paid deposit on autotrail Savannah 2 weeks ago, at what we thought was a reputable dealer,agreed a price and gaslow to be fitted and cambelt done.
was assured service history was all up to date including hab checks and service records.
arrived to collect today , the salesman was oh so eager to pay first but i insisted on seeing all paperwork and checking van including a test drive.
looked at fiat book, 3 service stamps in 5 years.
autotrail warranty book no stamps.
hab check they had done looked ok but said rear doors resealed and has i have read about this problem on autotrails, went out to check work done , rear doors were both completely rotten on the bottom , finger through wood rotten, all around the frames was well over 25 readings some of it read 39.
decided to check inside van readings under seat at front were over 25. all other readings were well over what they had written, total b locks all of what they had written , no garage receipts for service / cambelt either.
they couldn't get us off the premises quickly enough even paying us taxi home £100
thank god for what I've learnt on forums and my Chinese damp tester.
totally disappointed but so glad we didn't get bittten.
now we are vanless and scared to buy another
was assured service history was all up to date including hab checks and service records.
arrived to collect today , the salesman was oh so eager to pay first but i insisted on seeing all paperwork and checking van including a test drive.
looked at fiat book, 3 service stamps in 5 years.
autotrail warranty book no stamps.
hab check they had done looked ok but said rear doors resealed and has i have read about this problem on autotrails, went out to check work done , rear doors were both completely rotten on the bottom , finger through wood rotten, all around the frames was well over 25 readings some of it read 39.
decided to check inside van readings under seat at front were over 25. all other readings were well over what they had written, total b locks all of what they had written , no garage receipts for service / cambelt either.
they couldn't get us off the premises quickly enough even paying us taxi home £100
thank god for what I've learnt on forums and my Chinese damp tester.
totally disappointed but so glad we didn't get bittten.
now we are vanless and scared to buy another