Dilemma over buying a car from a friend - W.W.G.D.D??
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Would you sell a car to a friend with shot brakes?
Like everyone has said, walk. No need to feel bad about it. She clearly has a figure in her head and doesn't want to deviate from it. She'll learn soon enough.
Like everyone has said, walk. No need to feel bad about it. She clearly has a figure in her head and doesn't want to deviate from it. She'll learn soon enough.
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Make sure she votes "OUT" before she goes please 
At the moment its a temporary fallout over money, which anyone and probably everyone has had at some point.
Just seems silly to ruin a "best" friendship of 10 years over some brake pads. Plus it ruins the chance of a cheap OZ holiday down the line
.As others have said, walk away from it - surely if the friendship is strong enough, backing out for completely reasonable worries, shouldn't be an issue.
If you really can't bring yourself to do that to a friend, then get it put through a MOT at a different garage, as your other friend suggested.
Minis are a dime a dozen, plenty around, so look elsewhere if you want one
If you really can't bring yourself to do that to a friend, then get it put through a MOT at a different garage, as your other friend suggested.
Minis are a dime a dozen, plenty around, so look elsewhere if you want one
Yep. GD has delivered the truth on this one. She thought she'd get a quick easy sale from you but doesn't like that you've decided to consider the purchase as you are entitled to.
Your friend is not a great friend, sorry. Laters! Have a nice trip! Byeeeeeeeee!
Now stop fretting and go find a decent motor for your money!
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never buy a car from a friend/family
RUN
as others have said, tell her you trust your mechanic and as she can't agree she had better sell it elsewhere.
why put yourself in financial deficit like this for someone else.
car is clearly not worth £2500
you don't want an automatic either.
no brainer as far as I'm concerned
RUN
as others have said, tell her you trust your mechanic and as she can't agree she had better sell it elsewhere.
why put yourself in financial deficit like this for someone else.
car is clearly not worth £2500
you don't want an automatic either.
no brainer as far as I'm concerned
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she must be ignorant of how much work needs done or is trying to get as much money as possible from you
if i knew the car was immaculate it wouldnt bother me, as i knew i would get it sold elsewhere. although there is the hassle of selling, it was going to be easy with you buying it. it's a hard one but i'd walk away too with large sums of money at stake like this
if i knew the car was immaculate it wouldnt bother me, as i knew i would get it sold elsewhere. although there is the hassle of selling, it was going to be easy with you buying it. it's a hard one but i'd walk away too with large sums of money at stake like this
Haha, yes! My missus's mates think I'm a right **** for all the things I've supposedly stopped her doing, I'm not particularly bothered, they aren't my mates!
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NOPE.
Because people generally have low common sense levels.
Never buy a car from a friend.
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This. Preferably waving about £2,500 in non-sequential notes just to make your point.
Walk away? How about RUN AWAY NOW!!
Car is a money pit, and just above the level of cheap bangernomics where you can run it into the ground and ignore minor faults, but that electrical glitch clearly isn't minor.
As others have said, if this issue breaks your friendship, better off without her as a friend? She's clearly trying to get £2.5k for a car worth perhaps £1.5k from a "friend" who she may never see again.
Leave well alone.
Car is a money pit, and just above the level of cheap bangernomics where you can run it into the ground and ignore minor faults, but that electrical glitch clearly isn't minor.
As others have said, if this issue breaks your friendship, better off without her as a friend? She's clearly trying to get £2.5k for a car worth perhaps £1.5k from a "friend" who she may never see again.
Leave well alone.