Originally Posted By: Digimap
If you dont think the car is sound, then dont buy the bloody thing its not rocket science. Dont blame it on the salesman or on the factory propaganda, blame it on your lack of research. soapbox
I also did not see TM before I purchased my M3W and all the available literature in the public domain at that time sang the praises of it. None of the shortcomings that we have all experienced were mentioned in any of the road tests etc.
What about the "Sale of Goods Act", Merchantable Quality" and "Fit For purpose" which the early M3W's certainly were not.
The question I then ask, is " Why did you buy it?" Did the salesman threaten you, did he hold you to ransom, take you to the bank at gunpoint and force you to withdraw your money? I bet he gave you a test drive and your own enthusiasm did the rest.
If you purchased a house that was full of wood rot and you didn't notice until after the sale, whose fault is this?
I leave this definition as my final line.
The phrase caveat emptor arises from the fact that buyers often have less information about the good or service they are purchasing, while the seller has more information. Defects in the good or service may be hidden from the buyer, and only known to the seller. Thus, the buyer should beware. I think "Caveat Emptor" is justifiable if you are buying from EBay or "Arthur Daley" , but surely not when buying from one of the oldest motor company's in the World !
When I buy a new car I don't normally ask , "does it let water in?" , "will the paint bubble inside a couple of years?" , "will the transmission last more than 1000 miles?, "will the engine fall apart before the first service?"
I know the big boys can get it wrong too , eg Porsche GT3 engine problems but my understanding is owners were offered curtesy cars , compensation etc
