Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Florida

selling a vehicle on an as-is basis

I recently sold a vehicle to another person. I told the person when I sold him the vehicle that there was a problem with the 4-wheel drive. The person bought the vehicle anyway and paid cash. There were no receipts involved other than the title. Two days later he called and said the transmission went out. Yesterday I received a letter from his attorney demanding that I pay 1/2 of the cost of the repairs. The attorney is also threatening me with Small Claims Court. Am I liable to pay for these repairs being that I had told him there was a problem prior to him buying the vehicle?


Asked on 10/03/08, 8:10 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alan Wagner Wagner, McLaughlin & Whittemore P.A.

Re: selling a vehicle on an as-is basis

If the car was sold as is and you told him, then you are not liable. He may have a different version of the events, though, and that is what the courts are for. It was a mistake to have no paperwork where you could have memorialized what you told him and that the car was being sold as is.

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Answered on 10/03/08, 9:18 am


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