Sold car. Buyer wants refund.

Exilim · 22-03-2011 4:35pm #1

I sold my car, a fiat punto on Sunday through Donedeal. Guy came out, looked at it, drove it, looked at it again and then made me an offer. Atfter a bit of bargaining we agreed the price, he bought the car and of he went.

Then today he called me up and told me he reckons the head gasket is going and i never told him, so he wants his money back.

Ive already sent the logbook of and used the money. I didnt know the head gasket was going and its not evident (although he told me did some test for it). I told him this and told him i wont be taking the car back...is this ok for me to do? He examined the car and agreed bought it, if theres a problem now is that my problem?

helimachoptor · 22-03-2011 4:37pm

Nope, buyer beware. Tell him to get stuffed

no1beemerfan · 22-03-2011 4:37pm

Tell him go take a run and jump. Its a private sale so its buyer beware. Your right to tell him he'll not get a refund.

biko · 22-03-2011 4:38pm

When sold private the car is sold as seen. He has no comeback now.

Michael 09 · 22-03-2011 4:40pm

As has been said already, there is no come back with a private sale. You have no obligation to this guy. Turn off your phone for a couple of days

colm_mcm · 22-03-2011 4:42pm

He has no right to it, anyway everyone knows about puntos and head gaskets.

Be firm but fair, and whatever you do don't say stuff like 'buyer beware, caveat emptor' etc.

keithclancy · 22-03-2011 4:42pm

Just say

"Ya baught it how ya saw it boss!"

wal100 · 22-03-2011 4:47pm

Exilim wrote: »

I sold my car, a fiat punto on Sunday through Donedeal. Guy came out, looked at it, drove it, looked at it again and then made me an offe He examined the car and agreed bought it, if theres a problem now is that my problem?

Sold as Seen

Anan1 · 22-03-2011 4:53pm

Just for future reference, whenever I sell a car I always write 'Car sold as tried and tested, no warranty given or implied' on both copies of the receipt, and run through this with the buyer when we're doing the handover. It saves having to deal with this kind of nonsense later.

Leonard Hofstadter · 22-03-2011 4:53pm

Tell him to eff off in the nicest possible way:)!

It's not like the OP sold a cut and shut or something with a potentially life endangering fault.

As mentioned already, everyone knows Puntos give head gasket trouble, and they don't just magically 'go' like that.

Did he open the bonnet and check the coolant or open the filler cap?

If no, then it's his own tough.

If not, he should have noticed mayo on the oil filler cap and should have noticed the strange colour of the coolant, in which case it's equally his own tough.

biko · 22-03-2011 4:54pm

http://www.irishtrader.ie/CARS/buying/buying_privately.jsp

There can be certain risks involved as unscrupulous sellers may try to use private sales to off-load sub-standard or stolen cars. But don't let this put you off. If you're sensible, buying privately can have you motoring for far less than if you'd chosen to buy from a dealer.

But you need to be aware of the following:
* You have less legal come back than through a dealer. Cars advertised for private sale must be "as described" but that's about as far as the legal obligations go.
* The checks that a dealer is compelled to make by law aren't a benefit in a private sale. This can be expensive if you choose to go the full professional inspection route.
* You won't get a warranty.
* Part-exchanges are rarely considered, meaning you'll have to sell your old car yourself, or dispose of it at trade price to a dealer

22-03-2011 5:17pm

Exilim wrote: »

I told him this and told him i wont be taking the car back...is this ok for me to do? He examined the car and agreed bought it, if theres a problem now is that my problem?

You're fine, just tell him the car is now his and you won't be taking it back

He may well be chancing his arm for a few quid back, some folks might bite. Sleep easy with a clear conscience

muckwarrior · 22-03-2011 5:28pm

If you weren't aware of the problem when you sold it then you have neither a legal or moral obligation to take it back.

If he was savy enough to do a head gasket test after he bought it, why the hell didn't he do it beforehand?

andyseadog · 22-03-2011 5:49pm

Exilim wrote: »

I sold my car, a fiat punto on Sunday through Donedeal. Guy came out, looked at it, drove it, looked at it again and then made me an offer. Atfter a bit of bargaining we agreed the price, he bought the car and of he went.

and thats where the story ends as far as your concerned.

its a bit unlucky the head gasket went, but, its buyer beware, and if he was so quick to do a (compression) test after he bought it to confirm the head gasket failure, he really should have done it before he bought the car.

edit : damn you muckwarrior beating me to it :rolleyes:

Sold car. Buyer wants refund.

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