Privately selling my previously stolen car - should I tell them?

RobM99

I had a car stolen and recovered, it had been used as a pool car by drug dealers. Who knows what could have been hidden inside it? (I scrapped it).

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caprikid1 said:

What Car is it ?   BMW M3 / M4 , Golf R32 ? Question won't be has it been stolen , how many times has it been stolen !!.

 

It was the same in The Olden Days with the RD250/350LCs. Some were stolen half a dozen times

caprikid1

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caprikid1 said:

What Car is it ?   BMW M3 / M4 , Golf R32 ? Question won't be has it been stolen , how many times has it been stolen !!.

 

It was the same in The Olden Days with the RD250/350LCs. Some were stolen half a dozen times

As were Sierra Cosworths..... the great all time stolen car More miles being driven by someone else than the owner

frost500

If you are selling the car privately, it is sold as seen. There is no need to tell the buyer anything at all. Let them inspect it, show the the service history and that's it. Move on. Ethics have naff all to do with selling old second hand cars. Any used car can have hidden history, for example the previous owner of a used car could of used it to take dead puppies to the tip, if he told you that when you went to view it you wouldn't buy it. Some things are best left hidden.

frost500

I'm old enough to remember when you would wake up to seeing your xr2 on bricks. Never understood why the scumbags only took the peppers but left the rest of the car

Marvel1

No, if they don't ask, you haven't withheld information.

Scrapit

To what end would you tell them? Was there damage during the theft? Is it repaired completely? If so then they don't need to know. If the cars easy to pinch then their generic research should have highlighted this. The news that it gotta stolen and recovered doesnt give them any useful info.

Uptown_Boy

Marvel1 said:

No, if they don't ask, you haven't withheld information.

But if they do ask then you must respond truthfully. If you evade the question then they may not purchase - if you lie then they would have a legal basis to claim against you.

TheProfessional

I remember selling my car some years ago and it was a mechanic buying it. He specifically asked had it ever had a repair. I said yes, the door was hit when parked and needed repair and respray. He said he was really happy I had told him as he would be able to tell when lying down on the floor and looking up at the door that it had been resprayed compared to other panels. Not sure if that was true or not

In any event i don't think you need to proffer the information but you have to reply honestly to any questions