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Buying 2007 ES right before major maintenance service?

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Old 07-20-19, 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by tolian21
Its a used car, 12 year old.... maintenance records and inspections, the seller can just tell you to go to hell and sell it someone who does not ask all these questions.
I hate selling my used car through private sale, too much hassle
As I've gotten older, the thousand or so I could get selling private, I let the dealer have so I don't have to deal with the rift raft from craigslist coming to my neighborhood.
Old 07-20-19, 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by RXGS
As I've gotten older, the thousand or so I could get selling private, I let the dealer have so I don't have to deal with the rift raft from craigslist coming to my neighborhood.
Absolutely agree. Not only you get to see questionable people, they setup appointments and dont show up without calling, and when they do show up you start getting hassled about maintenance records, taking it to their mechanic for inspection, and in the end they start bargaining. Screw that, the car is selling for $3-4k and they expect new car dealer service. And what if the car breaks down few days later after you sell it, the nut case might be at your home. No thank you.

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Old 07-20-19, 10:40 PM
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The best strategy is to drive your car until it has very little value so when you get a new one you just hand it over to the dealer and you dont care or feel like you are getting ripped off.
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