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thumper · 04-25-2016, 07:23 AM

Depends. My parents bought a used "lady driven" car once. She admitted to not being a car person, but she was always religious with the dealer servicing and if something felt wrong she always took it in to be sure it was okay because she was afraid her ignorance would cost her, and for a used car it was perfect.

On the flipside, I looked at a "lady driven" car awhile back with a friend. 2 years old, 11k kms, price was a steal. What I saw was a different story. The car never had been back to the dealership for service (not even an oil change) since she bought it new. Didn't think it was necessary she said, because "it ran fine", and it was like the first time she noticed the "service required" dash light when it was pointed it out to her. Two badly curb rashed alloy wheels with a chunk of sidewall missing out of one tire. All four corners of the car had bumper rash because it was clear she couldn't park worth a damn. Had this little yappy lap dog tha had pissed on and scratched everything up... I could go on.

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thumper Witness protection Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: GVRD Posts: 14,427 Thanked 5,343 Times in 2,222 Posts Failed 111 Times in 57 Posts Member's Picture Albums	Depends. My parents bought a used "lady driven" car once. She admitted to not being a car person, but she was always religious with the dealer servicing and if something felt wrong she always took it in to be sure it was okay because she was afraid her ignorance would cost her, and for a used car it was perfect. On the flipside, I looked at a "lady driven" car awhile back with a friend. 2 years old, 11k kms, price was a steal. What I saw was a different story. The car never had been back to the dealership for service (not even an oil change) since she bought it new. Didn't think it was necessary she said, because "it ran fine", and it was like the first time she noticed the "service required" dash light when it was pointed it out to her. Two badly curb rashed alloy wheels with a chunk of sidewall missing out of one tire. All four corners of the car had bumper rash because it was clear she couldn't park worth a damn. Had this little yappy lap dog tha had pissed on and scratched everything up... I could go on. __________________ "The guy in the CR-V meanwhile, he'll give you a haughty glare. He's responsibly trying to lessen his impact, but there you go lumbering past him with your loud V8, flouting the new reality. You may as well go do some donuts in a strawberry patch and slalom through a litter of kittens." Dan Frio, Automotive Editor, Edmunds Last edited by thumper; 04-25-2016 at 08:27 AM.