Help about Buying Decision
Hi. I think I finally found a great deal, but it seems too good to be true. The car is at this link: http://www.autotrader.com/findacar/v...ar=1983&color=
What do you think I should look out for, besides the price. The guy said it has an exhaust problem, where smoke comes out, but he's 100% sure it's the exhaust. The car apparantly will still run fine with the current exhaust though. What should I check for to make sure of that? I'm making a list of questions to ask him when I call him in like half an hour. It seems like it's in great condition, with super low miles. How much do you think it's worth? I wanna make sure I don't waste my time and money going up there tomorrow, because it's 5 hours away from me, and train tickets will be $240 total for me and my dad to get up and back. Hopefully we'll just get one way tickets and drive the car back though :). Thanks so much. ~brian |
too much money... hold out for a better deal.
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Too much money even for a car that doesn't smoke. Pass it up.
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He told me he'd sell it to me for 3500-4000, is that still too much?
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Originally posted by brianmcd He told me he'd sell it to me for 3500-4000, is that still too much? |
It smokes, that's the main problem. A rotary can smoke and be healthy but it can also smoke and be very very unhealthy. I would pay 3000 max for that car if it didn't smoke.
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i'll pass on this car, then. thanks for all of your feedback guys.
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