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**007** · 06-20-2012, 05:25 PM

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?

R8RFAN · 07-11-2012, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bugeater

In the state of Nebraska you can't legally own a car until you're 18.

But is it legal to **** a sheep?

06-20-2012, 05:25 PM
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $13850126 VARSITY	Buying older used cars 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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