Sold a car and now the head gasket has gone

vikingaero

justcat wrote: »

Anilator, the MOT was only just done and again as far as I was aware, it was a good runner. Again, not a lie as it's my opinion. It's not like I said it was black but it wasn't.
To be honest, I was starting to feel better and everyone else seems to think I am okay but your comments keep worrying me again.

I would ignore him. He seems to think left of field on most things. Most people think you're OK on this except for Anihilator. Maybe that's what he expects when he buys a car - the earth.

Inactive

vikingaero wrote: »

I would ignore him. He seems to think left of field on most things. Most people think you're OK on this except for Anihilator. Maybe that's what he expects when he buys a car - the earth.

So would I, he seems to be a " Doom and Gloom " type.;)

LandyAndy

You are not an expert in the field of vehicle condition and so cannot offer an opinion that the buyer could expect to rely on.

If you had lied about a matter of fact that would have been different but, as far as I can see, you have not.

As (almost) everyone has told you the buyer has no come back.

Premier_2

justcat wrote: »

Anilator, the MOT was only just done and again as far as I was aware, it was a good runner. Again, not a lie as it's my opinion. It's not like I said it was black but it wasn't.
To be honest, I was starting to feel better and everyone else seems to think I am okay but your comments keep worrying me again.

Perhaps you could have claimed you were colour blind if you had? :cool:

FelinePrincess

Wether or not the not the problem had started before she brought the car or not (and I doubt it had) I think it was the womans own fault for getting in this mess. If she knows nothing about cars she should have brought from a dealership or taken an expert along with her - I know nothing about cars so I always buy from a dealership. I also think it was very silly of her to buy it without taking it for a test drive.

Buying a car with over 100,000 miles privately with no expert knowledge or test drive is surely asking for trouble? I think she was very naive to do this and probably feels quite stupid about it now. If I was in her shoes I would get in touch with you thinking "it's worth a shot" but I wouldn't really expect you to do anything and if you said no I wouldn't even try and take it further.

I would speak to the garage I had the work done at and get them to confirm it was ok when they looked - tell this to her and say your sorry she is having problems but you are unable to help.

justcat

That's everyone for the help on this so far!
I've heard back from the buyer and she says that the car is now fixed at a cost of £580. She says that her mechanic said it had been gone for a while and I definately must have known about it (I really did not).
She wants to come to some sort of arrangement but what do I do? This has gotten me overly stressed and worried again!

karen24_2

Don't worry, you didn't know about the problem, and even if you did unfortunately for the woman who bought from you it's tough. When you buy a car privately that is the risk you take if you don't check before you buy. I'm sure the Anihilator guy will tell you otherwise, but I feel if someone came on here saying they bought a dodgy car he'd tell them it was their fault. He never seems to have anything positive to say!

justcat

I have noticed that with his responses actually!
I did speak to trading standards and they did say that the buyer has no recourse as I wasn't aware of the problem so didn't lie to them. I just really don't want to have to deal with them. I have to let her know that we should be doing this by post from now on and she can send be a letter asking for what she wants and I will graciously decline.
I'd offer something but I've been out of work since June with only a one month contract in the middle so I don't have the money to give her £580!

karen24_2

It's a shame for her but if she chooses to buy privately that is a risk you take. I recently bought a car from a garage, but as it's an old car it was sold with no warranty. I accepted that if anything went wrong then it would be hard luck as that is the risk you take with a car purchase. She should have had someone look it over and at the very least asked to drive it. As you've been advised, tell her to write. You could always blame it on the post if you choose not to reply!

justcat

I guess I don't have to worry then?