knowley Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hi everyone Need expert opinions from you all... A colleague picked up a nearly new Toyota from a dealership last night. It started running badly on his way home. After he got home it was impossible to start (he tried for about half an hour), the RAC came out and also tried for about half an hour... they eventually smelt the fuel tank and ascertained petrol had been put in it. Now he’s not called the dealership yet and is concerned about damaged to the engine... obviously he should insist the fuel lines, fuel pump and tank are sorted but should he demand his money back as he's only just bought the car??? Thanks people Edited by - knowley on 24 Jan 2008 09:20:39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I would take the immediate-money-back approach. Even if no lasting damage has been done, there will always be a nagging doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ryan Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I would ask for another car. Even if the work you have asked for is done, there is likely to be subsequent failure of the high pressure diesel fuel pupm due to the use of petrol. These are ££££ to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K200CSR Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I suspect the engine will start using oil. The same happened to a friend Honda Civic with a 30:70 petrol/diesel mixture and after only 10 miles the car started to stutter, didn’t stop, and from using no oil it started to us about 2l per 1,000. Ended up with a £3,800 engine replacement and 4 months of haggling. Charles K200CSR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon-R Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 As mentioned above, as for a different car, technically the dealer should inform Toyota GB the car has been mis-fuelled and any warranty coverage concerning fuel contamination is excluded i.e. fuel pump, fuel lines etc. Simon-R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Locust Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 Assuming the garage fuelled; probably best to reject the vehicle IN WRITING. In the same letter indicate whether the preference is to replace it with an equivalent or refund. Ian Green and Silver Roadsport 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gin-fizz-whizz Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Strong case to reject it in writing. Obtain a written report from the RAC stating their findings to back it up. Don't get bogged down in repairing it. Replacement or refund. Edited by - gin-fizz-whizz on 25 Jan 2008 08:19:18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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