Car sat for a year, now its out of oil and engine seems locked up what is wrong?

I had oil in it, tried to sell it and they took to their mechanic, they come back with a repair bill for 4985.36, is this possible? I want to sell the car for 2500.00 but I am wondering if I am responsible for the balance of what their mechanic said if I sold it?Car sat for a year, now its out of oil and engine seems locked up what is wrong?
These people may be trying to run a scam on you. Did they buy it and then it suddenly had no oil or what? We need more details. If it was sold they are responsible for repairs as used cars are sold as-is. Car sat for a year, now its out of oil and engine seems locked up what is wrong?
Speaking as a 20 year bus mechanic, if there was engine oil in the vehicle it had to go somewhere. Possibly, there may have a major oil leak somewhere. It should've been detected where the vehicle was stored. Unfortunately friend, any vehicle left for that length of time. Pending not being ran on a frequent basis should never be attmpted to start without changing the engine oil %26amp; filter. Regardless of the oil level prior. The condition of the oil prior may not be known. Take this knowledge, engine oil breaks down even after even non usage. In closing, the engine damage isn't the buyer's responsibility.
Was car mothballed properly for the storage?


Where was car left for the year (seaside/industrial vicinity)?


When did you start to left it for a year (season)?





In extreme imaginable case, the bill could be fair price to pay





However, if buy accept the terms and conditions of sale, go ahead



The oil can leak out if it's got a big leak.
ha....the piston rings are probably just stuck and a little rusted. it happens. pull the plugs out and squirt some oil in the cylinders. then try to turn it over by hand. see if you can un-sieze it.
So how much oil was in it?





Running out of oil is serious. All sorts of engine damage can occur.





What's the bill estimate for?



Did it have oil in it when they took it to their mechanic? Did it run OK, before they took it?


If the car is the same as it was before they took it to their mechanic, then just find another buyer......


if it was ok, when they took it, but not now, i would want to know what they did while they had it......
Are you saying that this car you're talking about sat idle for a year with no oil in the engine and you tried to sell it to someone who took it to a garage (towed it?) for an evaluation as to its trustworthiness; the WOOD-BE BUYER gave the garage permission to perform repair work; and the garage charged $4985.35 which the would-be-buyer wants YOU to pay that bill. And this same car that you wanted to sell to *anyone* would pay you $2500 for -- as is, now is some kind of crazy ';source of debt'; for you??





MAN! I believe that you will need a lawyer to try to get you out of this mess
did you check the oil before you cranked it up? if not and it had no oil in it then you locked it up. and yeah thats probably going to be pricey.
Ask to see the bill detail. NOBODY HERE CAN TELL WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR CAR WITHOUT ACTUALLY LOOKING AT IT.
Before you sell it,get it diagnosed by the mechanic of your choice

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