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Private sale - legal rights
Hi
I sold my 1986 Golf GTI CC (24 years old) on the 25th May 2010.
The buyer came from London to come and view, didn’t test drive the car, just looked around and asked if it started and ran OK, which it did.
He emailed the day after saying it had cut out on his way home. The car was “sold as seen and tested”
I hadn’t heard from him since, but on the 26th June 2010 he emailed to say that he has fixed a cutting out problem at a cost of £245 and that he had rights as my advert was not “as described”
At the time of selling the car did run perfectly with no cutting out, so it was not misleading in any way and a perfect representation of how the car was working for us at time of sale.
He has also text me on my phone today to say that I have until Friday 2nd July to respond or he will start court proceedings.
Are you able to advise me on what to do next?
Thanks
I sold my 1986 Golf GTI CC (24 years old) on the 25th May 2010.
The buyer came from London to come and view, didn’t test drive the car, just looked around and asked if it started and ran OK, which it did.
He emailed the day after saying it had cut out on his way home. The car was “sold as seen and tested”
I hadn’t heard from him since, but on the 26th June 2010 he emailed to say that he has fixed a cutting out problem at a cost of £245 and that he had rights as my advert was not “as described”
At the time of selling the car did run perfectly with no cutting out, so it was not misleading in any way and a perfect representation of how the car was working for us at time of sale.
He has also text me on my phone today to say that I have until Friday 2nd July to respond or he will start court proceedings.
Are you able to advise me on what to do next?
Thanks
