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Originally Posted by psfred
The only serious things are the tranny leak and the steering box leak with damage to the control arm bushings. Everything else is normal wear.
Just about exactly the car I would expect for the price -- in truely perfect condition I'd personally ask $6000 or more -- my brother paid 12,000 for his SDL several years ago.
Brakes will last about 20,000 miles on a set of pads (30,000 if you are easy on them), worn pads would NEVER keep me from buying a car!
Peter
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Thanks, Peter. It wasn't worn break pads, the horn or the wheels needing to be balanced that kept me from buying the car. In this case, paying $6,000 or more for a car in better condition would make more sense.
The guy wanted $4995. I went to the PPI knowing I'd need to get the timing chain and all the tensioners done and, at my option, repainting the hood to deal with the failed clear coat and either replacing or refinishing the wheels. Had the PPI result been good, I planned on trying to talk him down to $4500. I was prepared for a tough negotiation because of the guy's personality type.
These other problems on the PPI aren't things I know much about. Given that laundry list of repairs, why would a shop owner turn down potential business and say he doesn't recommend buying the car?
Bill