Update On Last Nights "whoops"

[Caran]

Took OH to station in Gloucester and off he went to Congleton, having to change trains three times. Off he went. I had a phone call from him about 2.30. He had broken down only driven 5 miles. Water pouring everywhere. He had a look at it, couldn't sort it. Rang AA can't come until 4.00. When he comes he says water pump has gone, and engine will have to be taken out and it will cost a lot more than he paid for it. He decided to get it towed back to sellers address. When he got there he found he was out. So what did he do next. He wrote him a note saying I don't want it now, send me a cheque. He also put the keys and log book through his letter box. He also put the receipt for the cash he had paid him earlier on. My mind boggles, he is not safe to be let out. He had also put £40 of petrol in the car.
The AA man gave him a lift to the station, he was asking about the car on the journey, when OH said he had bought it on eBay. The man said if he had known he would have had to charge him £3 per mile as they do not touch eBay.
He got the trains home, all three of them, I've just picked him up from Gloucester.
I can't see him getting his money back, he has no receipt, has no idea what the chappies name is left all documents in the car.
I think I need to put him on a long lead and never let him out again on his own!

[Caran]

You don't get rogue mechanics in the AA. They wouldn't be doing the work. They just advised that the engine would have to be removed to get at the water pump as it is in a difficult position. I do not know what model it is, only that it is a saloon, automatic, 2.6 litre engine, quite a large car.

[Caran]

Eddie, the eBay report said the car was in perfect working order and had been gone over by an engineer who verified it. I agree what a dick head he is. We have had numerous discussions on this subject and what I think of his actions. He is under no misapprehension what I think of his actions.

[tamborine]

He drove it & it broke down, he was rescued by aa - thats sufficient evidence of payment for a Court.

[Caran]

Thank you tambo.

[tamborine]

Caran, print out the ebay info etc. Incase the site is withdrawn.

[Caran]

He has done that already Tambo, but thanks anyway for that.

[Buenchico]

Hi Caran:

I've just forwarded your post to a friend of mine. He's a Nigerian prince who's having some cash flow problems at the moment and who just needs to borrow someone's bank account to sort things out. He'll happily pay £100,000 for such a temporary facility and, upon reading your post, he seems to have decided that your OH is exactly the type of person he's looking for. I can't think why!
;-)

[Hypognosis]

:-) @Caran

I hope to Clapton that your OH has no inkling that you've chiseled this sorry tale onto t'internet, for posterity. Of all the eBay horror tales I've come across, this is the first where the buyer helps the seller get away with it. Maybe your OH was attempting to 'disavow, the purchase?