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  • Re: check list

    From root@21:1/5 to Rich D on Thu Feb 22 03:57:45 2024
    Rich D <rdelaney2001@gmail.com> wrote:
    I'm going to shop for a used car soon, something I
    haven't done in a long time.

    Can anyone recommend a check list of items to inspect,
    on the vehicle? ??And a list of things which should be
    inspected by a professional mechanic?

    Does it matter whether I buy from a dealer,
    vs. a private party transaction?

    --
    Rich

    A guy named Akerloff won a nobel prize for pointing
    out the seller of a car knows much more about the
    car than you do. That puts you at a disadvantage.
    The only counter to this is to have an expert evaluate
    the car.

    If you buy from private party try this: have him
    pay for an independent mechanic to evaluate the
    car. If it passes the test you will add the cost
    of the test to the price of the car.

    Good luck.

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  • From root@21:1/5 to root on Thu Feb 22 04:01:57 2024
    root <NoEMail@home.org> wrote:
    Rich D <rdelaney2001@gmail.com> wrote:
    I'm going to shop for a used car soon, something I
    haven't done in a long time.

    Can anyone recommend a check list of items to inspect,
    on the vehicle? ??And a list of things which should be
    inspected by a professional mechanic?

    Does it matter whether I buy from a dealer,
    vs. a private party transaction?

    --
    Rich

    A guy named Akerloff won a nobel prize for pointing
    out the seller of a car knows much more about the
    car than you do. That puts you at a disadvantage.
    The only counter to this is to have an expert evaluate
    the car.

    If you buy from private party try this: have him
    pay for an independent mechanic to evaluate the
    car. If it passes the test you will add the cost
    of the test to the price of the car.

    Good luck.


    I have a better tactic: One you have agreed on the
    purchase price, make the offer contingent on an
    idependent evaluation of the car. If the car
    passes, you add the cost of the test to the
    agreed price, otherwise he pays for the test.

    If the seller doesn't agree to something like that
    keep looking.

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