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Old 06-01-12, 06:13 PM
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Default Found a 96 with 84k!!!

PICKING IT UP IN THE MORNING!! WILL POST PICS!! WAIT TILL I TELL YALL HOW MUCH!!!
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Congrats! But I gotta ask, did it have it's 90k service yet?

Either way you'll love it.
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Tell us how much....
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drop 1-1.2k off whatever price you agree to if it needs the 90k service done.
Old 06-03-12, 02:27 AM
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It was a dud!!! Got there... It had 209 on O.... smoke smell still in my nose... whole in the dash... I think i was there 2min... outside was clean.... inside was nasty... he had paper work for new motor with 86-87k... but I passed!
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That sucks. Just b/c the engine has low milage doesn't make the car (209k) worth much. Just so everyone knows, how much was the guy asking?
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3K.... Funny thing... while looking at the car... My mom called and I rolled out...Cars in Balt. mom lives in BMore.. I was on my way to see a car in NJ and got a call that my dad passed...Called the guy later today asked when could i come see the car... His daughter decided to keep it!!! Not sure of the messages behind it... but wow!!!
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craigslist ads are very deceiving. next time, make sure you call the seller and get all necessary info. Save you the time.
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Originally Posted by yoitskenn
craigslist ads are very deceiving. next time, make sure you call the seller and get all necessary info. Save you the time.
Yeah, not too many are truthful. I must have looked at 15 LS's before I got mine. I just saw one in New York (cant remember where) for 1K. But didn't have a pic of body damage. Sounded good though, wish I had a grand.
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MAN!!!! brings back an old memory.

This guys posted a 98 SC300 for 4500. He said that it had a small piece of the front bumper missing because he hit something on the freeway. Everything else, he claimed was in good condition. I drove damn near 3 hrs to look at the car.

Small piece of bumper missing???? NOPE 1/4 of the bumper was missing.
Rear Quarter panel had a bad bondo job done, with no paint.
And to top it off, it wasn't even a 98....it was a 97 without the gated shifter. He gave me some BS about the production date. If it was past june 97....then you round up, making it a 98.

Lets not get into details on how I reacted and what I did.
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^ lol.. I woud have been pissed.
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can top these stories i think

was shopping for an IS a year or so ago, msgd a guy back and forth a few times and he was adamant about how clean and well maint'd his car was, so i met up with him (thankfully local).

not only was the car dirty (never a good sign), but there was crash damage on the front right AND rear left, random scratches/key marks ALL over the car, it had 3 different types of tires on it, AND the guy had ZERO maint. history on it. at least on paper. "my shop did all the work in cash and never gave me receipts." (right, for the 4 years you owned it you never had any receipts...)...
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Should change thread to " bad buying experience "
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lots of this stuff going on in socal, all day. just be a smart shopper and do you homework. glad you passed on that.
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I got a good guy on craigslist. I think it depends. Personally, I would rather deal with people on craigslist that may or may not be shady than deal with any used car salesman.


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