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I've just sold my car and its broken down after 10 miles! Had no idea that it would go wrong, I've been using it for the past 6 months and its been excellent. The chap says I should take it back or pay for repair, Do I have to do anything? Its a 98 S reg and I sold it for £530, The repair could end up costing £250. Thanks
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I am keen to do the right thing however he bartered me down £120 from the original price so I dont think I should offer to pay for the repair. I had a feeling that it would be a case of buyer beware but I do feel bad about it, I had no idea it would go wrong. Should I offer a goodwill gesture or is that an admission of any fault?
it depends whats wrong with it...if you have bodge repaired something in order to temporarily conceal a serious fault (such as sealing a serious hole with blutac, lol) that you knew would last a short while then i think you shoud pay
but if its just a case of bad luck and you didnt know anything was wrong then no...he should have had a mechanic check it over
whats wrong with the car?
but if its just a case of bad luck and you didnt know anything was wrong then no...he should have had a mechanic check it over
whats wrong with the car?
This exact thing happened to me years ago - but it was from a very dodgy car dealer (I didn't know that at the time).
Bought the Fiesta from the garage, drove it 1/4 of a mile down the road n it konked out. When we walked back to the seller, he told us to eff off! Got it towed, but it was beyond hope.
We just put it down to experience.
Bought the Fiesta from the garage, drove it 1/4 of a mile down the road n it konked out. When we walked back to the seller, he told us to eff off! Got it towed, but it was beyond hope.
We just put it down to experience.
The belt that runs the power steering has snapped and needs replacing.Bearing in mind that the car is 13 years old and has done 165000 miles I think he should have expected it not to be pristine! He is a very fussy fellow and not the sort of bloke to leave things so I dont know what to do fr the best!
if you sold the cra in good faith, not knowing it would break down, you don't have to do anything at all. It's his car, not yours.
The same thing happened to me once - I was the buyer. The car came with full service history (and I knew the mechanic), so I was satisfied the breakdown was just one of those things. Cars do break down. Not your fault. My advice would be to tell him he got an old car cheap; if he wanted a new one with a warranty he should have bought one from a dealer.
The same thing happened to me once - I was the buyer. The car came with full service history (and I knew the mechanic), so I was satisfied the breakdown was just one of those things. Cars do break down. Not your fault. My advice would be to tell him he got an old car cheap; if he wanted a new one with a warranty he should have bought one from a dealer.
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