“No. I sold you a cheap car. There’s a difference.”
Andrei had loved his Dacia Logan for ten years. It had dents from his kids’ first bicycle attempts, coffee stains on the backseat, and a strange noise in the third gear. But when his best friend, Vlad, needed a cheap car to start his new delivery job, Andrei didn’t hesitate.
“The transmission died today. The mechanic says it was failing for months. You knew!”
“Because you’re doing me a favor. The tax office charges the buyer 1.8% of the sale price for registration. If you write 1,500, I pay 27 euros. If you write 400, I pay 7 euros.” contract vanzare cumparare auto doc
“I didn’t know,” Andrei said calmly. “I told you, it made a noise in third gear. But I wrote ‘as is’ in the contract. You signed it.”
“Take it,” Andrei said. “Give me 1,500 euros. We’ll do the papers at my kitchen table.”
“Why?”
“Everyone does it,” Vlad shrugged. “It’s a gift between friends.”
They made two copies—one each. Vlad handed over the envelope. Andrei signed a separate (Power of Attorney for Registration) so Vlad could get new plates without him. Three months later.
They sat down. Andrei filled in . Vânzător: Andrei Popescu, CNP... Cumpărător: Vlad Ionescu, CNP... It had dents from his kids’ first bicycle
Andrei hesitated at the price box. “I’ll write ‘1500 EURO.’ That’s the real value.”
“You’re my friend! You sold me a broken car!”
Andrei’s phone rang at 11 PM. It was Vlad, furious. The mechanic says it was failing for months
Vlad showed up with the cash in a brown envelope and a printed (Used Vehicle Sale-Purchase Agreement). It was the standard model from the tax office—two pages, clean boxes, no lawyer needed.
“No,” Vlad said. “Write 400 euros.”