Sellers doing a good deed
Discussion
Ok so we’ve heard many stories of people selling a car privately then the buyer comes back and wants something fixed/replaced/refund, as they feel that they were not told of a fault and feel they have been ripped off.
I know the feeling on here is “tell em to F off” and I feel the same way.
There must be some stories of PH’s buying privately and this has happened to you and the seller has actually done a moral good deed and paid to rectify the situation.
Your stories of private sales only - not dealers/traders
I know the feeling on here is “tell em to F off” and I feel the same way.
There must be some stories of PH’s buying privately and this has happened to you and the seller has actually done a moral good deed and paid to rectify the situation.
Your stories of private sales only - not dealers/traders
I've had several sellers collect me from train stations, make me cups of tea, etc. but nothing beyond that really.
I'd like to think I'm a decent seller too. I voluntarily knocked £500 off the last car I sold
because the guy seemed like a good sort but was too polite to haggle; and we've regularly packed buyers off on a long trip home with some home-made cakes and things.
I'd like to think I'm a decent seller too. I voluntarily knocked £500 off the last car I sold
because the guy seemed like a good sort but was too polite to haggle; and we've regularly packed buyers off on a long trip home with some home-made cakes and things.Edited by Risotto on Thursday 23 September 13:15
I've met loads of decent sellers, I've just bought a kit car 9in bits) and when I picked up the chassis forgot to take a large box of parts (hubs/uprights etc), the seller has since posted them to me at his own cost. really nice thing to do.
Also people have picked me up from train stations, provided hot drinks etc.... you tend to find this when buying 'enthusiast' cars though and not £500 Euro-Boxes.
It works both ways as well, I sold a stainless exhaust for a Starion that I never fitted to mine but was assured it was for a 2.0l so when the guy I sold it to phoned me to say it didn't fit his 2.0l (it was for a 2.6l) I refunded him the £25 that a local welder charged him to modify it to fit.
It's all about Karma.
Also people have picked me up from train stations, provided hot drinks etc.... you tend to find this when buying 'enthusiast' cars though and not £500 Euro-Boxes.
It works both ways as well, I sold a stainless exhaust for a Starion that I never fitted to mine but was assured it was for a 2.0l so when the guy I sold it to phoned me to say it didn't fit his 2.0l (it was for a 2.6l) I refunded him the £25 that a local welder charged him to modify it to fit.
It's all about Karma.
I got a 90 minute test drive (hoon!) when I bought my 996 privately- the seller picked me up from the station in it, gave me a quick demo, then let me take over for a long drive. Thne he took me to a coffee shop and bought me an espresso and cake whilst we discussed a deal (not too much to be discussed to be honest!). Top guy. And all because his local OPC were trying to shaft him on the trade in for a brand new 997GT3- which was the 14th brand new Porsche he had bought from them... talk about looking after your customers!
I bought a fully built kit car from a guy at work - no prizes for guessing the car. Chuffed to bits, drove home in the dark and got my sister to come for a drive in my new P&J.
Got in, turned the key. Nothing. Arse. "He saw you coming, didn't he".
Called the seller, for advice more than anything. We worked out the alternator wasn't up to much and the lights had drained the battery - he hadn't known as he didn't drive it much in the dark.
Got the alternator refurbished & the seller said he'd pay for it as he thought he was selling a fully working car. It wasn't much but he could have easily told me where to go or just not offered and I'd have accepted that, Caveat Emptor and all that.
Had the car a few years now and I've changed jobs but I reckon I could still call up for advice or help with the car but probably not for a financial contribution to it's maintenance. Tightarse.
With kit cars, though, you're definitely not dealing with people who see cars as just a way of getting from A to B; my life would be so much easier and cheaper (but slower and less fun) if I did.
Got in, turned the key. Nothing. Arse. "He saw you coming, didn't he".
Called the seller, for advice more than anything. We worked out the alternator wasn't up to much and the lights had drained the battery - he hadn't known as he didn't drive it much in the dark.
Got the alternator refurbished & the seller said he'd pay for it as he thought he was selling a fully working car. It wasn't much but he could have easily told me where to go or just not offered and I'd have accepted that, Caveat Emptor and all that.
Had the car a few years now and I've changed jobs but I reckon I could still call up for advice or help with the car but probably not for a financial contribution to it's maintenance. Tightarse.
With kit cars, though, you're definitely not dealing with people who see cars as just a way of getting from A to B; my life would be so much easier and cheaper (but slower and less fun) if I did.
My brother once bought a french box for something like £800 after some haggling from £1000+ and was talking to the guy ect... Was refusing to go any further than £800 (my bro's a chancer) so done deal at £800. As they were about to leave the guy comes running out with £50 saying "Thought you could fill up the tanks to get back down to aberdeen" This was from elgin and was enough to fill both the newley acquired car and the car driven up in.
RichyBoy said:
If something goes wrong or theres some issue I wouldn't even bother to ask because people who sell cars are just not that nice in my experience. Last car I bought the guy misrepresented the cost of remedial works required but it was sold as seen like any other sale.
Thats a rather sweeping statement, The Last Car I actually sold was the FTO and not only did I tell the Potential Buyer he ought to be driving it faster on the test drive but about a Week after he bought it there was a Gearbox fault (had been good as gold up until then) which cost £200 and I went halfs with him.Went to buy my motorcycle that was advertised for £1800, upon inspection I realized it would need a bit more work than I had bargained for, seller understood that I was concerned about the amount of work/expense that it needed and told me to make him an offer. I offered £1600 and he knocked that offer down another £50.
I thought that was a one off never to be repeated again, until later that year I bid for and won a used tank bag for said bike on Ebay. I sent the full amount via paypal, and the next day the seller refunded me £5 because the bag went for more than he had thought it would. The bag arrived completely as described and was well worth my original bid price.
I thought that was a one off never to be repeated again, until later that year I bid for and won a used tank bag for said bike on Ebay. I sent the full amount via paypal, and the next day the seller refunded me £5 because the bag went for more than he had thought it would. The bag arrived completely as described and was well worth my original bid price.
andoverben said:
RichyBoy said:
If something goes wrong or theres some issue I wouldn't even bother to ask because people who sell cars are just not that nice in my experience. Last car I bought the guy misrepresented the cost of remedial works required but it was sold as seen like any other sale.
Thats a rather sweeping statement, The Last Car I actually sold was the FTO and not only did I tell the Potential Buyer he ought to be driving it faster on the test drive but about a Week after he bought it there was a Gearbox fault (had been good as gold up until then) which cost £200 and I went halfs with him.Risotto said:
I've had several sellers collect me from train stations, make me cups of tea, etc. but nothing beyond that really.
I'd like to think I'm a decent seller too. I voluntarily knocked £500 off the last car I sold because the guy seemed like a good sort but was too polite to haggle; and we've regularly packed buyers off on a long trip home with some home-made cakes and things.
Do you have anything for sale at the moment..?? I like lemon drizzle cake I'd like to think I'm a decent seller too. I voluntarily knocked £500 off the last car I sold
because the guy seemed like a good sort but was too polite to haggle; and we've regularly packed buyers off on a long trip home with some home-made cakes and things.Edited by Risotto on Thursday 23 September 13:15
I'd taken a deposit on my 5 Series, but it was another ten days before the buyer could collect.
In that time, I noticed a slight wheel wobble. Nothing major at all, but I decided to take it to have them balanced, and it turned out the tyres had a bit of an uneven wear.
So, I stuck two ContiSport's on. Problem solved, happy buyer.
I thought that was good of me.
In that time, I noticed a slight wheel wobble. Nothing major at all, but I decided to take it to have them balanced, and it turned out the tyres had a bit of an uneven wear.
So, I stuck two ContiSport's on. Problem solved, happy buyer.
I thought that was good of me.
I've just bought my new car from a guy in Scotland, he sent me almost 50 detailed photographs of the car, gave me all the garages numbers that had looked after the car in it's 15 years, scanned all the invoices in and was going to pick me up from the airport but I felt that as the guy was exactly the same as me bordering OCD I just got my guy to go and pick it up.
The day the car was dropped off I had 3 missed calls from him and voicemails asking if the car was ok and he'd forgotten to send the magazine down that the car had been featured in!! He'll drop it off as he's in Yorkshire next week.
I could sort insurance out on the Saturday so he left his policy running until I'd sorted it.
He even turned down more money for the car!!!
A real genuine guy!!!
The day the car was dropped off I had 3 missed calls from him and voicemails asking if the car was ok and he'd forgotten to send the magazine down that the car had been featured in!! He'll drop it off as he's in Yorkshire next week.
I could sort insurance out on the Saturday so he left his policy running until I'd sorted it.
He even turned down more money for the car!!!
A real genuine guy!!!
The last car I bought only had one key. The seller said he had another that he couldn't find at the moment but would drop over to me personally once he did.
I thought it was the usual BS spiel and knocked another £50 off my proposed offer to cover a new key.
Two days later the guy turned up at my door out of the blue with said key as promised, along with all the old tax discs and a couple of invoices he had found in a drawer.
I thought it was the usual BS spiel and knocked another £50 off my proposed offer to cover a new key.
Two days later the guy turned up at my door out of the blue with said key as promised, along with all the old tax discs and a couple of invoices he had found in a drawer.
bazking69 said:
The last car I bought only had one key. The seller said he had another that he couldn't find at the moment but would drop over to me personally once he did.
I thought it was the usual BS spiel and knocked another £50 off my proposed offer to cover a new key.
Two days later the guy turned up at my door out of the blue with said key as promised, along with all the old tax discs and a couple of invoices he had found in a drawer.
Nice...did you give him £50 back?I thought it was the usual BS spiel and knocked another £50 off my proposed offer to cover a new key.
Two days later the guy turned up at my door out of the blue with said key as promised, along with all the old tax discs and a couple of invoices he had found in a drawer.
I bought my current car on 29th jan 09, i bought it from a seller just north of perth on scotland, i had bought a freelander from him on oct 08 but that was involved in a smash and insurance paid out for a replacement.
I got 0.8 miles from the dealer before the engine warning light came on, car went into limp mode and struggled to rev, it wouldnt go above 30. I turned round and went back to him, explaned the problem.
They gave me a courtesy car to take the 65 miles home, let me use it for the week while they took my car to a 4x4 garage in perth, replaced a fuel pump, (expensive on a td4 freelander!) and drove my car down to my door when they were confident the car was safe to use.
Very impressed with the service i got. Would easily buy another car form them if they had what i was looking for.
I got 0.8 miles from the dealer before the engine warning light came on, car went into limp mode and struggled to rev, it wouldnt go above 30. I turned round and went back to him, explaned the problem.
They gave me a courtesy car to take the 65 miles home, let me use it for the week while they took my car to a 4x4 garage in perth, replaced a fuel pump, (expensive on a td4 freelander!) and drove my car down to my door when they were confident the car was safe to use.
Very impressed with the service i got. Would easily buy another car form them if they had what i was looking for.
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