to buy, or not to buy . . . THAT is the question

whiteangelfire · 10-14-2001, 05:26 PM

Angel, how much money and how many miles? My thought is if you don't have much experience with cars, take it to a good mechanic for a thorough professional check out and pay him well.

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The price we're looking at right now is 10K, 39K mi. However, the bank had given the car to a guy in town (who buys cars, fixes them up, and sells them for profit) to sell for them. I'm thinking he jacked the price so he could make *something* in this deal. I'm pretty sure I can find a mechanic to look at it.

Be sure to look at the title closely before buying under any conditions. Sometimes a title will identify a car that:

1.) is flood damaged
2.) is rebuilt from a totaled wreck (salvage title)
3.) is a returned car under the "lemon law"
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My husband looked up the title history on carfax.com and it was clean. The only thing about it that looked a little off were the tires, which looked like the previous owner "rode it hard and put it up wet."

angel

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10-14-2001, 05:26 PM	#3
whiteangelfire Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Hinesville GA USA Posts: 2	Angel, how much money and how many miles? My thought is if you don't have much experience with cars, take it to a good mechanic for a thorough professional check out and pay him well. ********************************************* The price we're looking at right now is 10K, 39K mi. However, the bank had given the car to a guy in town (who buys cars, fixes them up, and sells them for profit) to sell for them. I'm thinking he jacked the price so he could make something in this deal. I'm pretty sure I can find a mechanic to look at it. Be sure to look at the title closely before buying under any conditions. Sometimes a title will identify a car that: 1.) is flood damaged 2.) is rebuilt from a totaled wreck (salvage title) 3.) is a returned car under the "lemon law" ********************************************* My husband looked up the title history on carfax.com and it was clean. The only thing about it that looked a little off were the tires, which looked like the previous owner "rode it hard and put it up wet." angel