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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 12:50 PM
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Here is another pic of the front of the GS from the gallery... I find the small differences you can see here seem to be typical in most of our cars...



Anybody think this can happen from running the bumper over high parking stops... I have done this twice now since lowering the car and each time I think the rebar caught on the way back out and pulled on the bumper a little... fixable? Not that it is that noticable but I tend to be **** about such things...


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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 12:58 PM
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Do Not Buy that car......Continue shopping around
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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I would never buy a Salvaged title car, you would be suprised how many cars caught up in the canes and floods in Florida find their way to other states... biggest worry are the electrical problems you won't see until nothing works 1 day...

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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 01:13 PM
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Originally Posted by CinFulxGS4
I would never buy a Salvaged title car, you would be suprised how many cars caught up in the canes and floods in Florida find their way to other states... biggest worry are the electrical problems you won't see until nothing works 1 day...

flood damage is one of my biggest fears with used cars
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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You are going to invest a lot of money in a GS-430. Buying a car with a salvage title is a giant carp shoot. I would pass.
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 03:11 PM
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Buying a salvaged title car is a bad idea no matter what the seller says. Stay away.
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 03:50 PM
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I just got off of the phone with the guy selling the car. I asked him about the difference in the gaps on the hood and he was anything but forthcoming with me about the gaps. At first he said he could see nothing wrong with the car and that the front is "immaculate." I asked him to look at the gaps right over the headlights and then he magically knew what I was talking about. His reponse was that there is an adjustment that makes one side of the hood slightly higher than the other - that the adjustment could be made to lower it and put it back in place. Riiiigght.

"Then tell me, why didn't you make the adjustment before you took the pictures."

Run from this deal.
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 03:55 PM
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Peace of mind is worth way more then saving a few bucks.
Stay away from anything salvaged......unless you want to part it out
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 07:13 PM
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Give It Up, Stop It, Case Closed........................
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Old Jun 6, 2005 | 08:17 PM
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Thanks guys I'll look elsewhere....
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 01:43 AM
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Originally Posted by skpark70
Thanks guys I'll look elsewhere....
that's definitely good move man

you dn't want to spend any money and later regret big time
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 02:36 AM
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Don't buy! For peace of mind look else where!
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Old Jun 7, 2005 | 04:36 AM
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Especially dropping $20+K on a salvaged car why spend the extra $3-5K and get something you know is decent and won't have any problems in the long run trust me it's worth I'm glad you are passing on this deal you'll thank all of us in the long run.
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