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Old 06-21-2013, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
I nearly always will take a prospective purchase to redline at least once to make sure the engine is sound. I have had several people get all pissy about it. I probably would ask permission to do so now to avoid such a reaction.
THAT is fair enough. If he doesn't give permission, you either take it as is and bargain from there or walk. Crooks were EXACTLY why the dealership in town where I lived refused to work on cars and only for commercial trucks.

Guy comes in, flogs the car on the dyno, it breaks and he blames the shop for reckless handling.
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