Private Sale!!!

[chrisdixon]

PRIVATE SALE LAW

Does anyone know the law regarding a private sale. If a car is sold properly in Ontario, E-tested and Safety, can the person who you sold the car come back to you 2 months later and say you sold me a faulty car? I always thought a private sale one is not responsible for anything after the matter. Let me know what is the law or where I can read about it.

[skidz88]

Did you sell someone a faulty car?

[ES_Revenge]

PRIVATE SALE LAW

Does anyone know the law regarding a private sale. If a car is sold properly in Ontario, E-tested and Safety, can the person who you sold the car come back to you 2 months later and say you sold me a faulty car? I always thought a private sale one is not responsible for anything after the matter. Let me know what is the law or where I can read about it.

If you sold the car under the understanding it was an "as-is, where-is" type of deal then no they can't really do anything. However if they want to they can probably still take you to small claims where it could be decided that you are responsible for some of all of the now-alleged faults the car has.

[BenzRus]

No theres nothing they can do. So who ever you ripped off you got nothing to worry about

[selpats]

No theres nothing they can do. So who ever you ripped off you got nothing to worry about

LOL. Yes there is something they can do, like the previous poster said, they could take you to small claims court and let a judge decide...

[cluless]

Unless you wrote a contract with both signatures and a witness stating that the car was sold in an "as-is" state then there is nothing that can be done.

ALWAYS write-up a contract with this information in it.

[pfbmgd]

I doubt the buyer can come back at you for aything .Unless you sold the car with a warranty .

Yes the buyer you can go to small claims court .But it will be a he said she said type of a situation .It will probably be a waste of time for the buyer .

I wouldn`t worry too much .

[johnsa]

The onus would be on the purchaser to prove that the vendor "knowingly" sold the car without fully disclosing any deffects he was aware of...pretty tough to do.

[Shaner]

The onus would be on the purchaser to prove that the vendor "knowingly" sold the car without fully disclosing any deffects he was aware of...pretty tough to do.

Exactly. If you didn't rip off the buyer, you have nothing to worry about. If you did rip him off, you could find yourself in a bit of trouble.

[urameatball]

a lot can happen in two months.
It's gotta be something big for the buyer to get back his money... like if seller was advertising a ferrari but it was actually a retrofitted fiero.

[phucyall]

If he takes you to court you can say that the car was in perfect order when you sold it. He probably got into an accident with it and now wants his money back.

[hightech]

I sold my last car certified and e-tested. I offered the buyer the option of taking it to the mechanic of his choice to check the car out, and he declined. I indicated on the bill of sale that he waives his right to consult a mechanic and that all sales are final and the vehicle sold. Both parties signed the document and I also got it witnessed by another person. and both parties get a copy of the document. That's as clear cut as I can think it can be.

In my case, the car was in pristine condition and driven by a senior and all maintenance records.