Buyer Beware

boristhespie

Privately bought a car.

It transpires that there is now the need for a new headgasket.

Now the guy mentioned that the little problem it had needing toped up with coolant was because it had been sitting.

He never had that problem before.
it transpires he had knowledge of the problem so he lied.

DO I have comeback or not?

anewman

Unfortunately not, sold as seen - although you may try ask for some contribution and he/she may do so out of goodwill - but I am betting they knew, didn't want to pay the couple hundred to sort it, and are now glad to be shot of it. You had the opportunity to give it a bit of a look over and ensure you were happy to hand over the cash for the car.

motorguy

Any mention of topping up the coolant level should have set alarm bells ringing.

anewman

pgilc1 wrote: »

Any mention of topping up the coolant level should have set alarm bells ringing.

Although coolant loss could just as easily be put down to a leaking radiator/heater matrix/hose/hose joint.

Headgasket you're also looking for "mayonnaise" on the underside of the oil filler cap (if it's obviously been cleaned off, i.e. no oily film, that's also a bad sign). Oil will also look a bit like chocolate milkshake instead of black/golden on the dipstick.

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boristhespie wrote: »

Privately bought a car.

It transpires that there is now the need for a new headgasket.

Now the guy mentioned that the little problem it had needing toped up with coolant was because it had been sitting.

He never had that problem before.
it transpires he had knowledge of the problem so he lied.

DO I have comeback or not?

In a word ....no.

The moment you noticed the coolant was low, you should have walked away from it.