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HI,
We sold our classic (P Reg 1996) Japanese Subaru Imprezza STI on January 12th 2023.
The person who bought it was very happy at the time of purchase and drove off. My partner even video'd him driving off as it was the end of an era for him as he'd owned the car for the last 15 years. He was actually sad to see it go but decided to sell it as it wasn't getting the use it deserved and was a 'toy' and not a daily run around.
Since then the buyer has been in touch saying he was happy with car and enjoying it but then today (7th March 2023) he has messaged saying he 'thinks the head gasket has gone' and want us to pay for the repair estimating £3k.
We've been reading up on Consumers act 2015 and as far as we are concerned the vehicle was in great condition (as previously stated my partner owned this vehicle for the last 15 years and it was his pride and joy) and definitely didn't have any issues when sold (plus I've known this vehicle for the last 10 years and it's always ran great without issues).
Has anyone has this issue as a private seller and could offer some advice or guidance please? This car had no issues or tell tell signs that anything was going wrong.
In my mind this man has bought this car (and even told us he was reliving his youth) and has been boosting it and has blown the head gasket himself as he's driving it like a plonker but obviously neither of us can confirm or deny this with any evidence.
Any thoughts and comments either way are gratefully received.
Many thanks
K
We sold our classic (P Reg 1996) Japanese Subaru Imprezza STI on January 12th 2023.
The person who bought it was very happy at the time of purchase and drove off. My partner even video'd him driving off as it was the end of an era for him as he'd owned the car for the last 15 years. He was actually sad to see it go but decided to sell it as it wasn't getting the use it deserved and was a 'toy' and not a daily run around.
Since then the buyer has been in touch saying he was happy with car and enjoying it but then today (7th March 2023) he has messaged saying he 'thinks the head gasket has gone' and want us to pay for the repair estimating £3k.
We've been reading up on Consumers act 2015 and as far as we are concerned the vehicle was in great condition (as previously stated my partner owned this vehicle for the last 15 years and it was his pride and joy) and definitely didn't have any issues when sold (plus I've known this vehicle for the last 10 years and it's always ran great without issues).
Has anyone has this issue as a private seller and could offer some advice or guidance please? This car had no issues or tell tell signs that anything was going wrong.
In my mind this man has bought this car (and even told us he was reliving his youth) and has been boosting it and has blown the head gasket himself as he's driving it like a plonker but obviously neither of us can confirm or deny this with any evidence.
Any thoughts and comments either way are gratefully received.
Many thanks
K
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