Car buyer wants me to contribute to repairs

parking_question_chap

ratrace wrote: »

op, i mean this with the upmost respect to you but i think he sees you as an easy target if he has manged to drop you £1200 off the asking price then he thinks you are proberly a push over and he will try to make some bs up about the clutch, and under pressure you will give in, please dont he's trying it on

100% this.

Craig1981

wouldnt worry too much about this, just irritating about the calls and emails!

who is to say you didnt drop the price by £1200 to accommodate a new clutch under a handshake at point of sale??

buyer needs to prove any wrong doing, and with what you have said, he has no leg to stand on

Exemplar

Caveat Emptor is utter tripe, I have posted here before about this. I lost a case when I sold a Smart Roadster. Within 6 months of sale the buyer reported a leak which affected the SAM unit. When sold it was billed as 'inspected and approved free of defects' etc, using the downloadable AA documentation for car selling. Went to court as I 'ignored' his letters. Cost me £1800.

OP's only hope is that the original bill of sale mentioned an issue.

AdrianC

So the buyer lodged a small claim against you - a genuine private seller. You entered a defence, but the court ruled against you?

Mercdriver

Exemplar wrote: »

Caveat Emptor is utter tripe, I have posted here before about this. I lost a case when I sold a Smart Roadster. Within 6 months of sale the buyer reported a leak which affected the SAM unit. When sold it was billed as 'inspected and approved free of defects' etc, using the downloadable AA documentation for car selling. Went to court as I 'ignored' his letters. Cost me £1800.

OP's only hope is that the original bill of sale mentioned an issue.

Surely if you state in the bill of sale you are implying a guarantee of some sort that it is 'free of defects'? I would never state on record that a car I was selling from free of defects. Don't care if AA suggest you do say that, but by stating that it is free of defects that is opening up a weakness on the seller's part.

peter_the_piper

How about "I have already paid £1200 for the clutch,can I have £100 back as you've found a cheaper quote"(Tongue firmly in cheek)

parking_question_chap

Exemplar wrote: »

Caveat Emptor is utter tripe, I have posted here before about this. I lost a case when I sold a Smart Roadster. Within 6 months of sale the buyer reported a leak which affected the SAM unit. When sold it was billed as 'inspected and approved free of defects' etc, using the downloadable AA documentation for car selling. Went to court as I 'ignored' his letters. Cost me £1800.

OP's only hope is that the original bill of sale mentioned an issue.

Why do that? Opens you up to potential claims.

DoaM

Exemplar wrote: »

Caveat Emptor is utter tripe, I have posted here before about this. I lost a case when I sold a Smart Roadster. Within 6 months of sale the buyer reported a leak which affected the SAM unit. When sold it was billed as 'inspected and approved free of defects' etc, using the downloadable AA documentation for car selling. Went to court as I 'ignored' his letters. Cost me £1800.

OP's only hope is that the original bill of sale mentioned an issue.

I can see the flaw in your argument.

Mercdriver

DoaM wrote: »

I can see the flaw in your argument.

It's a hole so big you could drive a tank through it.

isplumm

Poppy_Golightly wrote: »

He contacted me by email, but now I'm getting calls on my mobile from a private number with no message left. I'll ignore everything that comes at me!

If he is calling you on your mobile - block him - I can do that on my Iphone and I am sure that it will be possible on other phones.

Mark