If you were to sell your used car....would you tell them all the problems it has!


Question: Or would you just put....as is and let them deal with it.

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I'm going to sell my car soon, the suspension needs to be done. If the people drive it around the back roads...it drives like a dream...however on the highway, it's another story.

SO they won't realise it has suspension problems until they are on the highway which will be too late!?

What would you do? Have you had experience in this sorta stuff?


Answers: Or would you just put....as is and let them deal with it.

(You don't have to read the below, can just answer the above)

I'm going to sell my car soon, the suspension needs to be done. If the people drive it around the back roads...it drives like a dream...however on the highway, it's another story.

SO they won't realise it has suspension problems until they are on the highway which will be too late!?

What would you do? Have you had experience in this sorta stuff?

Have you ever been sold a car without being told its problems and how did it make you feel?

I've done 'something' like that and regretted it. If your moral conscience goes to 'caveat emptor' (buyer beware) (which most successful business folks do), then just unload it (as long it is not an 'unsafe vehicle', then you could actually harm someone). Otherwise, if you can't stomach the moral problems of undisclosed info, then do what lets you sleep well at night.

Good luck and
Peace
(how much you selling it for? can you ship it to Canada? :)

Edit: just read STLRICKY, he seems to be a little more concise and pretty well on the same wave length.

tell them the suspension is "going out" and will need to be replaced soon but in town ii is great

i'd put some of the problems like, a few that could be fixed but then leave the rest out

anytime you buy a used car your buying someone else's problems

just give it to them and say gimme the money =D

you'll get into legal issues if you don't tell them. tell them about the problems and they can buy it as is or ask you to lower the price.

but yeahh it will cost you more if you don't tell them because they can sue you.

I would be upfront about the problems, that way you avoid headaches when they feel screwed over.

I would be honest about it. What comes around, goes around. Karma, and all that good crap.

yes the more your honest the more they'll like it

My car have no problems. It's the nicest car where I live. Sharp and Fast. People stare at me when I drive by< I'll post pictures of it soon.

If YOU bought a car with these problems and someone didn't tell you what you were getting into, eventhough they knew, wouldn't you be a little mad. I would hate for you to put someone in danger and cause them to waste their money on a lemon. What goes around comes around, my friend!

You should tell them.You might have less chance of selling it but you can get in big trouble if you don't tell them.This happend with my dad.He sold a car and said all the problems but he still sold it so good luck!

you should tell them about any major problems the car has. they have the right to kno. dont emphasize the problems but do mention them. i kno when i went to buy a car from this guy he said "im not gunna lie to ya the airconditionng is pretty messed up" and that made me trust the guy alot

honesty is the BEST policy !

As a former auto service advisor, I'd have to say please-be honest! It's a safety issue that should not be overlooked. You don't have to go into detail, just say "there's something loose in the suspension", or something like that. After that it's let the buyer beware.
Figure it another way-how would you feel if somebody did it to you or someone you care for? Better yet-trade it in and let the dealer do what they get paid for-'deal with it'.
At least you'll be able to sleep at night knowing you didn't send somebody out in a suicide machine!
Good luck

Well, that's a risky one. On one hand you could sell the car; make some profit; and get a new one. On the other hand they could come back and try and sue you, or worse. You could try and tell a client; it depends on the price of the suspension change, which depends on the type of car. So if its high, and rather unreasonable; its up to you. However, if the cost is on the minor side, it would be a good idea to tell them. I'd hate to be going down the high-way, and have a nasty and bumpy surprise. You could say it'll be a dream on normal roads; which isn't lieing. I'm not sure if they're any laws on this; you'd have to double-check, but i doubt it. Over here in the UK cars are often sold in newpapers - and they say they're in mint condition. You get the money, go to the car lot, and it turns out - it's missing a wheel, a door and guess what? No brakes. So i doubt it's illegal, who exactly are you selling it to, if it's a random person, you could try. You could also say; "the car wasn't like that when i gave it to you!" as long as you could prove that. It depends really, it's on of those, ask the devil on one shoulder, or the angel on the outer, personally I'd recommend you to tell them - for pities sake, and for they're sake, although - it could dint the price, and car, considerably.

I did sell a used car, and I did tell people the main problems with it before they looked at it.

It was a specialty car, so I only got enthusiasts, and they knew more about the car than I did. It would have been pointless lying to them.

I eventually sold it to a cop, so no way was I going to lie to him!

Most definitely, you don't want anybody to sue you. The only other way is to sell it as is. Then whatever problems there are, the buyer is responsible.



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