Sold car - broke 15 miles away - buyer wants refund - help?

[Altrezia]

Hey guys,

I just sold my 1997 discovery to a chap this morning.

He test drove it, checked it over, and seemed nice enough to be honest. Anyway, an hour later I get a phone call saying it's just over heated and seised up on the motorway and he wants to get it recovered to my house for a full refund.

The car was working fine when I sold it in my opinion, and we used it on sunday for a full day of off roading without any issues.

Obviously I don't want a knackered car and no money to fix it.

So, where do I stand? Apparently, it will be brought back to my house at 8am tomorrow morning and he will be expecting cash.

Edited by Altrezia on Friday 17th August 23:04

[5678]

Tell him to do one. How do you know what he did with it in those 15 miles?

Go out for breakfast tomorrow

[Soovy]

He bought it. He overheated it. His problem.

Tell him to do one. He has no comback. At all.

[Zoobeef]

You don't have to give him a penny if your not a dealer. Lucky escape for you, enjoy the money

[anonymous-user]

Private sale yeah? If so I feel for the guy but he has no right to bring the car back and demand anything. If he gets arsey just tell him to stroll on, he has zero rights in this situation. Do a search, this has been covered on here about twenty zillion and one times and the answer is always the same.

[FoundOnRoadside]

Altrezia said:

he wants to get it recovered to my house for a full refund.

I'm sure he does.

But, legally he's got two hopes. No hope, and Bob Hope.

[Altrezia]

I'm more worried about what he might do out of the usual legal recourse, to be honest. Anyone actually dealt with this before? I offered to pay the £100 for his recovery fee - over generous I thought?

[Kuroblack350]

He'll offer to take it off your hands at a vastly reduced rate as he knows a mate who can fix it on the cheap... I wouldn't be surprised if he's just loosened the radiator drainage plug.

But then I am quite cynical.

Sold as seen, you owe him sod all.

[Prof Prolapse]

Friend of mine had this problem.

Ended up taking the car back. Wasn't worth having his windows put in or worse for the sake of a couple of hundred quid.

I'd love to fight the good fight, but in reality if you have a family / partner there's other things to consider. Its very hard to swallow your pride though. Very emasculating.

[EDLT]

Tony Soprano is both fictional and doesn't buy 1997 Land Rovers, so I wouldn't worry about that. If he threatens you there is this new service called "The Police" that will have a chat with him free of charge.

[Jazoli]

I'd retract the offer and tell him to jog on, he has no rights and can hardly expect a refu d if he's not noticed the temp gauge climbing and has continued to drive it, sounds like a muppet to me.

[Dalto123]

It's his car now, not yours, and not your responsibility to fix it. Ignore him.

[wormburner]

Make him understand today that there's no way he's getting his money back.

Waiting until tomorrow and having that conversation on your drive will not help matters.

If you're feeling bold, tell him to fill-in the warranty claim form you gave him...

[falkster]

EDLT said:

Tony Soprano is both fictional and doesn't buy 1997 Land Rovers, so I wouldn't worry about that. If he threatens you there is this new service called "The Police" that will have a chat with him free of charge.

Unfortunately this service that is provided isn't the best service. I'm not sure if you've ever dealt with these but it's best to keep them out of it.

[FoundOnRoadside]

Altrezia said:

I offered to pay the £100 for his recovery fee - over generous I thought?

You're sort of admitting liability there by offering to pay for the recovery. Legally, doing nothing is the best for you. Seriously. You're opening up a huge can of worms by humoring him at all.

[a311]

Yep no come back, how much we talking? It’s the risk you take when buying second hand private cars. Plus as others have said it’s pretty negligent to run it to the point where the engine has seized so the value to you to try and re-sell has plummeted.

I’m going to pick a car up tomorrow hopefully, I can see why the guy if a bit miffed but it’s not your fault, the same will no doubt happen to me tomorrow now………

[Altrezia]

£1800 was paid.

So, do I call him tell him that I'm not going to help, or just ignore it?

-al

[sc0tt]

wormburner said:

If you're feeling bold, tell him to fill-in the warranty claim form you gave him...

This!

Genius.

[Nice But Dim]

Its a hard message - but you are not helping the cause by proffering any assistance.

[cheddar]

Altrezia said:

Hey guys,

I just sold my 1997 discovery to a chap with spoke a bit like they do on Thelma's girls.

He test drove it, checked it over, and seemed nice enough to be honest. Anyway, an hour later I get a phone call saying it's just over heated and seised up on the motorway and he wants to get it recovered to my house for a full refund.

The car was working fine when I sold it in my opinion, and we used it on sunday for a full day of off roading without any issues.

Obviously I don't want a knackered car and no money to fix it.

So, where do I stand? Apparently, it will be brought back to my house at 8am tomorrow morning and he will be expecting cash.