1st Day of owner ship and problems! :(

[skybusr34]

oldone you are a wise worded fellow.
i feel for you dude, having an engine pop is hurtful,
but as oldone has said. its a thrashed sports car. these do pop just unfortunate timing for you imo.
hope you keep the fd. save my friend and take it to carl for a rebuild and you`ll be a rotary fan for life. and have a drink for the sorrow in the mean time.

good luck

[BenLewisMav]

Kind sirs,you are all a bit hasty with the sharp knifes I think :rolleyes: ...Scenario: Person asks REWORX to sell car as they come into contact with a lot of prospective buyers.REWORX says.....no problem,we will do you the favour........A.N.Other comes along and buys the car \'as is\',drives away and car breaks down.A.N.Other phones REWORX and asks for help.....REWORX think "what the hell have we got ourselves into now"?,they feel sorry for A.N.Other (as he has pleaded poverty) and offer to help by discounting labour to get the bussiness as any other vendor would.
A lapse of time has occurred (2 months) and many others have given advice and dabbled with said car.......no joy,...so hence,lets get the big whipping stick out and go after the vendor WHO SOLD THE CAR ON BEHALF OF SOMEBODY...................it should read LETS GET THE BIG STICK OUT AND GO AFTER THE PRIVATE PERSON WHO SOLD ME THE CAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I read the facts differrant to you all sirs,as I am totally unbiased and dislike to see this \'witch hunt\' attitude of some on this forum.If I buy an FD,drive it home and it breaks,I will park it,shrug my shoulders and say " it has been thrashed all its life as it is a sport car,so let me get on with fixing it"........:cheers :guinness .....BUT hey,that\'s me !!!!!!

I agree with everything you\'ve said up to the last line..
[Remembering that a lot of people don\'t have the time, facilities, tools, knowledge, money and desire to \'just\' rebuild a car..]
If you pay the price for a healthy car that should provide you with a (to use the words of the trading act) \'reasonable\' amount of driving time before major malfunction, then that\'s what you should get. If on the other hand you spend say £2000-3000 for an fd with a damaged engine/high mileage, you understand that you will have to take the time and money you put aside to fix it.
How much do you have to pay before you don\'t just shrug your shoulders and say \'its a sports car\'?

[pdtaylor18]

well take the car back and ask for your money back,simple as that. Under the sale of goods act you have a reasonable time to return products that are faulty or unfit for purpose which this car clearly is.  I do think you need to get sound legal advice and exactly what your rights are but a demand for a refund is the 1st option. 2nd option is a repaired car free of charge and then unfortunately you then enter the realms of legal action.  The owner is responsible for the car who sold it to you in the first place and therefore has to answer your questions. ReWorks are maybe just a 3rd party, the middle man in all of this but they still can not sell the car knowing it to be faulty.
But on the other hand there is always the possibility that it just went pop, bad luck and unfortunate timing that does happen from time to time.  too much right foot, too much boost,new car lets see what it does !!  not blaming you but you do need legal advice. wish you all the luck and hope you get a good outcome.

[kevint]

Firstly it should be established whether it was a private sale or a sale by a dealer - your legal rights are quite different.  If a private sale then there is little comeback if a fault develops after you have purchased the car, if from a dealer then there is a much stronger case for them to rectify a fault at their own expense.  I would contact trading standards and explain how the purchase was made and take guidance from them as to whether it is viewed as a private or dealer sale.

Hope that helps

Kevin

[hairyhoover]

Another thing i noticed last night. The ebay advert(280082278347) is being hosted by somebody called Tom, they have a link to a trader website. However the person on the log book is somebody called steve. Its all very confusing!!

[hairyhoover]

I have just spoken to tom who put the car on ebay who works for a dealship. It turns out that tom agreed to advertise the car and take phone calls about the car for a discount on a engine build.
 
This begs the question....why would reworx be interested in giving away a rebuild for a car which they wernt making any money on.

[rx7veilside]

well i have had 2 reworx engine  builds and neither has lasted in 3 years my car has covered about 2500 miles tops and had 2 builds and all work /upgrades done by them and my recent rebuild had all the compression of a wet fart..and this story sucks are we to believe re worx were selling the car as a favour out of the goodness of their heart with no financial interest:Nono!

[Jit]

also that ebay ad states that he is advertising the car on behalf of reworx

[hairyhoover]

well i have had 2 reworx engine builds and neither has lasted in 3 years my car has covered about 2500 miles tops and had 2 builds and all work /upgrades done by them and my recent rebuild had all the compression of a wet fart..and this story sucks are we to believe re worx were selling the car as a favour out of the goodness of their heart with no financial interest:Nono!

GULP!:eek
 
My god!
 
What were there reasons for the engine failure.

[rx7veilside]

1st one inconclusive lost 2 tips 2nd one rebuilt and exceptionally bad compression from the start wldnt let them near my car again with a barge pole
your not the first and i doubt u will be the last unhappy with their service see the post from newera about their experience

[iaint]

also that ebay ad states that he is advertising the car on behalf of reworx

Much as one should be wary of jumping to concusions the words \'slippery\' and \'eel\' come to mind...

[hairyhoover]

I have called ciz advice who are referring it to trading standards.... I called Reworx again thismorning advising them of the action i am taking.. giving them a chance to think about it, but they wernt interested.

[rx jamie]

see the post from newera about their experience

do you have a link ?

sorry to hear about your trouble. gutted for you. you wont regret getting it fixed though :burnout      get carl to rebuild it though, he bridged my housings

[hairyhoover]

jamie try this
 
http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=36715&highlight=newera

[hairyhoover]

do you have a link ?
 
sorry to hear about your trouble. gutted for you. you wont regret getting it fixed though :burnout get carl to rebuild it though, he bridged my housings

unfortunalty i havent got the money now for some time.. as i spent my money on what i thought was a safe bet. So i might have to have a bash my self!