Saint_Jonny

I have been ripped off on cars in the past Hypo so it doesn't bother me. Out of interest what would you expect from the car sold in that ebay auction, what would you GENUINELY expect? For the 100th time, at the time of sale, what I put in that ebay auction was 100% accurate - to my knowledge.

Dune, i'm not getting anything. I'll do as people as people have suggested and send the V5C off and that'll be the end of it. As for the vigilante justice that was suggested, thankfully the recently out of jail chap doesn't know where I live, as I took the car to him.

Exactly, the guy that bought the car said himself that he would have no problem fixing whatever came up on the MOT because he "knew loads of mechanics". I would expect VERY LITTLE from a £550, 13 year old Citroen with 110k(ish) on the clock that had been owned by 19-22 year olds its entire life.

The amount of pedants and internet warriors on this forum is frightening.

I'm not decent though Dune, I am a 'sleezeball'.

I asked for advice on the issue over the V5C, which you have cleared up for me (thanks for that btw ). I've had to put my 'entrenched' viewpoint across because as per usual, the fine members of Saints Web picked apart the story until it was entirely out of hand and incorrect. Like I said, I asked about the V5C and not wanting to be legal owner for obvious reasons, a lot of what followed was not expected on my part as I don't think I did anything wrong. However I will admit that my choice of words in the Ebay add could have been better - but buyer beware - "should pass an MOT" is not exactly set in stone, is it. A learning experience this has surely been for me.

Also, it was a ****ing auction, what he chose to pay for the ****ing car is up to him! I wouldn't pay that much for a car with no MOT but I sure as heck would take the cash off someone offering it to me. And so would all of you (although you might pretend to be all high and mighty and offer to take less, you ****ing wouldn't)

I do hope that this post is a joke because if not, you are one truly sad individual with FAR to much time on your hands. The 'crack head' bought a car without an MOT for £550, it was sold as spares / fixable. Jesus Christ you lot are uptight. I couldn't have been any more honest than I was when selling the car. But as you lot seem to be implying, I am a dirty skate **** who is a pathological liar, a man never to be trusted - a lowlife, a 'sleezeball'. However the FACTS are its the first car I haven't scrapped (and as such sold), I am NOT a liar and am a perfectly trustworthy individual. How you can jump to 101 conclusions about stuff you have NO IDEA about is beyond me. I SOLD A CAR WITHOUT AN MOT - HE TOOK A RISK - IT DIDN'T PAY OFF. GET OVER IT.

Buctootim please just do one. You haven't got a clue what the full picture is so I think you should just keep it to yourself. I'm done debating this with you so kindly **** off and apply your personal misgivings to some other thread.

I think you've misunderstood the situation. How any of this of my fault I don't know.i sold a car, it turned out to be adudd, i'm within my rights not to give a refund. That's the end of it. The end.

That is your opinion, it seemed serious to me. A new tyre isn't serious, wishbone bushes and getting them fitted perhaps is. From what you guys are saying I should have peered into the future and seen what else was wrong with the car, and then put it all in the advertisement, as I have said I did not have the money at the time to even get the thing tested.

He can smack me in the mouth if he wants he'll just go straight back to Jail. The advice ebay's "care centre" gave me is that I shouldn't have anything to worry about, as given my knowledge of the car at the time of sale, I was honest. I was honest that, given my knowledge of the car at the time of sale, it would have gone through an mot with a small amount of work - I simply didn't have the capital to invest in getting it through the MOT, and luckily I was given my Grandads old car to use this year. He was a total mug for paying £550 for it, I'm happy to say that.

Sorry that was in reply to Buctootims citizen beuro quotation, the guy hasn't made an official complaint (to the police, or a small claims court, or even Ebay). Obviously he wants his money back and wont sign the document, that is obvious.

He came back with a list of faults and thats my fault how...? How many times do we have to go over this?

The guy at ATS looked it over when I went in about severe wheel wobble, he said it was the wishbone bushes that had faded, he showed me, he was right. That is all the trouble I knew about, I have a quote for getting the job done from ATS in Eastleigh. - in the MOT it came up that the drive shafts were bent and needed replacing - the fact that I didn't know about this is neither here nor their. The guy hasn't got a case against me, I know that for certain.

I think this is redundant given that he paid for the car getting on for 3 months ago, hes not made a complaint, he just wont sign the document.

£90 for the part is one thing but getting someone to fit them is quite another.

For the third time, for you and buctootim, and i'll shout so you can understand : AT THE TIME OF SALE I LISTED WHAT I KNEW TO BE WRONG WITH IT, I KNEW IT WOULD FAIL THE MOT FOR THESE THINGS. That is failed for MORE than the things I knew about is none of my concern - he bought it, he took the risk. It was sold as SPARES / easy fix, where is the lie there? I could fix a couple of wishbone bushes if I had a spare week and a Hanes manual, point is I didn't at the time - and that was the most serious thing I WAS AWARE OF at the time of sale.

No, what came up in his MOT of HIS car was more than I knew about, cant you get that through your THICK skull? I wouldn't lie to anybody, and I am annoyed you are painting me to the bad guy here. Girly maybe but a liar? No. @Scummer part of the deal was done outside of ebay, I had offers outside of ebay (from the saxo forum mentioned previously) of higher amounts, so the guy ended up paying £550.

Where did I lie to him? Its not a lie if I didn't have any knowledge of faults with the car beyond what I listed in the add, which was totally honest. Coming on here for advice and getting called a liar. Typical.

I agree I am partly to blame for this, I should have waited but circumstances forced my hand somewhat.

The ebay auction text is above, I copied it off of the Saxo forum I used to use, where the add was also placed. 2 years is a long time, and I didn't spend much on the car (being a student) to have it well kept. The wishbone bushes went walkabouts, and that, unknown to me, had all sorts of knock on affects on surrounding components - that is why the bloke wanted his money back. The car was sold SPARES AND REPAIRS - there is no coming back from that if you are then surprised when it fails the MOT. Here is the ebay link, turns out it was over 90 days ago, as you can see, it does not work: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=180704342574

Thanks for the advice guys. I will get the V5 sent off in the morning with a copy of the sell receipt from ebay and the receipt that I got the buyer to sign. I'll phone ahead to let them know of the sale as well. @holepuncture - I'd love to do that, you wouldn't believe how weird this guy was!

This is the text from the ebay add though, pulled it off of a thread on here! Car is in good cosmetic condition but needs work to get it on the road. Engine is in top condition as it has been extremely well looked after. The good: 1 year old brakes all round - Brembo disks and pads on the front Head Gasket / Cambelt (with tensioners) and Waterpump Change 1.5 years ago New alternator December 2010 New starter motor Spring 2010 New radiator and engine mounts summer 2009 Bodywork looks great for age MK II VTS wheels 5 months tax The Bad: Needs a new battery, the current one has been in the car since I bought it in 2009, and as such is now dead. (needs jump / bump starting at the moment) Front nearside tyre needs replacing Front wishbone bushes need replacing - At the moment there is a lot of steering wheel wobble at 50+ Mph, I have been quoted £90 to get this done (the bushes are nice and cheap.) With the above things sorted the car should get through an MOT. Selling due to being a student - need to run a car that is a little more economical (boring). Viewings welcome - Questions Welcome. Thanks for looking and Good Luck with the auction. (Car based Hampshire - Eastleigh - Number plate shown in pictures not for sale - will be replaced asap.)

No it was more than 60 days ago and I cant find it on ebay now :/ Seems they don't keep adds on as long as they used too after the hammer has fallen.