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Thain v Anniesland

Thain v Anniesland Trade Centre
Renault 19
80,000 miles
5 years old
£2995
Not driveable after 2 weeks, (one source says 9 weeks)

The Verdict in Thain
“Even a negligible degree of durability may not represent
unsatisfactory quality where the secondhand car supplied is as old and
as heavily used as the Renault had been. The plain fact is that, given
the Renault's age and mileage when supplied, its durability was a
matter of luck. Durability, in all the circumstances, was simply not a
quality that a reasonable person would demand of it.”


Wasn't this decesion grotesquely wrong?  Is it reasonable to expect
that 2 weeks after buying a £3,000 car from a retailer that the car
could be useless and only have scrap value?

If it is reasonable, then is the law not saying that when you buy a
used car you are gambling your money, and you risk losing it all?

If it is reasonable and there is next to no protection, then what
service/guarantee is being reflected in the price difference between
buying from a dealer, and buying privately (which would be cheaper).