Ok well heres the story, i had a 1997 eclipse gst... now i had barely givin it a minor rebuild... new rings, stems, bearings, etc etc... ull see by going here DSM Forums - My 97 gst project
so the problem is that it started smoking.... link here; http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/newbie-forum/381633-still-smoking-after-minor-rebuild.html..

now i got tired of it and decided to sell it.... well i sold it for 3,500... had lots of new parts. and now the car broke down... and hes saying to give him his money back... i mean i still have it... haven't touched it, but i sold it to him as is... with the smoking problem... so now he tells me that if i dont pay him he will sue me... is there anything i can do???? if i would give him his money back, wouldn't he have to give me the car in the running condition it was, witch was the smoothest sounding motor ive ever heard in a eclipse... with prove that it was legit and rebuilt the right way...

You can't be sued for this. Relax and tell him to shut the hell up.

If it was sold as is.. then there is nothing the buyer can do.. as long as you have it in writing. Maybe the reason its not running is due to something simple... I would try and help him out with fixing it , thats if he is not a ass.

Did you do a bill of sale? Most states require it for MV sales even private. In it you should have stated it was "sold as is".

If you sold it to him "As-Is" there is NOTHING he can do. He will lose any trial, If he tried to do anything, he will fail. The only way he can win is if you had told him there was a warranty.

Laws very state by state so i would look into cali laws.. Research lemon law and other like terms.

as long as the bill of sale says anywhere in it SOLD AS IS than he got screwed and your in great shape,on the other hand if it doesnt say SOLD AS IS than yes he can sue u or just take the car back and give him his money back,thats 1 thing i ALWAYS put if its a used car SOLD AS IS,its a must,so did u put sold as is? i believe that the lemon law only takes effect for buying it from a used dealer and can only be xxx years old for it to take effect,also if it happens after a certian amount of days than that also doesnt exsist,just stating what ive heard

How long after did he decide he wants his money back?

like 6 days...

Ha..I went through this not too long ago.. Theres nothing he can do. Ignore him.

6 days is plenty of time to beat on a car and flugg up the thing.

Even if it did go to court, you get swore in when you take that stand so verbal "as is" agreement should still hold.

I wouldn't worry.. it'll get thrown out. After all, it is a 13 yr old car.... it has the same likelihood as any car its age to break.

PFFFFFFF. your good. Don't worry about that clown. In ND there is a 2 day window where you can return the car. He's fvcked

Went through this like 2 months ago. Headgasket was out, the guy came and looked at it 3 times and the car was being sold as a "parts car." This guy decided he would drive it home (50 miles) and when he went to fill up realized he was spilling coolant everywhere, so he came back saying he was going to sue and such if I didn't give him his money back even though we had a signed bill of sale. After a few hours of this guy stalking my friend at work he gave him $250 cash back just to not have to deal with court fees (even though I told him just to call the cops and get this guy out of there). There's nothing he can do to you about it. Dont worry.

You need to check your state laws. Where I live (Louisiana) all sales are considered "as is" unless other wise stated.

But some states require you to put "as is" on the bill of sale.

hey you told him whats wrong with it.....he got it from you workin ....now he wants to get his money ### the car isn't running......"not your problom".... and his loss...

You're fine, after 6 days, sold "as-is" there's nothing he can do. Anything that could have been done at all expires after 3 days.

nothing this guy can do. if he knew about the problem when he bought it, then its his problem. about the only thing you can do is ignore him, and if he keeps harassing you about it, tell him your going to call the cops, and if it continues call the cops.

you can invite him over for an asswhoopin.
if you have a contract or reciept for "AS IS" he cannot do anything.
Without this documentation he CAN in fact take you to small claims, kinda like judge judy, but he will have to provide a good suit against you to win his case.

Basically, unless you signed on a written agreement that "This car will never break down, or your money back in full! " He's just blowing smoke.

Sit back, relax, and use some of those bills to buy you a nice relaxing cup of hot-chocolate, imported from Aspen. You're fine.

yeah i worry that you have to even ask about this.

Unless you know what you're doing and have done these engines before, it probably crank walked. Common problem when they are just tossed back together. You're still fine sold as is.

ok well now i got a lil update on the problem... he says it has a clutch torn to pieces, cracked flywheel witch cracked the tranny... he told me it just turned off.... and something about the rack and pinion

BLINKY619 said:

ok well now i got a lil update on the problem... he says it has a clutch torn to pieces, cracked flywheel witch cracked the tranny... he told me it just turned off.... and something about the rack and pinion

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Did you sign the bill of sale and write as is on it and have 2 copies made with both of your signatures?

BLINKY619 said:

ok well now i got a lil update on the problem... he says it has a clutch torn to pieces, cracked flywheel witch cracked the tranny... he told me it just turned off.... and something about the rack and pinion

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Freak accident, likely from him revving to the moon in it.

Again, you're fine.