I sold a car and now two months later the buyer wants a refund?

I sold a car which seemed fine but 2 months later the timing chain went and the new owner has asked for some of the money back. There were no signs of any issue when I had it. The car was sold as seem and test driven. There was only partial service history when sold and the service history was sent to them so they had all the available details as well as the MoT details which had shock absorbers as an advisory. I was upfront about this issue and the partial service history before they bought the car and discounted it to cover this and the future repairs to the shock absorbers. Now I don't know where I stand on the money as they want compensation as they paid me £2465 for a 63 reg corsa with about 72000 miles on it and paid to fix the shock absorbers straight away and then the timing chain went while driving and destroyed the engine so they scrapped it for £180. They did advise me that it failed to start a few times which I feel is when they should have got it checked as it could have been fixed before it got that far.

Asked on 12 July 2024 by Jane

Answered by David Ross
From your explanation of events, it appears as if you were completely honest about the condition of the car and that you provided them with the partial service history. It was their decision to go ahead with the purchase. You did not intentionally mislead the buyer about the condition of the car and were not aware of any issues with the timing chain, so the buyer has no valid claim against you.
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