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Originally Posted by 97 SL320
For a PPI I'd use a new car dealer of the same make or at least the same parent company. A shop owned by an established enthusiast club would come in a strong second especially for an obscure / older car.
There is a line between adding buzz to an ad and lying. Lying is never acceptable. Private sellers really might not know that there is something wrong with the car so what they say isn't considered reality. Don't mistake someones incompetence for lying, this applies to businesses as well.
I've gotten some pretty good deals when the seller considers a slightly broken item completely junk.
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Kinda wondering who picked the person doing the PPI and how myself.
Either you tell me as it is or you are lying. If you don't know, say "I don't know". If you say IDK and I proceed, it is my fault. If you ask me about compression of the engine, what do you expect? Either I say it is within tolerance or not or IDK. There is no middle ground. Once you commit, you commit. Don't come back and say "OMG!! I didn't know". If you HONESTLY didn't know and made a mistake, it is YOUR job to make it right.
If you tell me it is junk and you want to let it go for $1000, that is your problem. Just as if I am a trained mechanic and I get creative on the faults to talk you down, it is my fault. That said, if the buyer doesn't check and takes it at face value, he is partly to blame.
When I sell a used car, I give you as much time as you want. I show you what is wrong and what the reasonable price is. Once money changes hands, you will have signed a "no warranty expressed or implied" and I don't accept anything else you said. So if it blows up 5 miles down the road, I told you everything I know and allowed you to have anyone of your choosing inspect it. If I misrepresent it and am called out, I take responsibility. If not go pound sand.