Help!!!! HJ54 TCX X POWER GREY

*ZIMON* · 12th June 2012, 12:12

I sold my X power grey ZT190 reg HJ54 TCX with Premium bumper and special stainless grill to someone from Hillside Drive, Great Barr area. He bought it from me on Sunday, drove it home from Somerset and claims now that the head gasket has let go and the car won't run.
I find this suprising, as I have been using this car daily for over six months now and everything has been absolutely fine.
As you can appreciate, I live a long way from there, so very difficult to know what's going on. I think there are quite a few members in that area and they would definitely spot the car, as it is unique.
So the question is has any one seen the car driving in the area from Monday 11th June or today 12th June??? Thanks everyone.

calibrax · 12th June 2012, 16:03

Shouldn't matter. Private sale, he bought the car, which was fine when it was sold to him, it's up to him to check it completely. He legally has no comeback against you (unless you are a trader). His car... his bad luck.

Thomas · 12th June 2012, 18:29

Moved to general forum

Jules · 12th June 2012, 18:32

Private sale
Sold as seen.

A HGF would not stop it running

rover54 · 12th June 2012, 18:42

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Originally Posted by *ZIMON*

I sold my X power grey ZT190 reg HJ54 TCX with Premium bumper and special stainless grill to someone from Hillside Drive, Great Barr area. He bought it from me on Sunday, drove it home from Somerset and claims now that the head gasket has let go and the car won't run.
I find this suprising, as I have been using this car daily for over six months now and everything has been absolutely fine.
As you can appreciate, I live a long way from there, so very difficult to know what's going on. I think there are quite a few members in that area and they would definitely spot the car, as it is unique.
So the question is has any one seen the car driving in the area from Monday 11th June or today 12th June??? Thanks everyone.

Not your problem. Private sale. In order for him to pursue a claim he would have to prove he was deliberately mislead by you if you claimed say there was no problem with the engine. Otherwise it is 'buyer beware'. A statement in an advert saying that I have had no problem with the car cannot be construed to mean there are no problems as five minutes after the sale has concluded, the engine can blow up.

Don't have a sleepless night over this one.

kardiokate · 13th June 2012, 07:11

With it being a 190 I assume it's a v6 which are not known for HGF?

IMO he's trying it on... Not that he has any comeback anyway.

Zeb · 13th June 2012, 08:05

He might have been unfortunate and got a split thermostat housing? Very much doubt it has suffered HGF unless the bottom coolant pipe that runs across the front of the car to the oil cooler has let go at speed....complete melt-down is then fairly assured! But he would have to be incredibly unlucky for that to have occurred when it did...

*ZIMON* · 13th June 2012, 10:09

Thanks to you all for all the comments and advice. I am not a trader and definitely have had sleepless nights over this.
People I know and who know the car (some in the motor trade) to whom I've explained the whole story in detail think it's a scam on the buyers part.

Arctic · 13th June 2012, 10:35

Ask him to pay for your train fare or petrol to go down and see the car or get a garages opinion sent out to you then perhaps you and him can come to some sort of arrangement. if he is not willling to do this then something is fishy if does as you ask then you need to think how you would feel if you had just bought the car for this to happen would you like the seller to help you out in some way

i would and i would most certainly help the buyer if i had sold it him, good luck and keep us informed Arctic.

MrDoodles · 13th June 2012, 11:59

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Originally Posted by Arctic

Ask him to pay for your train fare or petrol to go down and see the car or get a garages opinion sent out to you then perhaps you and him can come to some sort of arrangement. if he is not willling to do this then something is fishy if does as you ask then you need to think how you would feel if you had just bought the car for this to happen would you like the seller to help you out in some way

i would and i would most certainly help the buyer if i had sold it him, good luck and keep us informed Arctic.

I wouldn't even bother with doing that!

Private sale, with the car sold in good faith!

If he takes it to small claims Court (unlikely) HE has to prove that you knew that the car had the problem when you sold it (almost impossible)

I had something similar when I sold my old C240, about a week after I sold it, he contacted me to tell me that the car had gone flat over night in a car park and what was I going to do about it?

I completely ignored his question and just told him what work I had done on the car (which he knew already) and told him that it had never done that before and hoped that he got the problem sorted quickly!

Never heard from him again!

12th June 2012, 12:12	#1
ZIMON Newbie MG ZT Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Somerset Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Help!!!! HJ54 TCX X POWER GREY I sold my X power grey ZT190 reg HJ54 TCX with Premium bumper and special stainless grill to someone from Hillside Drive, Great Barr area. He bought it from me on Sunday, drove it home from Somerset and claims now that the head gasket has let go and the car won't run. I find this suprising, as I have been using this car daily for over six months now and everything has been absolutely fine. As you can appreciate, I live a long way from there, so very difficult to know what's going on. I think there are quite a few members in that area and they would definitely spot the car, as it is unique. So the question is has any one seen the car driving in the area from Monday 11th June or today 12th June??? Thanks everyone.

12th June 2012, 16:03	#2
calibrax Posted a thing or two BMW 4 Series Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Rochester, Kent Posts: 1,975 Thanks: 29 Thanked 37 Times in 28 Posts	Shouldn't matter. Private sale, he bought the car, which was fine when it was sold to him, it's up to him to check it completely. He legally has no comeback against you (unless you are a trader). His car... his bad luck. __________________ Steve 2004 MG ZT+ CDTi 160 (sadly now gone!) 2015 BMW 435d GranCoupe XDrive

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13th June 2012, 07:11	#6
kardiokate Regular poster Vauxhall Agila Join Date: May 2012 Location: Hull Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	With it being a 190 I assume it's a v6 which are not known for HGF? IMO he's trying it on... Not that he has any comeback anyway.

13th June 2012, 08:05	#7
Zeb Banned MGZT V8 & ZTT 190+LPG Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 8,089 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	He might have been unfortunate and got a split thermostat housing? Very much doubt it has suffered HGF unless the bottom coolant pipe that runs across the front of the car to the oil cooler has let go at speed....complete melt-down is then fairly assured! But he would have to be incredibly unlucky for that to have occurred when it did...

13th June 2012, 10:09	#8
ZIMON Newbie MG ZT Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Somerset Posts: 27 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thanks to you all for all the comments and advice. I am not a trader and definitely have had sleepless nights over this. People I know and who know the car (some in the motor trade) to whom I've explained the whole story in detail think it's a scam on the buyers part.