Now the guy I sold it to says that the transmission went out. I had no idea that that would happen and the guy says I did. He threatened that if I didn't pay to get it fixed he would beat my ***. I am not a licensed dealer...just sold one of my own cars. Plus, the guy lives right across the street from me...so it is pretty stupid for him to suggest that I knew. Do I have any legal obligations to fix it? What should I do?
2007-03-02 01:39:14 · 4 answers · asked by mama4e 2 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
Normally private sales are "as is". And "buyer beware" You have no legal responsibility to fix the car. He should have taken it to a mechanic first to make sure everything was in order. Not sure if he would make good his threats, it may just be a way to get you to fix the car. If he was nice about it, I would consider helping with the cost, but if he is threatening and nasty..well he can fix it himself. I don't think the authorities can do anything about idle threats, but you may want to check with them. And I would make sure that guy knows you talked to the police about his threats.
I did something like that when something happened. Although nothing could be done, I let this person know I had contacted someone so there was a record of what was happening. Never heard anything again!
2007-03-02 03:14:46 · answer #1 · answered by just me 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are not a car dealership, then the car was sold as is. You as the seller are required to advise anything that you know of that is wrong, and if you had no idea that there was a problem with the transmission, then you did your part.
As a buyer, he should have had the car inspected prior to buying it, so that is really his own fault. And if he would have done that, he could have gone to the company that inspected it for him and ragged on them because they DO have a responsibility to point out future problems, because they are trained to spot them.
The deal with buying privately is "Buyer Beware" if your buyer didn't do his own due diligence, then there is nothing that he can do. And if he keeps threatening you, I agree with the above post that you should contact the police and advise them of the situation, and then let your buyer know that you have done that.
2007-03-02 14:33:01 · answer #2 · answered by xylina_69 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even though It is buyer beware, on privately sold cars, it is also good to simply write, "As Is" on the title when you sign it over, that way when they sign the title, they realize that when they sign the title, that you have no responsibility with the car after that point. Its really their fault for not having the car inspected. Just hope that they dont want to take you to court over it cause you might be looking at alot of court cost as well, so it may be in you best interest to compromise with them and settle this before that. But I wouldnt do that untill he mentions something about court. And if/when he does, simply tell him that privately sold cars are sold as is, and that he wont have any luck with it in court. He may just decide to save both of you time ad money and just fix it himself. Its unfortunate for you that some people dont realize what needs to be done before purchasing a car. I hope this works out for you
2007-03-03 14:21:58 · answer #3 · answered by chad m 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No legal obligations at all, as well as the threats unless he acts upon them ignore them other wise call the police.
2007-03-03 14:42:22 · answer #4 · answered by sherry k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋