What are a seller’s rights in a private party used car sale?
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What are a seller’s rights in a private party used car sale?
I sold a car to a woman 4 months ago. The car is 8 years old and had $160,000 miles on it. She is now calling and harassing me, demanding that I pay to have her altenater replaced parts and labor $300 because she feels that because she got the front brakes done and the fuel pump broke on her after two months from buying the car from me. I told her the car was sold as is and all the parts that she replaced are from basic wear and tear and the high milage of the car. She keeps demanding me to fix her car or give her money back from the car.
Asked on August 4, 2012 under Business Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If you did not provide her with a warranty or guaranty, you should only be liable in the event you had misrepresented the condition of the car, or had knowingly omitted to provide material (important) information about the vehicle. Assuming you did not lie about the car's condition, or conceal some defects of which you were aware, you should not be liable if you did not give her a warranty or guaranty. She may still try to sue you, but in the case described above, you would seem to have a good defense.
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