Should I have to pay up?

[username098765]

I sold my car to a guy I have known my whole life. Wouldn't say friend but I know him. There was a few minor things wrong with it - which I told him about. And for that reason I sold it at a cheaper price which we both agreed on. It's now 3 weeks later and he has phoned me to say the car has gone into limp mode and it's been using lots of oil. He said he's taking it to the garage and if it's major I will have to pay for it or give him his money back. I can't afford to do either as I have just got a new car. Where do I stand with this please? It's the first time I have sold a car privately and not traded it in so I have no idea x

Provided you didn't lie in any description of the car then you haven't done anything wrong and don't owe him a penny.

Legally I think it is buy as seen and there is nothing he can do. Morally, I wouldn't sell a friend or anybody else a dodgy car and walk off laughing.

No. It is a buyer beware situation. He should have looked at it more closely/asked a mechanic to look it over.

No, it's sold as seen in a private sale. He could have got it checked over if he wanted, he didn't.

If I thought for a second there was anything serious wrong with it I wouldn't have sold it to anyone. There were a few minor issues but it was just a few things that I hadn't got around to doing but nothing mechanically. And he was well aware of these.

Yes, as PP say, it's sold as seen.

Please also remember that any car can develop a serious fault at any time. So while it sucks to be him, it's legally his car, there's no warranty, and he needs to get it fixed.

No you do not have any obligations to him provided you didn't lie.

Given that you were honest about the problems you knew about and sold it cheap due to that, it's really not your responsibility any more. It's his property now and it was his responsibility to satisfy himself about the condition of the car before purchase. It's not your fault that a further problem emerged later - for all you know the new problems could have been created due to a more careless driving style. Do not engage with him.

Nope, sold as seen.

But honestly, this is why I would never sell a car to someone I know, it has too much potential to ruin the friendship if it goes wrong!

Won't make this mistake again. He was desperate for a car so I thought I was doing him a favour. Like I said he's not really a friend so I'm not massively worried about falling out with him just not ideal.

Caveat emptor - it was purchased as is and you made him aware of any faults you were aware of, it is no longer in your ownership so therefore not your problem.

May sound harsh but where do you draw the line, it is always the risk you take buying a used car.

I am assuming you did not supply any warranty or promises to cover repairs with the car as it was a private sale so it is now his responsibility @username098765

Absolutely NO OP. It was sold as seen and has no warranty.

Tell him to jog on. If he really thinks he has the right to a refund tell him to take you to Court.
You will win 100%.

If he makes any verbal or physical threats ring the Police straight away.

That's a big old "tough tits. Caveat emptor" response from me