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I put my car up for sale for £3000,the first person to see it was very keen,she tried it twice,the second time bringing her partner. I had told them that a sensor in the boot catch had broken but I had the part on order. They were keen to have the car so I offered for them to bring it back and I would fix it when the part arrived to which they agreed and came back two days after purchasing the car and said they were very pleased with it. A few days later I received a message to say the car has lots of issues(possibly the dual mass flywheel,not confirmed to me)and that I had to tell her what was wrong and pay for it to which I replied the car was running well when you took it away and it was sold as seen with no warranty. I asked how the issues came to light which I have not had a reply. I have since received a message saying either she will take me to small claims court or are we going to sort it out ourselves... Where do I stand?
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If you were completely honest in your description and you knew nothing of the faults when you sold it, ignore her.
Why do you think it's a problem with the dual mass flywheel? That's a very specific thing to zoom in on if you are claiming the car was "running well".0 -
They told me that was a possibility.0
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The buyer said that? That suggests they know a bit about cars or have had someone look at it or diagnose it remotely based on symptoms. It's all a bit meaningless until they have it properly diagnosed anyway.
If you genuinely knew of no faults (other than the boot sensor) and described it honestly in the advertisement, she isn't going to get far and it's up to you how helpful you want to be. Where you might come unstuck is if you said something like "in perfect working order, no faults present" in the advert and it turns out there are faults.0 -
Yes the buyer said that,she said she was having to take it to the main dealers for a diagnosis but I haven’t heard a conclusion.
I have been completely honest,I said it’s in good condition and they asked if it was good on fuel which it is. The car has been very reliable. I am amazed she has problems with it.
Thank you for your reply0 -
Sold as seen tell them you'll see them in court and not to contact you again.0
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Probably, but not absolutely. It all depends on the wording in the description. If all OP said in the description was that it's in "good condition" and is "good on fuel" then they're in the clear.Sold as seen tell them you'll see them in court and not to contact you again.
OP, what exactly did the wording on the advert say? That will determine what obligations/liabilities you might have.0 -
Aylesbury_Duck wrote: »Probably, but not absolutely. It all depends on the wording in the description. If all OP said in the description was that it's in "good condition" and is "good on fuel" then they're in the clear.
OP, what exactly did the wording on the advert say? That will determine what obligations/liabilities you might have.
I doubt the advert included any comment on the flywheels condition.0 -
I doubt the advert included any comment on the flywheels condition.
Negligent. I wouldn't buy a car that didn't have that in the descriptor!
I'm thinking about phrases like "in perfect working order, no faults present" - that sort of thing. It's easy to glibly include them but when things subsequently go wrong they don't help the seller's case.0 -
The buyer wont sue.0
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