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Old 06-20-2012, 05:25 PM  
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Do you purchase without having a mechanic look at it?

Found a decent car for my teen that ran and looked great but when I checked the VIN history it showed that it was in a total loss collision back in 2006 when it was only 4 years old. Since that time it only has an additional 10k miles on it for a total of 113k.

The seller was fine with me taking it to a mechanic until I told him it would take at least 2 hours because I was having them check the frame too. Then the seller balked on me. Said he has another buyer willing to purchase without using a mechanic.

Do people really buy used cars without checking them out at all?
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Old 06-20-2012, 05:53 PM   #16
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I had forgotten how much work goes into finding a good used car. there are so few out there. I can't stand these craigslist people either. Half of them never bother to return your call or text.
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Old 06-20-2012, 05:54 PM   #17
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What make?

And it probably never hit a salvage yard if it's that clean.

Someone most likely had it fixed themselves over some time.
at least that's what I would guess
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Old 06-20-2012, 05:56 PM   #18
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Another thing: I wouldn't be scaredof a car with prior frame issues. Well as long as the seller would be forthcoming and tell you where it is and how it was fixed.

Most can be fixed by a good mechanic
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Old 06-20-2012, 05:57 PM   #19
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I had forgotten how much work goes into finding a good used car. there are so few out there. I can't stand these craigslist people either. Half of them never bother to return your call or text.
That's because the ****sticks sell their shit and don't bother taking down their ads.
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Old 06-20-2012, 05:57 PM   #20
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Another thing: I wouldn't be scaredof a car with prior frame issues. Well as long as the seller would be forthcoming and tell you where it is and how it was fixed.

Most can be fixed by a good mechanic
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The accident happened before this guy owned it so he can't tell me anything about it other than how it runs for him. He has only owned it for about 8 months but he lost his job and needs to sell. (at least, that is what he says)
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Old 06-20-2012, 05:59 PM   #21
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And to be a total the damage just has to be more than the car is worth , I wouldn't think it would take too much to total out a for year old neon lol.

I have a body shop buddy with a frame machine that can fix about anything and them I align them to specs and he sells a ton of totals.
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Old 06-20-2012, 06:01 PM   #22
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The accident happened before this guy owned it so he can't tell me anything about it other than how it runs for him. He has only owned it for about 8 months but he lost his job and needs to sell. (at least, that is what he says)
a good mechanic should be able to tell pretty quick how bad it was and the quality of the work of the repair.

If the seller balks run.
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Bottom line here is there are two huge red flags.

1. The seller balking...why would this bother him if there were no issues? It's not like he's having to pay for the inspection.

2. The "other" buyer is a flat-out lie. If this other buyer really existed, why would he still have the car and be trying to sell it to you?

Walk away.
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Old 06-20-2012, 06:07 PM   #24
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Bottom line here is there are two huge red flags.

1. The seller balking...why would this bother him if there were no issues? It's not like he's having to pay for the inspection.

2. The "other" buyer is a flat-out lie. If this other buyer really existed, why would he still have the car and be trying to sell it to you?

Walk away.
he didn't balk at the mechanic, he balked when he found out it would take over 2 hours.
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he didn't balk at the mechanic, he balked when he found out it would take over 2 hours.
Still not sure why that would be an issue. Was he going to go with you and wait while the inspection was being done?
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Still not sure why that would be an issue. Was he going to go with you and wait while the inspection was being done?
yep.
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yep.
Tell him to quit being a pussy and just let you take the damn car yourself. Does he really think someone wants to steal his shitty Neon from him?
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You don't want a neon as a gift.
The problem here is there is a limit on what he can spend. Trying to keep it under 4k.

Dealers overprice the cars and private sellers don't want to wait for you to have them checked out first. How do you win that situation.
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The problem here is there is a limit on what he can spend. Trying to keep it under 4k.

Dealers overprice the cars and private sellers don't want to wait for you to have them checked out first. How do you win that situation.
You can buy a really nice car for 4k. You certainly don't need to settle for a wrecked dodge.
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