{"product_id":"vragen-31892-geachte-mevrouw-meneer-op-31-december-heb-ik-bij-een-eenmanszaak-in-verbouwingen-zijn-opel-movano","title":"Legal advice on hidden car defects","description":"\u003ch4\u003e Questioner\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n Dear Madam, Sir,\n\n On December 31st I bought his Opel Movano company car from a sole proprietorship in renovations for €4000,- including VAT. Before the purchase, the van was inspected and approved at my request. That expired at the beginning of February and I wanted more certainty about the condition of the van.\n Barely 2 weeks and 500km later, the clutch broke.\n That's bad luck and things like that can happen.\n During the repair, the mechanics saw that the Turbo was leaking considerably. This is something that did not develop in 2 weeks and has probably been going on for a longer period. There was a lot of dirt and oil under the turbo. And they advised replacing it, because this can lead to major problems. The turbo can namely start sucking oil instead of petrol and then the engine goes 'crazy' and the engine is finished.  \nMy question whether this car should have been approved was difficult. Apparently, something like that is not very visible during inspection and it became visible when removing the gearbox. Because it is not visible at first, it is not rejected for that.\n My question is about the turbo. The repair costs are €2000,- ex VAT. Can I hold the previous owner liable for this hidden defect (a leaking turbo)? Or hold him liable for these costs in another way?\n The guy is not a garage, so I didn't get a warranty.\n After a phone conversation there was no willingness to take on a share of the costs. He says he covers himself with the MOT and I had the possibility to go to a garage with this bus.\n I thank you very much for your expertise.\n\n Yours sincerely,\n GvH\n\n\u003ch4\u003e Lawyer\u003c\/h4\u003e \nThis is a very annoying and certainly difficult situation. What the seller says, that you could have had the bus examined further, is true. The question is whether the defect would have been found then. I am not a car mechanic myself, but if a gearbox has to be removed to see something, then I suspect that the leaking turbo would not have been found during a purchase inspection either.\n\n The next question is, what was the maintenance condition of the bus and what statements were made by the seller about it? If the bus had been well maintained, should the defect have been known to the seller? You may ask a mechanic about this. You may even be able to contact the garage where the bus was maintained, if you have that information.\n \nThe answers to the above questions could strengthen your position. Finally, you could try to terminate the agreement on the grounds of mistake. However, if you cannot prove that the seller knew about the leaking turbo, the chance of success of this termination is quite small.\n\n In short, a small part causes a lot of dust. Please let me know if you want more information, or assistance to try to recover the costs (partly or not) from the seller.\n\n","brand":"Rechtswinkel.nl","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55016763982173,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.rechtswinkel.nl\/en\/products\/vragen-31892-geachte-mevrouw-meneer-op-31-december-heb-ik-bij-een-eenmanszaak-in-verbouwingen-zijn-opel-movano","provider":"Rechtswinkel.nl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}