color we wanted. (Subaru Outback 2016 premium with 60k odometer for 25k)
It wasn't an auction, we bought it from Just Honk Used Cars. I'm talking about the RWC needed to re-register the car.
I don't have to pay NSW stamp duty, only Victoria's
ah damn, the car actually needed wheel alignment and new wheels to make it roadworthy. From the comments here, I assumed it's not covered by warranty as it seems to be wear and tear. I've already ordered the wheels, do you think this is covered under warranty?
hard to say when you've driven it from one state to another (unless it's Albury-Wadonga). if its sydney to melbourne, you're on your own as you could've hit anything on the way and buckled a rim. Tyres should be suitable to cover 5000km without being worn down to 1.5mm legal limit, unless wheel alignment is out and has scrubbed an edge off the tyre.
I've already ordered the wheels, do you think this is covered under warranty?
No. Not unless specified in your contract.
What was wrong with the wheels that they required replacing? Buckled/excessive damage? Too wide?
too much wear and unaligned
So just tyres?
And wheel alignment since one of them was higher than the other
How old is the car?
If it's already sold, unlikely dealer will now do anything…. Should have got it checked out before buying it