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If you were not aware of any issues when the car was sold, and it was written that the car was sold as is, i say he is out of luck. There is no way you should have to cover the costs, especially since you can not regulate how stupid he drives it the moment he is out of your site. I mean, if i wanted i could pop an engine in 10 minutes if you gave me the chance. And especially a kid who can’t drive stick, one mis-shift into second instead of fourth on a hard pull can easily put an engine out of comission. If your conscience is clean, then let him deal with it.
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no way man, thats not fair at all. i would not take it back or give any money back. its totally up to the kid to know how to run the car before he buys it. if you want to be nice, i would just maby offer some of your time to check it out for him then tell him to fix it w/ his own cash.
if you take it back, then that is one lucky kid, and you are one very nice guy.
and if you do, at least keep some of his money to help you pay for the problems he created.
The bill of sale is a legally binding contract. Once their signature is placed on it, and the car and money switched hands, it’s a sealed deal. The bill of sale states sold as is where is, which means exactly that. They are up shit creek on this one. You should, in general, be fine.
My only concern is, as you stated, that he is 17. Was he the only one that signed? You may want to contact a lawyer to find out about that specific section of contract law (under 18 years old). Tell him the specifics, like, the kids dad was standing behind him when he signed. The lawyer will be able to tell you right then and there.
They may try to take you to small claims court, and if that is the case, you won’t have an issue with winning. They are bound by the contract.
At either rate, start covering your ass now. Collect all your documents with that rad flush etc. Photograph your driveway, or wherever else the car was sitting, and date them. Any other bits of photos or ANYTHING, hold on to it. If an OOP was done on it, they should have seen leaks, and if you passed, you should be good to go as well.
im sure we’ve all been screwd over in past business transactions. thats why as a buyer you need to get inspections done, you need to get compression test, and you need to do your research, and you need to know how to drive a standard transmission car before you buy one and expect to ‘get it’ on your drive home.
if the buyer didnt do this stuff before he bought a used car, then hes obviously learned that it needs to be done.
you werent present when the car died. like everyone said, a misshift WILL grenade an engine.
Man! Time to call a layer and fight!
My guess is if his parents knew about this deal, then you are fine.
The law is used to protect minors from being scammed. But, if his guarder knew and approved the deal (by giving him the money) then you should OK.
Please think about it, kids buy stuff from Walmart, Safeway too. So, can they just return it after they screwed it up? No! That’s because everyone knows that Walmart, Safeway usually do not scam or cheat on people.
But, it just is my thought. Call a layer! Rebuilting a RB26 can be very expensive.
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As long as your bill of sale states " AS IS" you shouldn’t have nothing to worry about! It is their fault for buying a vehicle without getting their own inspection done!
caveat emptor!!!
Ummm…so did the kid sign or did the parents sign the bill of sale?
It is up to the purchaser to get a mechanical inspection before the purchase. Even if the bill of sale didn’t say" sold as is" the car is still his. It is a private sale and not a purchase from a dealership. The car is his problem now, How are you going to know how he treated the vehicle for the past 300Kms he could have been beating the crap out of the engine.
Just give them these :finga: when they come asking for their money back.
It was stated in the bill of sale “as is” so it is the kids fault. There is an OOP stating that it passed… . this isn’t in your hands anymore dude . . .
as for the parents, don’t talk to them, same goes for the kid. . .if they are threatening to sue you, talk to a lawyer and state those facts . … you shouldn’t have a problem. . .
If it was the kid that signed the bill of sale and since he is a minor then that contract is theoretically void…it would have to be the parent’s signature to make it “binding”…I might be mistaken but it’s basic contract law…a minor is not allowed to be signing legal documents…
On the flip side, if the parents did sign it…and it was stated “As Is” then they are out of luck…again…if you have questions in regards to this you can always contact Alberta Motor Vehicle Industry Council to get clarity in all of this…here’s their number…
780-466-1140
issue has been resolved, and issue is not being persued further. thanks