So, I M24 had bought my first car last year in November, my first real car. After buying it, I got it inspected by the mechanic, who told me everything was fine with the car. I know, I should have done this prior to buying it… Either way, I bought new rims for the car, and the selling price was 5000, and I got 100 off, so I bought it for 4900$. I had driven the car for a few months only, and due to several reasons, I did not drive this car anymore, and was about to put it on sale again. My sister had gotten her license around the same time, and she had no car.
I thought instead of selling it to someone else, I could sell it to her. I sold it to her for 2500$. She drove it for some time, but over time, the car got more and more issues to the point that it needed several thousands of $$$$ to repair all the things up until today, and she invested that. Here comes the turning point: she blamed me all the time for it, and I understand her 100%, but I never thought it had so many issues, as it did not show when I drove it. My mechanic also said it was fine. Even today, she mentions it sometimes, that I should have not sold her this car, and she was really angry at the time.
I was so frustrated but reasonable, because I offered to take the car back from her PRIOR to her having ANYTHING done for the car, and even offered to pay the registration fee she had to pay, so 2700$ in total, again, BEFORE anything was done to the car, in the original state she bought it from me. I offered it to her for several weeks, but she never accepted and decided to keep the car, and sometimes there still come new issues that bother her, and she always mentioned I should have not sold it to her. Like, she was right to a degree, but SHE refused my deal to buy it back from her, so she can buy a proper car? I offered it SEVERAL times…
AITA for how I dealt with this situation?
NTA. You sold it in good faith and even offered to buy it back. Sister is just looking yo be a victim at this point.
NTA
I’m sorry she’s so… Unpleasant about it. You did everything you could do and more (offering to buy it back etc).
That’s the reason I’m not selling cars or bikes to people I know, they tend to always blame you for issues you have no influence over.
Either I’m selling it to some stranger I will not see again, or I’m keeping it in my name and they can drive it while covering the costs for gas and insurance.
You sold it for less than half and you offered multiple times to bail her out
INFO.
>Because I behaved this way. 2. Because it could be bad behaviour.
What does this have anything to do with the story you just told?
NTA, at this price point, your sister should be aware a car may have issues. Of course, any car will have issues, but it’s probably more expected at the age of the car (age I’m assuming the car is).
Source: parent who just bought an old used car for their grown kid. Looked that car over a whole lot more than newer used cars were bought for the parents.
NTA. But you are a bit silly.
Any car worth only 5k is going to have some issues in the not to distant future. It was in good condition for a car of its age, type, and value.
Further, any time you sell anything expensive that gets maintenance to a friend or family member, it is likely you will be blamed for its failure whenever that happens, even years later.
As such it is a bad idea to sell a car to anyone you can’t cut contact with after the sale, just to avoid this drama.
NTA. She refused the buyback and now STA.
NTA
NTA. Tell her what you wrote here on Reddit.
“I offered to take the car back from you PRIOR to your having ANYTHING done for the car, and even offered to pay the registration fee you had to pay, so 2700$ in total, again, BEFORE anything was done to the car, in the original state you bought it from me. I offered it to you for several weeks, but you never accepted and decided to keep the car,…”
Her car now, not your problem. Sounds like she drove it around before any problems occurred so who’s to say she drove it well and did the proper maintenance? NTA.
NTA but this is why you should never sell anything to anyone close to you.
Going with NTA but you have learnt a bitbof a harsh lesson. You sold your sister the car at almost a 50% discount. Close to the point of sale you were told by a mechanic the car was fine. Not sure how long you mean by some time but it sounds like it could be more of an issue with your sister’s driving skills plus wear and tear than any actions you have done.
Would state you are rescinding the offer to buy that you’ve made several times due to her attitude.
NTA
You tried to do everything right, even when the car breaking was not your fault, and she didn’t take the help. She is the asshole