islandjock
New Member
I'm super stressed and really need some help, I live in Victoria, BC, Canada. I sold someone my 1972 Chevrolet Nova privately. We had no bill of sale or anything like that, there was no warranty or anything. We had been conversing by email for a while, he asked me questions and I answered them to the best of my ability. But I do not know too much about cars, and made a mistake. He asked me if the car was a GMC crate engine car. I said yes it was. I thought any engine that was 454 cubic inches was a crate engine. I emailed to him that the car is a crate engine. I also gave him the VIN number to inspect the vehicle history.
He came to inspect the car. I gave him as much time as he wanted to inspect the car. He went underneath, opened the hood, took it for a drive, heard it run, felt around the wheel-wells - everything. I was as accomodating as possible, and let him give as thorough an inspection as he wanted. He builds cars all the time, and knows cars well. I figured if anything was wrong or I had been mistaken he would notice, that is the point of him inspecting every inch of my vehicle isn't it? So he bought the car, and then 4 days later sent me a curse-word laden email saying the engine was not a crate engine, just a regular 454, and that the car had been in a previous accident. I had NO idea, I was not desperate to sell the car so I had no motive to lie. I did GIVE him the VIN at his request, is it not his responsibility to look up the vehicle history, especially since I gave him the VIN? He is furious. I would never lie about the car on purpose, I had no reason to, I feel horrible. Can he sue me, even though this was a private sale and he came to inspect the vehicle in person front to back, and I supplied him with the VIN (which I have a record of). I admit that I screwed up in telling him the engine was a crate engine, but I honestly thought any 454 was a crate engine, and he did come and inspect the car. Am I going to get sued here? Do I have anything to worry about? PLEASE help I'm stressed to my max.
He came to inspect the car. I gave him as much time as he wanted to inspect the car. He went underneath, opened the hood, took it for a drive, heard it run, felt around the wheel-wells - everything. I was as accomodating as possible, and let him give as thorough an inspection as he wanted. He builds cars all the time, and knows cars well. I figured if anything was wrong or I had been mistaken he would notice, that is the point of him inspecting every inch of my vehicle isn't it? So he bought the car, and then 4 days later sent me a curse-word laden email saying the engine was not a crate engine, just a regular 454, and that the car had been in a previous accident. I had NO idea, I was not desperate to sell the car so I had no motive to lie. I did GIVE him the VIN at his request, is it not his responsibility to look up the vehicle history, especially since I gave him the VIN? He is furious. I would never lie about the car on purpose, I had no reason to, I feel horrible. Can he sue me, even though this was a private sale and he came to inspect the vehicle in person front to back, and I supplied him with the VIN (which I have a record of). I admit that I screwed up in telling him the engine was a crate engine, but I honestly thought any 454 was a crate engine, and he did come and inspect the car. Am I going to get sued here? Do I have anything to worry about? PLEASE help I'm stressed to my max.