Need advice

[gc123]

No, I didn't know of any mechanical issues other than the bodywork, which was only apparent after he pointed them out to me. His intention was to wrap the vehicle as he didnt like the colour. On the drive home he phoned me and said there was a vibration when doing 80mph on the motorway, I said it was likely the tyres as they were old and needed replacing which agaon was discussed prior to the sale. He said that's fine as he was buying new alloys and tyres anyway. He then messaged me a few days later saying he'd been to a tyre specialist who confirmed the two front tyres had bulges and would be the reason for the wobble.

10 days later he is now saying with the new alloys there is still a vibration and believes it's the exhaust, which makes no sense or the CV joint which has a perished boot.

He then said the car has developed a misfire and there is blue smoke and as a result the exhaust valves don't open fully. He has had the issue diagnosed and it's apparently the turbo seals. He has been told if hes replacing the seals, he may as well replace the turbos as the labour is the largest cost and whilst they are there and in bits it makes financial sense and will future proof the car. He has been quoted a minimum of £2.2k for this work. He has also said that he drove the vehicle for a bit and heard a hissing sound, and when he pulled over he popped the bonnet and the coolant tank was empty. He opened the head tank and the coolant began bubbling and was very low. None of these issues were present when the vehicle was sold. The first day he viewed it, he had it sat idling from cold for 20 mins and then i took him out in it and after 10 minutes he drove it for 20 mins. The next day when he returned to pay and collect the vehicle he had it idling from cold for 30 mins, again no smoke or running issues. He then drove it home 45 mins and then contacted me 10 days later with these issues. He did say he hadn't driven the vehicle since and this was the first day of driving it due to being away.

He has asked to either return the car, which I'm not in a position to do as the monies have been spend paying the deposit of my new house. Or, for me to pay him £1000 to help him pay for these repairs. He has said a family member who is clued up on law has advised him to do this.

Thanks.

so if there is a problem hes ragged the car for 10 days and caused them and used the old chestnut ...i havent driven it because i was away...yeah really
hes just trying it on .....

 

[Drollic]

He wants exactly half the repair costs, which happen to be exactly £1000, which is also the exact amount he paid over his initial offer of £15,000?

 

[Begbie]

Was it a cat s?

£16k seems cheap unless it 100,000++ miles

 

[Transform_IT]

He wants exactly half the repair costs, which happen to be exactly £1000, which is also the exact amount he paid over his initial offer of £15,000?

Yeh, and he mentioned that. He said if I pay him £1k, it's only the same as the £15k I initially offered.

 

[Transform_IT]

Was it a cat s?

£16k seems cheap unless it 100,000++ miles

Sadly the market has completely fallen on its arse. It made £17,400 on ebay, but after discovering the issues with the paint, it didn't seem fair to proceed with the sale, which I told the winning buyer.

MOTORWAY and WeBuyAnyCar offered £18,000, but again, the paint can't be unseen now, so they wouldn't no doubt knock me down for that. Also, the car was sold with an issue with the amp which needs replacing. This is due to the rear wing filling with water and submerging the amp. A common fault if the drain plugs aren't kept clear.

All of this was factored in when selling the vehicle and the buyer was fully aware.

 

[Jelly4mybelly]

Send a polite but firm response.

You were happy with the car and it was correctly described to the best of my knowledge. I will not accept the car back or provide any part refund. I will not respond to any further communication from you.

For any future private car sales it is always worth buying a sim card off Ebay using that number for enquiries, and then bin it once the buyer has driven off.

 

[radderfire]

If he isn't prepared to deal with such issues, he shouldn't have been buying private, he should have bought from a dealer instead. Regardless, it sounds like the car was sold in good faith and he got a good deal. As said previously, I would just firmly but politely tell him sold in good faith, sorry if he's had some issues but they weren't there when you sold it, and tell him pretty much that's the end of the matter. He sounds like a chancer and a time waster and it's probably best to be very firm and matter of fact about it.

 

[grudas]

I’ve had a seller telling me he’s going to return the car I recently sold after two weeks etc. I replied saying he’s got a choice of getting blocked and forgotten or he can stop threatening me with returns etc. He quickly stopped. Don’t entertain his bs and stop wasting your time.