If the buyer does not rely on the seller's skill or judgment he will have no claim under section 14(3).
This further reduces the hassle of ownership, because buyers can rely on the manufacturer to come through in a roadside emergency.
As for s 2(1), clause 23 of the sale agreement, which said the buyer would not rely on the seller's representations, excluded liability.
Without testing of their own, a potential buyer must rely to a large extent on the manufacturer's own model.
For this reason the buyer may rely on other advisors or their own judgment before taking an investment decision.
What the buyers are mainly relying on, they report, is the steady rise in overall rents.
If the court finds that the buyer acted in good faith and relied on the seller's promises, the court will create an easement by estoppel.
Even if the buyer relies on the seller's skill or judgment, the implied condition cannot be invoked where this reliance is unreasonable.
Be that as it may, the buyer can still rely on the general merchantability provision in s14(2).
The warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is implied when a buyer relies upon the seller to select the goods to fit a specific request.