One tidbit from me here....Went to buy a car that said "complete car," and
while this was somewhat true...that complete car was entirely in parts. I
guess since all or most of the parts were there to put it back together...the
dealership called them complete cars. Upon checking, we found that all of
this person's "complete cars" were much the same story. I guess this is
where the saying "buyer beware" comes in, eh?
Teresa
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 12:01
PM
Subject: Re: IML: IML Inspections?
--- Mad4cars@xxxxxxx wrote:
> If
the car is cheap or you know what the persons
> knowledge of cars is and
if his opinion on condition
> matches yours.. then ok otherwise GO
YOURSELF or
> dont buy it...
I agree. Pictures never tell
the full story (even
video isn't adequate), and there's no possible
way
that you can "hire" someone else to look for the
things that are
important to YOU as a potential buyer.
When anyone looks at a car, we
all "see" different
things.
I've found over the years that many
people aren't
necessarily trying to cheat the buyer, but they just
have
a different idea of what constitutes "good
condition" (or whatever label
they choose to use).
I've made some long trips to see cars in person,
and
it's always paid off to have done so. Just a couple
of months
ago I drove from Chattanooga to New York --
and was really glad I did,
because if the car I was
considering had appeared on a truck in my
driveway, I
would have had a heart attack.
It's possible to buy
sight-unseen with a satisfactory
conclusion (my '70 Imperial was purchased
just that
way, and is actually better than described), but the
buyer has
to ask questions about EVERYTHING! Having
an inspection can help, but
there's nothing like
seeing the car in
person.
Elijah
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1965
Imperial LeBaron
1970 Imperial LeBaron
1971 Imperial
LeBaron
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