legal action against me . UPDATE AGAIN NEW MAIL 24/09/07 ??

[Jimbob-Squarepants ©]

You cannot loose control of a car if the driveshaft goes... you will simply loose drive. Capri's and all RWD Fords (apart from Sierra's) have 'Half Shafts'. These are within the axle casing, so if you or anyone else looks under the motor, you wont see them, so how do you know they are o.k??? As someone has already said, there would have been vibrations, noise etc. This would have been present long before the car went up for sale... not 'all of a sudden', or 'just down the road'.

 

Now, he could be talking about the Propshaft, that is something else, but, the same applies... rumbling, bad vibration, noises etc. Again, this would have been present long before the sale of the car.

 

Have you still got the link for the auction on eBay? Get it, print the page, and save the page. What was your wording in the auction???

 

As GJUK said, get in touch with a solicitor. I have always made sure that 'Sold As Seen & Tested' is written nice and clearly in any recipt. But, he could have pulled off from your house and the engine could have gone bang... it still isn't your problem.

 

I am with Emu, I think there isn't anything wrong with the car. Was there a bidding war by any chance? Could he be a bit pissed off that he has gone a bit mad on the bidding trying to stop someone else getting it??? Some people can be so crafty and petty mate.

 

Anyway, good luck with it all... you will be Reeeet

[GJUK]

 

Anyway, good luck with it all... you will be Reeeet

 

Orange text boy speak the truth.

 

Dont worry about it dude. I know its hassle but **** him.

 

PM me if you want any help matey.

 

All the best

 

Jon

[baz105e]

did you get a note of the mileage when you sold it ??? if you can get the mileage now it may be like 500 miles more or summet then let him take you to court, alot can happen to a car in 500 miles driven hard or not !!

[GJUK]

did you get a note of the mileage when you sold it ??? if you can get the mileage now it may be like 500 miles more or summet then let him take you to court, alot can happen to a car in 500 miles driven hard or not !!

 

mmm, not going to help much i dont think

 

Its an idea though.

 

Jon

[Dom]

Also try and find out from the 'garage' in what way it is unroadworthy. To be honest I think he's probably just having you on and should go fook himself.

 

The nobber should have breakdown cover anyway, everyone should. Thing is if you do something to the car IE hit the curb or damage something, not relating to an actual failure on the car itself, then the AA (as an example) will class it as an RTA and you would have to pay for them to collect it.

 

I think the fluffy bunny has twatted the kerb or something and had to pay to get home

[blower]

i dont know the circumstances of the sale

 

what i do know is old cars ,even new ,can fail at any time , and usually do when least expected

 

especially moving parts

[escort new boy]

can't you just fight the corner and say it was sold as seen:?:

[Twinkle]

sounds like he is pulling a fast one, ask to see the recovery bill and also the garage report, speak to citizens advice and a solicitor

[GJUK]

Also try and find out from the 'garage' in what way it is unroadworthy. To be honest I think he's probably just having you on and should go fook himself.

 

I disagree at this point - leave him well alone, let him stew on it for a bit.

 

i dont know the circumstances of the sale

 

what i do know is old cars ,even new ,can fail at any time , and usually do when least expected

 

especially moving parts

 

Agree

 

sounds like he is pulling a fast one, ask to see the recovery bill and also the garage report, speak to citizens advice and a solicitor

 

Agree to the 1st part. I would avoid contact with him at this point however.

 

**** him at the end of the day mate.

 

Jon

[Dom]

Send the boys round for tea and cakes, but without the tea and cakes.

[xpackken]

Send the boys round for tea and cakes, but without the tea and cakes.

 

thats more like it nah . gona sere if i get anymore emails but i have made it clear that he wont get any money out of me .

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[over_head_cam]

Just reply to the next e-mail saying that you will seek legal advice before responing any more. Then leave him to stew a bit.

[GJUK]

If you respond to his next email, send the "im dealing with a legal guy with you no" email to him

 

Fob the fecker off.

 

Jon

[xpackken]

thanks everyone ill keep ya up2 date .

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[GJUK]

 

Do, all the best

 

Jon

[Guest MK1gaz]

Sounds like a scammer to me . When/if you go to court tell them a capris got halfshafts not driveshafts and as they're 25 years old they can break at anytime with aggresive driving and he'll be stumped . Also if it had been broken before you sold it the car wouldn't drive

[fordtina3]

i agree that it sounds like a scammer tryin to get some money back and a lot of what everyone has said here has been right but any receipt must say "sold as is" not "sold as seen". a solicitor can make you pay for a as seen receipt as that dont include stuff not seen-halfshafts and alike. as is purely means the car entirely so no comeback. if no receipt then its tough. good luck mate

[thefatcapri]

thanks everyone ill keep ya up2 date .

 

If the buyer of your Capri is smart enough to take a look on here, you'll be keeping him/her up to date too

 

Good luck for a satisfactory outcome on this

[Mk2Jo]

I was told some time ago by a policeman friend of mine that SOLD AS SEEN no longer stands up in court IF you had knowledge of the problem before .. ie if you knowingly sold the car with a problem and didn't tell the buyer about it ..... however, like you say, you would not have driven that far with your pregnant missus in the car putting you both at risk so I would say to him that you had no knowledge of any problem and that you have no idea what he may have done to the car since taking possession of it however .......

 

Have a look at the Trading Standards Website article here ..... towards the bottom of the page are a couple of sold as seen articles:

 

http://www.hants.gov.uk/regulatory/trad ... ml#exhaust

 

Maybe it might be an idea to go see a solicitor or CAB

[RFChris]

He's having you on mate. I shouldn't worry. The irony of what he's saying is that its actually him who 'has no leg to stand on'.

 

It was a private sale, therefor it was HIS responsibility to ensure the condition (ergo road worthiness) were up to his standards/expectations. At the end of the day this is why HPi exists, its why people test drive cars and it why people say 'bring a mate who knows about cars'.

 

If the car did indeed fail (which i personally doubt it did) then its down to his own laziness and inability to thoroughly check the vehicle. It is nothing to do with you. You need no excuses, you don;t need to explain yourself and you don't need to worry.

 

How do i know all this?

 

6 years ago....step dads Astra GSi. Private sale, cambelt snapped on the way home for the new buyer. We went through all this bud, so i know you needn't worry.

 

Chris

[mk2_escort_chick]

Guy sounds like a right *anker

[Pye Man]

All a bit wonky donkey, in my eyes. I think he is pulling your plonker

 

Hope everything sorts its self out

[Stu_B]

Sounds like he's pulling a fast one mate!!

 

Was the car MOT'd? If not he shouldn't have been driving it anyway!!

[foggyvolki]

If it was me I wouldn't believe a word of it. Just don't bother writing back to him and he will go away. If by some chance the bloke is actually serious and you get a summons, then go see a soliciter and take his money off him for wasting your time and harassing you and your young family He would probably (hopefully) get laughed out of court. The car is 25 years old, you shouldn't have a problem proving it is one of those things, and it's common fact that if you give your shafts heave hoe they will go bang and surely they could be inspected to find the cause of the breakage? Don't stress abouyt him bud lifes too short!

[tazrocks88]

i hope you gave him a receipt saying SOLD AS SEEN

 

aparantly that is now illegal

 

 

its like they say a car MOT is only valid at that point in time so surley this is the case with u selling the car it worked when u sold it u were not 2 know the problem if there was 1?