finally over

[phatkid77]

WAY to long of a story.. but the gist is..

drove 3hrs to find "the deal"... and the $3000 cheaper car, while mechanically sound..was beat the hell up!!!, not sure if i could deal with it even tho
" we will buff out scratches and the dents will be gone" ect.. but i bet over 30 big rock chips on the hood...repaint for sure... and the inside STUNK LIKE HELL.. like a million of those cinnamon hearts...yuk..covering something up..

went to honda dealer, and that one was IMMACULATE!!, only the 4 cyl..so im giving up, the rims i want, dual exhaust appearance...BUT an 05 with 54000km..and full service records...tires rotated and everything.

now, if i didnt have a screaming kid and wife i would of tried and low ball for this one, since i knew he was going to give it to my friend at my honda dealer for $15800 (so he says..lol), so i was wanted to offer $14000 and work up, but even then i would have to drive back up and get it..this way i will pay $16800 from my guy, and it is 2mins away and i can go back on him if problems arise.. pay for convienence i guess..

so atleast having driving to toronto, i now know that I didnt miss out on a great deal, had I just had my friend bring in the car originally....

its true i guess..
you get what u pay for and
if it seems to good to be true, it usually is..

phats

[Lykalotopus]

its true i guess..
you get what u pay for and
if it seems to good to be true, it usually is..

phats

Big time. I had atleast 5 cars in the shop this summer that were US bought Ebay specials. Most of them total turds. Either bondo-ed up & just mechanically crap.

Personally, I stick to Honda or Toyota & always, always, always, take a friend who knows a little about cars & get a devils advocate 2nd opinion. Have them pick the car apart in every aspect.

[phatkid77]

yep, and if you pay the premium at the honda or toyota lot...they should atleast stand behind there product... if i wheel in there weeks later and say "what the hell"...well, did u buy it here?, no i save $6000 elsewhere.... "HERES YOUR SIGN"!....lmao

PHATS

[Lykalotopus]

Typically, and it's no guarantee, a new car dealer will only sell decent used vehicles because they don't want/need the publicity.

I've spent 15 years in this business & can pick apart a car in seconds. Things like misaligned body panels, crunched radiator supports & fender aprons can't be easily spotted by joe schmoe.

I once spent a month looking for a car for my brother in law & eventually got him a 1999 Civic Si, 72,000kms, orig owner, never wrecked, never painted, minty. He had it for about 5 months & it got stolen & trashed. Sigh.

[phatkid77]

fack, my friend just called me... the car proof is clean, but when he ran it it hada $1600 claim, but no info?? hes looking into it...$1600 could be a bumper or that spotless hood i was admiriing...lol, i thought i checked it for VIN tags??

the one thing i noticed with this one (4cyl), is at idle the steering wheel had a "slight" vibration feel to it...not sure if thats a biggy or not..

phats

[Lykalotopus]

a little bit of vibration could be normal, best bet would be to test drive another similar model & see how it behaves

$1600 isn't much, could be a hood, could be anything really.

Does it have a clean title? ie. does it say 'salvage' or 'previous total loss' or anything like that?

[phatkid77]

well, he called back all is good...yes carproof shows clean title..

phats