Another gem
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Looks like about 20 air fresheners hanging from the steering column in this one. I wonder how much it cost to make this one look so bad. What the hell is that thing stuck to the front door? 24" wheels? That's fucking redickulus
This thing looks like shit. Why not tape something off before you start shooting it. It probably got painted the same week the pictures got taken. Cause I gotta believe the paints going to come off every plastic thing they painted over.
I wouldn't touch that first one.
That just reeks of some used car dealer rubbing his snotty nuts all over every panel they'd reach, spray-painting seats, replacing one piston in the front brakes... All the cheap fuck tricks. You'll start seeing hot glue behind trim within a month.
It is precisely the sort of thing someone should avoid when buying a used vehicle.
Cheers,
Kennith
That just reeks of some used car dealer rubbing his snotty nuts all over every panel they'd reach, spray-painting seats, replacing one piston in the front brakes... All the cheap fuck tricks. You'll start seeing hot glue behind trim within a month.
It is precisely the sort of thing someone should avoid when buying a used vehicle.
Cheers,
Kennith
I don't mind buying a car with silly rims. I just sell them on the street and use the cash for something else.
Those 22 inch rims on my Impala easily paid for a full set of new wheels and tires. When I bothered to measure the things, the actual dimensions of the chrome face came out to 24 inches, so I just brought a yard stick with me to get the point across.
Ended up getting 275/60R15 on the rear, and 215/70R15 on the front with some "Crager" chromed steel wheels. They look rather nice, I think, but I'm lifting the rear a couple of inches to make it look right; one inch to cover the sag over the years, and another to give it a touch of muscle.
Cheers,
Kennith
It's not the wheels that are the concern it's owners who put the wheels on - usually the 10th owner who hasn't changed the oil once and has run it hot a few times. You know how fickle Rovers are. I'd probably be less concerned on other makes that aren't as high maintenance but still it makes you wonder where the owner is putting their cash in their vehicle
They're not putting cash into the vehicle, but they don't usually own a car for long.
Moreover, they don't generally try to hide faults in person, they love fast cash, and you can almost always knock them down even more by pointing out problems and allowing them to keep the custom audio. They'll try to pull it ahead of time, but get there fast and you can make a point of it.
Make sure to get the wheels, though.
The downside is you should always replace the fuel pump, because I don't care how much money they've got; they'll be running on a dollar of gas almost all the damned time. There's also almost always something wrong with the vehicle, but they'll tell you what they think it is; and they've kept a hard eye on the symptoms.
Just watch out for the common practice of someone's uncle usually having the title with their mother's name on it.
Aside from shoddy audio and wheels, it's actually the former owner that fucked the car most of the time. These guys just didn't fix it, but they'll have done their best to sort out loose or badly installed trim. You can get some nice cars from them; just don't go out unless you know the particular model in question.
If somehow you manage to get screwed in the end, you can get the difference out of them; not always in cash, but it can be worth your while.
I'd take that over the former vehicle in this thread any time, and I'd probably get it for half the asking price.
That's assuming the owner is indeed who he appears to be. Obviously, that's not always the case.
Cheers,
Kennith
ptschram
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You would not believe the number of titles I've gotten with Rovers where there was no more room to reassign it on the back with multiple lien releases.
I got a badly rusted RRC that had been dragged through the local auto auction so many times the auction office had stapled a notarized letter to the title indicating it had been reassigned more times than there was room on the native title.
By the time I titled it, the women at the BMV just wanted me to go away because of all of the hinky titles (UK) I'd presented for transfer.
Sadly, it was without doubt the worst rusted-out RRC I'd ever seen before or since. The only thing holding it together was the carpet and sound-proofing.