What would you do?

[Nash]

I had about the same thing happen to me a couple years ago. I bought a Talon that had a "rebuilt motor" in it. About 2 hours later the number one ring went. There was nothing I could do about it. I just had to deal with it.

[Iceman]

I'm sure he was beatin the living crap out of the car every chance he got. I would still help him out though. Or atleast do guide him in the right direction.

[santa]

It's not your fault and you shouldn't worry about it because, you told him "EVERYTHING" that was wrong and you kept records of all the services you performed. Don't let him guilt you into anything... I got f-ed the day I bought my car... I got it running paid for it and a block later it died... I had to towe it home from the middle of minneapolis. I tried to call the guy back once it died, and he never answered his phone. It was litteraly 5 minutes later that it died. I stuck with it though and found out it was a popped alternator fuse. That was my luck though so I feel for this guy because I know how it feels. Thats just the way it goes when you buy a used car. The only way to get a back up with a used car is A: have an agreement with the seller, or B: Buy it from a dealership. I'm going to stop rambling though.....

Kevin

[JDM]

71 miles? 1 Day?

I can ruin a car in at LEAST half that time...

Not your problem... Don't let some jackass try to con you out of your money.

If he was pissed, and it was an honest mistake, don't you think you'd at least get a call, or a visit?

What would YOU do had this happened to you? I would be PISSED...

Call their bluff...

[LightningGSX]

Its sucks for the guy who bought it, but thats the chance you take when you buy a ~13 year old vehicle.If you stated everything you knew about it, you're not responsible and I wouldn't feel guilty about it at all.

[Kracka]

This is a tough call, I'd want to inspect the car and try and figure out what caused the failure. If I concluded it was not his fault I'd probably offer to return half the money or help fix the problem. Honestly, these days you can get a running 4G63 for under $500, maybe offer to buy that for him and let him cover the installation/labor. This almost exact situation happened to me a few years ago, bought a car and 68 miles later the timing belt slipped and destroyed the valves. I purchased it from a well respected woman and she refused to help me. Not only did I loose every ounce of respect for this women, but I also caused to woman a great deal of embarassment, humiliation, and lets just say her career record isn't quite as spotless anymore. I don't like it when people fuck me so I got even with this woman and caused her a whole lot more damage than the purchase price of the car...don't let this happen to you. Offer to help the kid out unless its totally obvious he beat the piss out of it.

At the same time, the prick inside me wants to just say "fuck 'em." This is a very tough call to make and you're really going to have to go off what you feel inside. Not a bad idea to consult with your mother and see what her take on the situation is, like it or not, parents are very wise a lot of the time and really are crucial when tough situations like this arrise.

[Halon]

I don't wanna sound like a dick, but I'd prolly just tell him sorry and you told him all the problems you knew about. If you read his other thread, it sounds like the oil feed line popped off. Who woulda known. He said it died, then he restarted it and drove it some more. Maybe he shoulda payed a lil more attention to that oil pressure gauge before he drove it more after it died once. It's shitty luck, but it happens. He'll just have to deal with it. The first car I bought, got it for a grand. 89 Sable. After like 2 months, the thing didn't hardly want to turn left. Then it blew a headgasket. So I sold it to some mexicans for like 200 bux. I blew a headgasket in my GST in Utah, like 300 miles from Yuma. So I had no choice really except to pay a local mechanic to fix it. Cost me 700 bux, but what can you do, it happens. On the drive home about 3 hours away from the shop, my oil filter came loose, causing my timing belt to slip and busted 5 valves an hour away from Yuma. Shitty luck. But I just dealt with it. I dunno, I feel bad for him, but shit happens. He'll have to deal with it just like I did, and like I'm sure others on here have before too.

[slowHonduh]

I hear ya man.... I know how you feel. Maybe you can just help him diagnosis/fix the problem. That should help him out, and makes you feel like you did what you could too.


Werd

You shouldn't just give him the big "fuck you" he's only in high school(i think) so chances are that he was probably beating on it. But some guidance in this matter would really help him out. I mean don't get under the car and fix it or anything like that. Just maybe help him figure out what is wrong with it so he can go from there.

I really don't think the kid is going to try to sue you are anything like that. he probably just wants some help to figure out what is wrong with it so he has some transportation.

[Jana]

Guys, there is no need for name calling, he is a member on this site too.

John, it's up to you to help him or not. When buying a used car, if something goes wrong, it's kind of tough luck. A dealer wouldn't do anything to help, so why would an individual?

[Kracka]

. A dealer wouldn't do anything to help, so why would an individual?

Actually a dealership would help out not only to save face and avoid a lawsuit, but becuase they are forced to. I believe the law is 30 days on a used vehicle.