The conned

In reply to people saying that I should have taken it back-thats true I shoud have but then they would have argued over the clutch as it had not completely failed but may have lasted another couple of weeks. I needed the car and had sent off for V5 and arranged insurance for it. I could have been wasting my time with these low life. Short of a full refund a repair by these scum bags was not an option, by then I lost all trust in the bar studs.

If you think some cars on Arnold Clark website are cheap it is for a very good reason as I have found out. I purchased a used 08 Honda Civic from them recently and within a week I realised the clutch had gone-£400 to replace. Another week passed and I noticed that the air conditioning was not working. I was told by a friend that it could be the air filter. On checking the air filter I found it completely clogged but Arnold Clark had apparantly serviced it and stamped the service book which in theory should mean changing things like air and oil filters- any way it took £40 to get the air conditioning sorted. This is partly my fault as I should have looked at everything before buying it or taken a mechanic along. Realising their service meant nothing I had it serviced again - the engine oil looked black as though it had never been changed. While I was at it I had the spark plugs changed as well and a full diagnostic done on it costing £200. In hindsight I fell for the 'big' name and glitzy show room assuming to my cost they could not stoop so low. After I left them a negative feed back they called me and said that I should have taken the car back to them as there is a 60 day gaurantee. There is no such gaurantee mentioned in the paperwork I received or was told by the sales rep. In fact he offered me the one year gaurantee which I declined and said if anything went wrong they would not sort it out. I do not know where they get 94% customer satisfaction which they quote on their websites from. They are by far the worst car dealer I have had the misfortune to buy a car from. Please be aware and if buying a used car get it independently inspected. DO NOT TRUST THEM.