Transmission issues 2004 X5 4.4

[Black5]

Originally Posted by c4racer

I guess that depends on where you live. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but here in the states, when you buy a vehicle that has No Warantee from a dealer they are only obligated to sell a vehicle that passes a safety inspection and will pass any required smog test. Beyond that, there is no warrantee expressed or implied and the buyer is not protected on something that fails the next day, a week later, 2 years later, etc. Of course there is some good-will if a trans went out on the way home from a purchase, but what if the buyer went out and did burn outs and donuts and neutral-drops to the car all day long the day after buying it and the trans failed. Is that the dealers responsibility? Not by law at least not that I am aware of.

Where I come from any car sold by a dealer with registration, requires a certificate of roadworthiness and if less than 10 years old also comes with a compulsory statutory warranty of a minimum of 3 months. (longer periods apply for newer vehicles). The onus would be on the dealer to prove the vehicle was abused, not the other way around.

Again good reason why dealers sell at a premium here.

If buying without warranty, the onus shifts to the new owner to ensure roadworthiness and get registration approved.

Unless you are capable of taking one apart on your kitchen table and fixing it yourself, then don't buy without a warranty, or make sure you keep some money aside for potential (expensive) incidentals.

That's just common sense and should apply to any decent sized expenditure.