What is the name of your state? Arkansas
Hi everyone, I've got a big mess. I recently sold my 92 Civic on craigslist advertised at $1200. I had a buyer come buy but they backed out of the deal at the last second because they were concerned about the car burning oil. I then had another buyer look at the car (a mand and his mother). We told them all we knew was wrong with the car (goes through oil fairly quickly, body damage, minor others). They only wanted to test the car around the block and then offered $900. We took it and we wrote up a bill of sale stating the car is sold as-is with no warranty. Each party signed a copy. We transferred the title. Off they went.
Two days later the mother is calling my wife, irate because the car has broken down. She said they took it to a mechanic and it's "really messed up". She wants a full refund or is threatening to sue for the full price, whatever they paid so far in repairs, two days of this guy's pay, and court costs. My wife told her that she's very sorry but the sale was as-is. The mother accuses us that we knew it would break down and lied becuase the craigslist ad stated it was "a very reliable car and would probably run another 100k miles." The mother said they have talked to the District Attorney and they were told they have a very good case against us.
Should I just tell them to buzz off or do they actually have a case here?
Thanks in advance!
Hi everyone, I've got a big mess. I recently sold my 92 Civic on craigslist advertised at $1200. I had a buyer come buy but they backed out of the deal at the last second because they were concerned about the car burning oil. I then had another buyer look at the car (a mand and his mother). We told them all we knew was wrong with the car (goes through oil fairly quickly, body damage, minor others). They only wanted to test the car around the block and then offered $900. We took it and we wrote up a bill of sale stating the car is sold as-is with no warranty. Each party signed a copy. We transferred the title. Off they went.
Two days later the mother is calling my wife, irate because the car has broken down. She said they took it to a mechanic and it's "really messed up". She wants a full refund or is threatening to sue for the full price, whatever they paid so far in repairs, two days of this guy's pay, and court costs. My wife told her that she's very sorry but the sale was as-is. The mother accuses us that we knew it would break down and lied becuase the craigslist ad stated it was "a very reliable car and would probably run another 100k miles." The mother said they have talked to the District Attorney and they were told they have a very good case against us.
Should I just tell them to buzz off or do they actually have a case here?
Thanks in advance!