What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
Hi all,
I'm new to this forum and I hope some of you can help with my situation. I live in CA and recently sold a car to someone in VA. The car is 14 years old and has a long carfax history... A few years back it had a salvaged FL title, then it had a clean MD title, then I bought it, registered it in CA and received a clean title from the CA DMV. The buyer in VA is aware of all this as he checked the carfax before purchasing the car, but now he's threatening to sue me for "title-washing", unless I take the car back and refund his money.
More info on the transaction if you're still interested... I requested the buyer to sign a Bill of Sale stating the car was sold "as is" and with no warranty, which he did and sent to me along with the payment. Upon receipt of the car, the buyer claimed that the car had mechanical problems, and that I mis-represented cosmetic condition of the car. The car was in good running condition when I dropped it off at the shipper, and cosmetically it was good but not perfect for an old car. Anyway, he asked for a $2000 refund, which I refused and we settled on $1000. Although I don't feel obligated to issue him the refund as we have the Bill of Sale in place, I sent him $1000 anyway for the title issue as I did not know its carfax history until the buyer showed me the report (before the sale). About 1 month after I sent him $1000, he is threatening to sue me unless I take the car back.
What is your opinion on this? Thanks in advance for any help!
Hi all,
I'm new to this forum and I hope some of you can help with my situation. I live in CA and recently sold a car to someone in VA. The car is 14 years old and has a long carfax history... A few years back it had a salvaged FL title, then it had a clean MD title, then I bought it, registered it in CA and received a clean title from the CA DMV. The buyer in VA is aware of all this as he checked the carfax before purchasing the car, but now he's threatening to sue me for "title-washing", unless I take the car back and refund his money.
More info on the transaction if you're still interested... I requested the buyer to sign a Bill of Sale stating the car was sold "as is" and with no warranty, which he did and sent to me along with the payment. Upon receipt of the car, the buyer claimed that the car had mechanical problems, and that I mis-represented cosmetic condition of the car. The car was in good running condition when I dropped it off at the shipper, and cosmetically it was good but not perfect for an old car. Anyway, he asked for a $2000 refund, which I refused and we settled on $1000. Although I don't feel obligated to issue him the refund as we have the Bill of Sale in place, I sent him $1000 anyway for the title issue as I did not know its carfax history until the buyer showed me the report (before the sale). About 1 month after I sent him $1000, he is threatening to sue me unless I take the car back.
What is your opinion on this? Thanks in advance for any help!