sold my car

[Jonny22W]

Hey folks, having a bit of a nightmare here. I sold my car recently and now the new owner is demanding half the money for getting the wheels refurb'd. The advert stated the wheels were scuffed, the new owner came to view the car, haggled down on cost as you do, and bought the car. Now it has came to my attention that they are not happy with the wheels and they are badly damaged saying i must pay at least half to get them repaired or take the car back? is it just me or am i right to so no to both these demands? i cant see how they think i should pay after i cleary stated they were scuffed. they said i should have pointed it out at time of sale? even though my advert clearly stated.

open to opinions but i feel im not in the wrong here at all?

[bobfather]

Assuming that you were a private seller then the law is very clear, ‘buyer beware’.

[SeanyD]

Jonny22W said:

Hey folks, having a bit of a nightmare here. I sold my car recently and now the new owner is demanding half the money for getting the wheels refurb'd. The advert stated the wheels were scuffed, the new owner came to view the car, haggled down on cost as you do, and bought the car. Now it has came to my attention that they are not happy with the wheels and they are badly damaged saying i must pay at least half to get them repaired or take the car back? is it just me or am i right to so no to both these demands? i cant see how they think i should pay after i cleary stated they were scuffed. they said i should have pointed it out at time of sale? even though my advert clearly stated.

open to opinions but i feel im not in the wrong here at all?

You're absolutely fine here, as long as you accurately described the car, then there's nothing the new owner can do legally. A private sale effectively means the car is sold as seen, tried and approved by the new owner without any representations, warranties or conditions expressed or implied.

[poj]

I totally agree with what Bob and Sean have said but make sure you tell the bloke to fk off he if he rings back.

[Stu R]

caveat emptor, thus foxtrot oscar.

[bob-in-toon]

Eh - if someone came and bought a car from me, privately, and then contacted me later saying they arent happy with certain aspects of it I'd tell em to get stuffed!

I'd understand slightly more if it was something less obvious like an engine issue (although they should check that out as well) but the wheels! Not as if you cant miss a scuff on a wheel.

[ek9Steve]

Tell him to fork off!

[peterattheboro]

If it was a cambelt issue or something that happened a week later then the nice side of me would contribute to the repair..

Wheels however.. did he not look at the car before he bought it?

As above.. tell him to naff off.

[PeteG]

Aye, tell him to go forth and multiply. There's nothing to say he hasn't buggered up a parking manoeuvre and knackered two of them himself...

[After_Shock]

Exactly as above really, you have no worries and no reason to repair or contribute to anything.