Sold a car, problems from new owners

[Carl-H]

Right, sorry for starting a new thread as I'm 99% sure of the answer, but my parents are getting a bit stressed and its not doing them any good.

A few weeks back my parents sold my brothers car on his behalf (the new keepers knew the situation about him livig away from home but the car being registered here. That's not the problem). The car was absolutely spot on when he sold it. He only got rid because my grandad decided to sell his Jazz on at a good price to my brother.

They wanted a test drive, my mom refused unless they showed proof of insurance. The couldn't so didn't get a test drive, my mom took them for a passenger ride. They left a deposit and agreed a price.

My dad was at home when the picke the car up. The girls dad had now turned up wanting to check every inch of the car over and tried to knock money off for stupid things. The price had been agreed and my dad didn't budge. They took the car that day.

6 days later we get a call late one evening shouting down the phone to my dad about how the gearbox has gone an it won't change or select any gears. My dad says its nothing to do with him it was fine when they bought it.

Today we've received a letter asking for the price of a new clutch (along with one or two other things that someone thinks was 'wrong' with the car) asking if we will pay out of good will. Will we bks. If we don't pay they are threatening with small claims.

It was a private sale with both receipts sold as sold as seen. We're not traders and offered no warranty. The car drove away and was fine for 6 days afterwards.

Do they have a leg to stand on? I'm planning on just saying see you in court and if it comes to that I'm presuming they will be in the wrong and we have nothing to worry about?

Sorry for the long thread. Thanks in advance to anyone who can help out.

Carl

[Carl-H]

Excellent! Just as I thought. I was 99% sure this was the case but just wanted to check for my parents sake. They are getting pretty worried about it. If I'd of shown then another thread they'd of found different circumstances and said it might be different lol.

Those replies were super quick too! Thankyou all, I really do appreciate it.

Carl

[Carl-H]

folos said:

Send them a letting saying you want compensation for the distress they've caused you, and bill them for your wasted time reading their letters!

See what they say

That's a brilliant idea haha!

I work about a mile from their house and almost pass it every morning on the way to work. I'm normally going past at about 3.45am. Very tempted to knock the door to chat about the car. When they phoned I was fast asleep so they woke me I'd just be returning the favour.

Luckily I'm able to rise above it though haha.

[Carl-H]

Yeah the plan is to do nothing now. The way they tried to knock the price down after leaving a deposi was odd, with her father claiming to have been in the trade. He even wante to take the whole log book with him saying he knows what he's doing. My dad had to read every bit of the new keeper section on the back to him haha.

And yes, it's an old 2000 1.0 corsa that they paid £950 for.

Thanks for everyone's help and the links, much appreciated. Carl