Scott, nice to see you are posting again. We've missed your commentary and sharp wit.
In anycase, I know we can take it to a dealer, thats pretty obvious, but what I was looking for is a member in the area's trusted independent they would recommend to not say the car needs stuff it really doesn't. I'm afraid I don't trust the dealers to do an appropriate ppi.
The car we are looking at has full service history and was owned by a german mechanic, and is perfect, with low miles, according to the seller. So the point is we would like to take it to an independent for a look over to see if it truly is a good car.
Everything sounds good, service history, well maintained, low miles, no accidents, clean paint and interior, but an independent another member recommends, would be able to give the car a good look over for us. The Dealerships from my experience usually try to tell you tons of things need to be replaced. an independent will know these cars in and out, as they will have worked on many over the years.
In anycase, talk to you online, we'll be going up to fremont saturday to check out the car and possibly buy it.
I feel comfortable with my knowledge of the car to make a proper decision and be able to tell if there are any issues with the car, considering I have the identical car.
Alon