leakingconvertible roof

I have been through some of these issues while looking into my head gasket issues, as posted on this forum.

I believe from what I have read that if a car develops a fault within the first six months, legally the onus is on the dealer to prove that it wasn't a problem when he sold you the car - rather than you proving that it was. If this should come to court.

As the timescale is six months, you need to get something in writing off to the dealer, with the fault report from the authorised garage, and formally ask for a repair. Explain that under the sale of good act it is his responsability to repair, or refund. Consumer Direct has good template letters to get you started.

If/When he writes back and refuses this, you then have some options under the sale of good act.

One is to get it repaired, then take him to SCC for the cost of the repair.
Second, and more complicated, is to reject the vehicle and ask for a refund.

Don't be deceived by warranties/excuses. You have statutory rights under SOGA and the dealer cannot get out of these - provided the leak was genuinely there when you bought the car, and he didn't tell you it was there.

Hi, just out of curiosity, was the diagnostic check for the leak, or something else? Were you aware of it yourself?