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Buying a newer car from a private seller on autotrader?

roverpig · 2025-06-17T10:44:44Z

I've been looking at 1-2 year old cars on autotrader. Most are from dealers of course, but I've seen a few from private sellers, usually a bit cheaper. Instinctively I've shied away from these as it just seems risky giving large amounts of money to a private individual. But I wonder what the risk really is. If the car is under warranty then you'd go back to the main dealer with any issues anyway (especially if you were buying it from somebody a bit further away). Obviously you wouldn't part with any money until you'd seen/tested the car and checked the V5 matched the car. I guess it would make sense to avoid anything with outstanding finance as there would be a risk of the seller not paying this off and the finance company coming after you. Other than that, I'm not sure what the risk is, but it still feels wrong. So just checking if my instincts are right on this one.

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Cougar

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Point stands.

"You owe us money."

"No I don't. Someone else might, but that's your problem."

No?

Posted : 20/06/2025 9:21 pm

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