Read the thread again, there is absolutely no hate at all for a simple "sold as seen" contract like his. The hate is for a far more comprehensive list of questions where the seller is apparently expected to know everything about the vehicle since it was bought.
Sold car.. after a week buyer contacts asking for refund
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Read the thread again, there is absolutely no hate at all for a simple "sold as seen" contract like his. The hate is for a far more comprehensive list of questions where the seller is apparently expected to know everything about the vehicle since it was bought.
I sold my old car for about 400 quid before going travelling, to a nice bloke from a garage up the road. A week later my folks emailed to say he had phoned them up saying the car had blown up on him! But at the end of the day, he saw it, he test drove it and I didn't hide anything from him, so there was little else to do really. Sold as seen!
Bought a small car, had a kid, wanted bigger car. Bought a petrol, got a job requiring a longer commute, wants a diesel. Bought a big car, kids have grown up, now wants a small car. Bought a French car, realised it was a stupid idea. Came into some money, wants a better car. Skint, can't afford to run said car, wants a cheaper to run model.
The list is endless!
what does he mean "blow up". Does he mean lityerally caught fire while he was driving it?
The closest thing to "blowing up" I can think of is that the cambelt snapped causing the bits inside the engine to knock against each other and bend and break.
That's completely possible. In fact I'm driving my car around where the cambelt is due for a renewal (expired by time by 1 year). Moneys a bit tight so I'm holding onto another time.
It;s the buyers responsibility to check the cambelt and all the rest. I doubt the cambelt was done on a £400 car. It will cost £300 to fit a new cambelt. At that price you're better off just taking a chance with it.
Blow Up is generally a slang term for failure of one or more of the mechanical components resulting in the destruction of other components.
The example you gave of a cambelt may be one, but failed big ends that snap conrods, or snapped conrods that punch holes in a block are another, pistons disintegrating would be another.
I've never had this happen to me personally but I know of plenty of people who have been requested / demanded / threatened for full or part refund after the private sale of a car. This coupled with the fact that it seems your average used car buyer in the sub £2k bracket is completely devoid of any kind of common sense, intelligence or people skills was one of the reasons that I put my imperfect car through auction and was happy to take the financial hit.
For me it is trade in, scrap or auction unless I am 100% confident that the car I'm selling is mechanically perfect. Even then I'd still question whether it was worth the ball ache.
Yes "sold as seen" is correct but that doesn't help if the buyer goes all vigilante on your house or cars for some kind of twisted concept of revenge.
For me it is trade in, scrap or auction unless I am 100% confident that the car I'm selling is mechanically perfect. Even then I'd still question whether it was worth the ball ache.
Yes "sold as seen" is correct but that doesn't help if the buyer goes all vigilante on your house or cars for some kind of twisted concept of revenge.