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Originally Posted by Prostrho
The car is NOT at a dealer right now. this car is a private sale. The owners name is Cleo. And the girlfriend Kirsten was doing the selling. (BTW not hot, imagine slightly overweight typical Surrey Caucasian girl)
The seller Cleo (guy) works at a Mercedes dealer as a lot attendant, and I guess scooped in on a trade in deal and bought the car without any reconditioning in March of this year for $6500. He wants to sell it for what he paid plus a little bit more.
His girlfriend Kristen was handling the showing of the car when we met at King George station and handling the bartering while Cleo (the owner) sat by the side and barely said a word.
As mentioned the car has front suspension clunk (pretty sure front ball joint, common on IS300). Front Michelin Pilot A/S tires are cracking and falling apart, and rear tires are bald Hankook all seasons. I used these as bargaining points, and she said the car came like that from the previous owner and they didn't want to put any money into it. Rear brakes are also worn out, however the seller mentions he will include rear pads and rotors as part of the sale. Note timing belt is also not done as far as I can tell.
The most worrying part for me is that the paint is bubbling on the rear hatch. If you guys do end up looking at the car please look at where the license plate bolts in and around the rear glass. Its very bad in that area. It's an aluminum hatch, so its not rust, but its aluminum corrosion and a repaint process is difficult on aluminum.
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Thanks for the clarification. If that is the case then I retract my comment. The photos caught me off guard. Being in a shop confused me and I thought you said it was now traded in.
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Originally Posted by smoothie.
Have you ever worked at a dealer?
Most used cars I've seen that go through the "safety inspection" are slapped back together just to pass and good to go. Cheapest rotors and pads that can be found, etc etc.
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The whole auto industry is a scam man, all of it. Don't trust anyone or anything. Everyone's out to get you.