Sold a Car that has broken down HELP ASAP
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This seems to happen a lot
First and foremost don't offer any compensation in writing as this will look guilty!
Secondly email him and tell him it was a private sale and at the time of sale the car was fine and he was welcome to get it inspected, however as soon as he left that's then his problem he could have done anything what I would do is insist that it doesn't go to an independent and that it goes to a Honda main dealer for full analysis and you want to deal with Honda direct so he can't bulls
t! Do not accept anything at all from a independent!
First and foremost don't offer any compensation in writing as this will look guilty!
Secondly email him and tell him it was a private sale and at the time of sale the car was fine and he was welcome to get it inspected, however as soon as he left that's then his problem he could have done anything what I would do is insist that it doesn't go to an independent and that it goes to a Honda main dealer for full analysis and you want to deal with Honda direct so he can't bulls
t! Do not accept anything at all from a independent!This seems to happen a lot
First and foremost don't offer any compensation in writing as this will look guilty!
Secondly email him and tell him it was a private sale and at the time of sale the car was fine and he was welcome to get it inspected, however as soon as he left that's then his problem he could have done anything what I would do is insist that it doesn't go to an independent and that it goes to a Honda main dealer for full analysis and you want to deal with Honda direct so he can't bullst! Do not accept anything at all from a independent!
First and foremost don't offer any compensation in writing as this will look guilty!
Secondly email him and tell him it was a private sale and at the time of sale the car was fine and he was welcome to get it inspected, however as soon as he left that's then his problem he could have done anything what I would do is insist that it doesn't go to an independent and that it goes to a Honda main dealer for full analysis and you want to deal with Honda direct so he can't bulls
t! Do not accept anything at all from a independent!Thread drifting (and why not, as the thread itself is dull and same old same old, and probably all made up anyway), why the touching faith in main dealers and disdain for independents? My experience suggests that main dealers (for any type of car) are to be avoided if if you (a) actually want to get a car fixed, and (b) don't want to spend the GDP of several medium sized nations to get it fixed.
lee_fr200 said:
what I would do is insist that it doesn't go to an independent and that it goes to a Honda main dealer for full analysis and you want to deal with Honda direct so he can't bullst! Do not accept anything at all from a independent!
I wouldn't be going anywhere near a main dealer with it - I'd far rather trust the opinion of a specialist indie.t! Do not accept anything at all from a independent!rigga said:
Did the OP ever answer the question did he hear the knocking noise when he turned up where the buyer was?
No I do not think he answered that question which is surprising as he was with the buyer at the KFC for 3 hours.Did he wait for the RAC man to turn up and what did he think was wrong with the car.We also had the issue where someone called nick heppinstall edited the OPs opening post and although he came on here to say hello no explanation was given.Can a stranger edit another members post.They both live in Yorkshire I notice so perhaps they are a tag team.
Good point from a previous poster if he sold the car on Pistonheads there is a good chance the buyer is reading this thread.
OP do not reply to any communication from the buyer just ignore him as you may say something that may seam innocent but in the future may come back and bite you in the bum.
As the OP has not posted for a while part of me thinks as the new school term starts soon his mum has told him to get a haircut and needs some new school uniform.
Edited by btcc123 on Monday 31st August 10:42
btcc123 said:
rigga said:
Did the OP ever answer the question did he hear the knocking noise when he turned up where the buyer was?
No I do not think he answered that question which is surprising as he was with the buyer at the KFC for 3 hours.Did he wait for the RAC man to turn up and what did he think was wrong with the car.We also had the issue where someone called nick heppinstall edited the OPs opening post and although he came on here to say hello no explanation was given.Can a stranger edit another members post.They both live in Yorkshire I notice so perhaps they are a tag team.
Good point from a previous poster if he sold the car on Pistonheads there is a good chance the buyer is reading this thread.
OP do not reply to any communication from the buyer just ignore him as you may say something that may seam innocent but in the future may come back and bite you in the bum.
As the OP has not posted for a while part of me thinks as the new school term starts soon his mum has told him to get a haircut and needs some new school uniform.
Edited by btcc123 on Monday 31st August 10:42
Yes, I heard the noise. It was terrible, and definitely not there when the buyer drove off in the car.
I waited with the lad for the RAC hoping they would be able to diagnose the fault or perhaps give an insight to the failure.
You can f
k off with that last line too. Ive been on here long enough now, I shouldn't be getting the school accusations. 
DanielJames said:
btcc123 said:
rigga said:
Did the OP ever answer the question did he hear the knocking noise when he turned up where the buyer was?
No I do not think he answered that question which is surprising as he was with the buyer at the KFC for 3 hours.Did he wait for the RAC man to turn up and what did he think was wrong with the car.We also had the issue where someone called nick heppinstall edited the OPs opening post and although he came on here to say hello no explanation was given.Can a stranger edit another members post.They both live in Yorkshire I notice so perhaps they are a tag team.
Good point from a previous poster if he sold the car on Pistonheads there is a good chance the buyer is reading this thread.
OP do not reply to any communication from the buyer just ignore him as you may say something that may seam innocent but in the future may come back and bite you in the bum.
As the OP has not posted for a while part of me thinks as the new school term starts soon his mum has told him to get a haircut and needs some new school uniform.
Edited by btcc123 on Monday 31st August 10:42
Yes, I heard the noise. It was terrible, and definitely not there when the buyer drove off in the car.
I waited with the lad for the RAC hoping they would be able to diagnose the fault or perhaps give an insight to the failure.
You can f
k off with that last line too. Ive been on here long enough now, I shouldn't be getting the school accusations. Good luck OP, i feel for you in this. Just because you show genuine concern over something you owned/sold you shouldnt have to suffer insinuations etc.
Selling (and buying for that matter ) privately is getting harder to deal with as the years go by, everyones an expert,payment methods,scams etc.You really can see why the likes of WBAC have flourished these last few years.
Try not to stress over this as nothing really to worry about,just the hassle you can do without.
Selling (and buying for that matter ) privately is getting harder to deal with as the years go by, everyones an expert,payment methods,scams etc.You really can see why the likes of WBAC have flourished these last few years.
Try not to stress over this as nothing really to worry about,just the hassle you can do without.
Jasandjules said:
Breadvan72 said:
WRONG! The Act applies to all sales. Some parts of the Act only apply to sales made in the course of business.
Perhaps I should have been overly complicated and stated that it must be as described and the owner have the right to sell it.. Having read the whole thread and also the advert (why comment if you can be bothered, some people on here really are idiots) I can't see it being a scam. If the buyer is trying to scam you it's a pretty poor effort, the issue clearly started after you had the car either through bad luck or poor driving.
OP I fail to see you have done anything wrong, you've bought car, used it for a purpose and decided you don't want it anymore. It appears to be described accurately and you moved it on at a fair price. You could easily argue that you have gone well above an beyond by attending the 'breakdown' and offering him some money back.
I can see it from the buyers point of view though and could understand, on the presumption he hasn't downshifted or thrashed it, why he may think you knew about the problem before moving it on.
The issue here really appears to be his behaviour, the hand shaking to e-mail threats of legal action the same night, which is very odd.
What's you plan OP when he comes back with a report from whoever telling him you have sold him a nail?
OP I fail to see you have done anything wrong, you've bought car, used it for a purpose and decided you don't want it anymore. It appears to be described accurately and you moved it on at a fair price. You could easily argue that you have gone well above an beyond by attending the 'breakdown' and offering him some money back.
I can see it from the buyers point of view though and could understand, on the presumption he hasn't downshifted or thrashed it, why he may think you knew about the problem before moving it on.
The issue here really appears to be his behaviour, the hand shaking to e-mail threats of legal action the same night, which is very odd.
What's you plan OP when he comes back with a report from whoever telling him you have sold him a nail?
Off the top of my head I can imagine:
You just have to find out what is broken and make sure you trust whoever is telling you that.
It sounds like you've done everything right and genuinely considered it to be in good shape, going by the ad I'd have been tempted if I had 6k spare and you come across as a decent and reasonable guy. Whatever happened I hope you get it sorted quickly, cheaply and with minimal stress.
- He already had a broken car in same spec, swapped plates, hopes you don't notice (bit of a stretch but not beyond the lengths some stes will go to?)
- He knows a way to make a car sound very broken without being very broken (removing breathers, loosening an engine mount, disconnecting 1 or 2 plugs to cause a misfire.) and is trying to get a big discount for something he can cheaply and easily revert and he will get an "independent garage" (partner in crime)to quote a huge sum for it.
- He broke it doing something daft and is trying to get you to pay for his stupidity.
- It genuinely did just fail catastrophically through a somehow previously completely unnoticeable fault, which is really bad luck.
- It genuinely did just fail, possibly due to him driving a bit harder than you would but is something really silly like a breather or a plug disconnected.
You just have to find out what is broken and make sure you trust whoever is telling you that.
It sounds like you've done everything right and genuinely considered it to be in good shape, going by the ad I'd have been tempted if I had 6k spare and you come across as a decent and reasonable guy. Whatever happened I hope you get it sorted quickly, cheaply and with minimal stress.
Edited by scarble on Monday 31st August 13:46
I'd like to think the OP could recognised his own car, unless of course the buyer switched the tyres, interior, clocks and anything else uniquely identifying! come on get real.
I'd also like to think the OP and RAC who recovered the car might notice a breather pipe or a engine mount.
OP is it possible that the car you viewed in KFC car park was a hologram and the knocking noise from the engine was merely the buyers pet woodpecker chipping away at his arse?
I'd also like to think the OP and RAC who recovered the car might notice a breather pipe or a engine mount.
OP is it possible that the car you viewed in KFC car park was a hologram and the knocking noise from the engine was merely the buyers pet woodpecker chipping away at his arse?
I said it was a bit of a stretch 
But it's not like in that situation you'd be checking little details, particularly if it was late at night. You'd be stressed and no doubt trying to resolve the situation and you'd have to be awfully sure of youself to say to the buyer "hold on while I go over the car with a fine toothed comb to ensure you are not trying to scam me" and some breather pipes can be rather hidden, as can ignition connections on some engines.
But it's not like in that situation you'd be checking little details, particularly if it was late at night. You'd be stressed and no doubt trying to resolve the situation and you'd have to be awfully sure of youself to say to the buyer "hold on while I go over the car with a fine toothed comb to ensure you are not trying to scam me" and some breather pipes can be rather hidden, as can ignition connections on some engines.
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