I am being sued, think they will win on car deal?
I sold a car to a teenager with a rebuilt tranny and no radio. Him and his dad drove the vehicle a few times before buying, bought car and took it home. A week later they called and said they were installing a radio and it started smoking and it fried the electrical system cause when they would take the key out of the ignition the lights would go up and down and the car would still run. I am a mechanic and said I would diagnose the preoblem for them to save them money at a shop for free. They drove the car to my house 40 miles, and had to tow it the remaining mile due to the car dieing on them. The computer test I said the alternator was bad, so I got them my discount on the alternator and let them use my tools and garage to put the new one in, I did not assist physically but instructed them how to do it. They got the car running, drove it home, now the tranny is bad and are now taking me to court for the money back. I also advised them to take the tranny from a car I was junking, exact same car and year, as well as any other parts they may need, even told them to take for free, they didn't. I also offered to do a new computer test on the vehicle because the test alerts to the first main thing it finds and there could be other issues beyond the alternator that were wrong, but the kid just wanted to take his car. The car is a 91 Eagle Talon with electronic shift transmission.Will they win? So much for trying to be a nice guy and help them out.
Thanks for your answers, a lawyer friend of mine said I had nothing to worry about, but it is so unnerving to be sued, especially when I went out of my way to help them out.
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