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Replying to: 2kids3cats (Apr 22, 2009 5:49 pm) I'd run the other way. He has no license (does he have a dealer plate on the vehicle?)? If he's an individual you have little if any recourse in the event of a problem. The last red flag should be when he uses the threat of your being stupid by wanting a mechanic to look at the vehicle, "Fine, if you want to waste your money." That's like the realtors saying when someone wants to give a low offer to them for the seller, "We don't want to insult them with a low offer." Insult? It's my money so I'll insult whomever I wish with my dollar value of my offer. You might call the state department that handles dealer licensing. You can have them check for the number of private sales per year he's allowed to perform if he's not a dealer. I believe Ohio has a limit of 5. Some dealers give fake locations for their business lot or use the location of an existing lot. |
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Replying to: 2kids3cats (Apr 22, 2009 5:49 pm) Taking the car to a mechanic is NEVER a waste of money. I would take cars to be checked over even if they had only 10,000 miles on them--like rental cars bought at auction, etc. Basically the car either speaks for itself or fails to please--a Pontiac is a Pontiac no matter who is selling it. He can misrepresent it, but he can't hide what it is, in other words. (presuming you do your due diligence). Given that the low miles only adds maybe $500--$800 to the value, for a total of perhaps $4500, and given that this is a fairly common car to find, I see no reason why you have to fuss over this one if something about it doesn't feel right to you.
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (Apr 23, 2009 7:11 am) I pointed out that he was asking more than 1,000 over KBB for the car if it had a good title. He said he didn't take much stock in KBB numbers. He then tried to make me feel guilty that he wouldn't be getting any profit if he took less. Tried to tell me I'd pay 15,000 or more for a car with similar miles. Then tried telling me my car would be dying soon. It's a ford taurus SE with 119,400 miles, but I've had it 7 years and changed the oil every 3,000 miles and kept up with other maintenance. We ended up leaving without trying the car. He says he sells one car a week.
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Replying to: 2kids3cats (Apr 23, 2009 10:41 am) The seller might try to explain to you why if you do a search for 2000 Pontiac Grand Ams on Autotrader you get a nationwide average price of $4,300. |
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Replying to: 2kids3cats (Apr 23, 2009 10:41 am) |
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Hello. May somebody help me ? I live in NY and found a car in Florida from private owner. I like the car and ready to buy it, but how I can drive it from Florida to NY without plates ? Do I have to fly back to NY, get plates and come back for a car or there is a way to get plates, or something temporary, in Florida ? Thanks for advice. |
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Replying to: aeggroup (Jun 15, 2009 10:33 am) I imagine you can a temporary registration so you can drive it to NY and then register it there.
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Replying to: dtownfb (Jun 15, 2009 5:54 pm)  )) especially for the money I'm paying.
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Replying to: aeggroup (Jun 15, 2009 10:33 am) |
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Replying to: aeggroup (Jun 16, 2009 8:29 am) Do some reading on the Florida and NY DMV website. You should find your answer there. Since it is a friend of yours, fly down or take the train and stay a few days. |
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