Sold motorhome, buyer not happy

Ross39

Hin

Looking for some advice and to help my head stop spinning.

I sold an Ibeco Daily van that had been converted into a motorhome a few mo ths back. It was on the V5 as a motorhome as DVLA were satisfied with it.

I never built the conversion, im not sure who did.

I owned the van for little over a year and done less than 4000miles in it.

I then sold the van as it was no longer needed. It had a couple little issues, but i made the buyer completely aware of this.

The buyer came and viewed the van, we spent a couple hpurs goung over everything i knew about the van, thwy made an offer, and said they'd return a week later with a friend who knows about vans for a check over which i was happy with.

They didnt bring amyone in the end and i drove the van to tjhem when they were ready to collect.

The buyer paid in cash (£5500) and off they went. I never gave a recipet however.

Recently i received a text telling me the van had been checked over and been 'condemned' as there were issues with the motorhome conversion. The electrics are wrong, the shower is wrong and according to them there is a household boiler on its side (as far as im aware its a storage tank as the water is heated by a diesel heater). Again, i never built or had the van checked over as everything worked.

I then recieved another text telling me that they hoped i had a clear conscience as they had given me their hard earned money. I didnt know what to say so didnt reply and deleted the text.

Now, they've not asked for money back or mentioned anything else, and i feel bad about this, but if its true its something i was completely unaware of.

The buyers friend who was with them when they bought it has called tonight asking for a reciept for their records, and its put me on edge slightly incase they mean to use it against me.

So where do i stand if they decide to take it further? And should i send them a reciept?

docmatt

That’s fine you can do him a receipt sold 1x van on such and such date for £5500 sold as seen.

You’ve done your bit.

You’re not a car dealer, you take risks on a private sale.

EdGasketTheSecond

....sold as seen and approved

lincroft1710

I presume the conversion wasn't carried out by a professional motorhome manufacturer and therefore there is no brand name and the ad just said "Iveco Daily Motorhome conversion".

If so and the buyer did not do due diligence and did not bring a "knowledgeable friend" and did not realise that a price of £5,500 will not buy a perfect van, then that is their problem.

I actually would be wary of giving them any receipt. They should have asked for one at time of purchase. I would also be wary of any text message which is not followed up by a copy of a report of an inspection carried out by an acknowledged motorhome service outlet.

Stoke

I can't see how they have a leg to stand on.

peter12345678910

They can't take you to court without proof of ownership which is not the v5c but the receipt.:p

arcon5

Of course they can take him to court without a receipt. Ownership would only become an issue if op denied the sale or something. And even then it wouldn't be too difficult persuading a judge you bought the van off op

AdrianC

Ah, the good ol' buyers-remorse, post-purchase-discount shenanigans.

Ignore them. Don't reply to any texts or answer phone calls. It's very, VERY unlikely it'll ever get any further, and if it does, they don't have a leg to stand on.

£5,500 is very bottom-end money for a motorhome.

Shaka_Zulu

Who remembers the tale of the caravan on here?

Ross39

Thank you all for your advice, it helped relax me.

They have now resorted to sending me a letter (well the buyers friend who came with her) basically trying to guilt trip me into giving them money (excuses that they used their savings, the woman bought it as she had came back from abroad and didn't want to sofa surf and that i must have known of all the problems (i hardly used the van as it was only used a couple times a year to take my racecar to circuit, and the i didn't build the conversion)).

She even sent it recorded to ensure i had reciveved it!

Got to love a guilt trip 2 days before Xmas...

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Ross39 wrote: »

Thank you all for your advice, it helped relax me.

They have now resorted to sending me a letter (well the buyers friend who came with her) basically trying to guilt trip me into giving them money (excuses that they used their savings, the woman bought it as she had came back from abroad and didn't want to sofa surf and that i must have known of all the problems (i hardly used the van as it was only used a couple times a year to take my racecar to circuit, and the i didn't build the conversion)).

She even sent it recorded to ensure i had reciveved it!

Got to love a guilt trip 2 days before Xmas...

don't bin it but don't reply.