Do i, Dont i

[rustydiver]

Sold my 1965 MG Midget last week, it was picked last Friday by the 20yr old lad with no mechanical knowledge (was bought for him by his dad). Friday night got a call to say car stopped working was only an hour down the road so me and my mate went and recoverd it and brought it home. Sorted the problem out faulty Dynamo fitted a new one battey test all ok.

Got a message today to say that it wont start. Dont know why havnt said. Would suspect that he tried to start, flooded it with petrol and kept trying.

Never had any probs before with it starting.

DO i tell him to P*** OFF its his car now. Call the AA/RAC which he didnt have last Friday.

OR DO i have the car back then tell him to P*** OFF.

Now if he was a classic car buff like most of us, we know that it will breakdown (i did'nt expect it so soon). Think most of us have bought old cars had problems in the first few days and just got on with it.

Where do i stand.

I feel quite bad over it, as it was never my intention to sell my car that i have owned for 20 yrs, to have problems with it. Had none of theses when i used it.

 

[easy]

If its sold then its up to him dood. 8)

 

[rustydiver]

If its sold then its up to him dood. 8)

Feeling better already.

Got the money in the bank burning a hole. New cab doors, Sliding door for my rhd van, new garage door lower the van and in it goes.

Not that i know what im doing with the money of course. :lol:

 

[easy]

of course

 

[Araon]

You could just ask him for details and steer him in the right direction.....tell him to buy a haynes.....but dont drag it on too long you could pass him the details of the mg forum

 

[Bus'n'Bug]

sold as seen I say, like you say we've all been there, what does he expect??? he should have bought new if he want a relaible car.

 

[rustydiver]

Gave him 2 Haynes manuals and the original workshop manuals, lots of spares. Boot full of stuff including Anti freeze, cant find anywhere in the van to put it

 

[Araon]

well hes tool then sorry give him a hint and drop him.....

 

[61 stu]

steer him in the right direction to fix it as has already been said but other than that its down to him, you're being to nice

 

[Clem]

I hate the phone ringing when Ive sold a car/van :lol:

I once replaced a gearbox in a bay a few weeks after I sold it, Im sure it was the new owner thinking it was like the Nissan he'd had before :roll: but, Im a soft touch ....

He started ringing up again afterward about other stuff that 'he'd' messed with, and I had to let him get the message it was now 'his' van
Probably best to do that from the off

 

[froggy]

Out of curtosy i would point him in the right direction. After that he's on his own.
Might be worth telling him to look on the internet for a friendly internet forum (do they exist :lol: )

 

[rustydiver]

Out of curtosy i would point him in the right direction. After that he's on his own.
Might be worth telling him to look on the internet for a friendly internet forum (do they exist :lol: )

Its an MG could'nt find a good forum (like this), suppose those tweed jacket chaps havnt gone down the modern technology route :msn4:

Have e mailed his dad back tekking him what i thought it may be a heavy foot, flooding the carbs when trying to start it, or the voltage regulator not able to handle the new load coming out of the dynamo. Then finished it off by saying if he calls the AA/RAC Breakdown recovery people should be able to confirm it for him.

 

[uber cool]

I too have had this, the guy kept emailing me and asking questions I helped for a while but 6 months on I started ignoring the email, he got the message

Help him this time, then point out there is no warranty and you have to expect problems.

You'll feel bad but sometime being blunt is the only way with some folk.

Just read your post again, a text :shock: , see that would piss me right off :evil: cant even speak to you, just ignore them,

 

[noddy]

Sold as seen buyer beware, he should have researched what he was getting into.

 

[Loxy]

Go round & torch it :evil:

Then phone him up & ask if he checked the fuel lines are ok as they tend to perish on old cars :lol:

 

[rustydiver]

The silly thing about it is that all along i had tried to put him off buying it, cos i knew he had no idea about cars.
I Kept on warning him that the car is 44 years old and it will break down on you at the most inconvienant time. You will gave to learn to drive it and maintain it.

 

[Loxy]

The silly thing about it is that all along i had tried to put him off buying it, cos i knew he had no idea about cars.
I Kept on warning him that the car is 44 years old and it will break down on you at the most inconvienant time. You will gave to learn to drive it and maintain it.

I think you already know the answer, you just cant help some people

 

[froggy]

Time to stop answering the phone to his number :evil:

 

[rustydiver]

Think he got the hint after his last email to his dad
A shot in the dark, the next thing in the line would be the voltage regulator, which comes before the battery. Fitting the new dynamo could have placed extra voltage stress on it and caused it to stoped working. The AA/RAC Breakdown recovery people should be able to confirm it for him

The next thing in the line would be the voltage regulator, which comes before the battery. Fitting the new dynamo could have placed extra voltage stress on it and caused it to stoped working. The AA/RAC Breakdown recovery people should be able to confirm it for him.

Had a reply yesterday confirming that the RAC said that it was the controll box. Asking me who could fit it.
I kindly told him where to get it to and that it is a simple job to fit yourself.
JOB DONE.