Worst experience ever, buying a car
I purchased a White BMW M135i (2012) from Jordan Motor House 29th September 2019 for £11,500.
I reported the following issues to the dealer a few days after purchasing the car:-
The advert stated the car had covered 66,000 miles. After purchasing the car & driving it away the same day I noticed it actually had 69800 miles.
There was vibration at the rear when pulling away in 1st gear.
Stop start issue - the engine fails to start as normal (Starter motor turns over, but takes time to fire).
There was a water leak on the bulkhead, which leaks inside the car to the driver’s footwell.
A drivetrain fault (Cylinder 3/6) This has been reported once before, engine misfire.
The engine does not idle normally, all of the time, it will sometimes race to 1500 rpm when stationary.
The engine has cut out twice, when in gear, but stationary.
Service history in the idrive has not been updated, as the dealer promised.
There was vibration at the rear at higher speeds.
Did not receive the spare key.
Excessive oil usage.
I reported 3 days later that the car was using excessive oil (from full to min in 300 miles - 1 Litre of oil). I had taken the car over to Belgium on holiday, covering around 1500 miles.
The car consumed 5 litres of Oil during this time. The car broke down with the engine misfiring many times.
I emailed the dealer and he responded the next day. He asked me to return the vehicle for it to be investigated. He advised, they would resolve all issues including a refund for any oil used.
I returned the car to the dealer after returning from holiday, who loaned an older car whilst the issues were being looked at.
I collected the car 11 days later hoping all issues would have been resolved.
I drove the car the following day, the car broke down with the engine misfiring again. The AA diagnosed the issue. I was towed back home. It did not appear any faults had been resolved.
The car was not driven again after this breakdown.
I formally rejected the car within 30 days as the dealer failed to respond to any of my emails or calls advising of all the issues. This was the case throughout the dispute, taking many weeks for a response.
The dealer offered to refund £9500 after 1 month of use, which I rejected, taking off £2000 from the original price, despite rejecting the car within the 30 days of purchase.
The car was advertised on the AA website stating that the dealer was part of the AA dealer promise. This isn’t worth anything, as they mediated for months but could not get a resolution. One of the promises was that the dealer should “Honour their obligations under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 to protect your purchase” which was totally ignored by the dealer.
I contacted a solicitor, who mediated for many months. The dealer was not prepared to refund the money for the car in full with costs, after months of email/calls. I offered to allow an inspection at my home, but the dealer wanted to take the car away. I was concerned that the dealer would not return the car.
I had the car independently inspected by Automotive Consulting Engineers Ltd. The report concluded that the vehicle was not of satisfactory quality at the time of purchase.
The dealer offered to refund £11,500. I rejected this amount due to the mounting costs which were around £1500.
13 months after purchasing the car, I proceeded with court action. The court ruled in my favour, awarding a full refund and costs. Even after judgement, I had to wait many weeks for payment.
The car is still up for sale on the website as of 19/04/22 for £3000 more than I paid for it in 2019.
I cannot recommend purchasing a car from this dealer, as they have some very, underhand business practices and do not abide to the law, unless forced to do so. Everything is ok until you complain, don’t expect to get a refund without a fight, plus you’ll wait a minimum of a week for responses to emails, when the owner does decide to respond.
9 May 2022
Unprompted review