annemt
Member
Hi all,
I took my car for a MOT last week. While it was in the care of the garage a mechanic of theirs tried to open the panoramic sunroof when it was -2 outside. As expected the sunroof has broken.
To make matters worse they have covered the interior of the car with oil when they shut it.
The sunroof was working fine before they touched it.
The garage owner has tried to say that the sunroof was already broken & that the car is only worth about £700.00, regardless as to whether the sunroof works or not.
The car is in generally excellent condition. It has done 58,000 miles & has the 1.9 JTD turbo diesel engine. it is a late 2006 model on a "56" plate.
So my questions are; What is the rough actual value of the car? is the mechanic right, or is he trying to push me down?
Does a damaged sunroof actually affect the value?
Would the mechanic be right in saying that the sunroof was already broken, when it was working perfectly fine before they touched it?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks & regards, Anne.
I took my car for a MOT last week. While it was in the care of the garage a mechanic of theirs tried to open the panoramic sunroof when it was -2 outside. As expected the sunroof has broken.
To make matters worse they have covered the interior of the car with oil when they shut it.
The sunroof was working fine before they touched it.
The garage owner has tried to say that the sunroof was already broken & that the car is only worth about £700.00, regardless as to whether the sunroof works or not.
The car is in generally excellent condition. It has done 58,000 miles & has the 1.9 JTD turbo diesel engine. it is a late 2006 model on a "56" plate.
So my questions are; What is the rough actual value of the car? is the mechanic right, or is he trying to push me down?
Does a damaged sunroof actually affect the value?
Would the mechanic be right in saying that the sunroof was already broken, when it was working perfectly fine before they touched it?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks & regards, Anne.