Thread: Quick decision needed

Yep, go with MR's advice. Whilst the ks artnt bad it appears it has been neglected, so could be other hidden items. These cars do need regular servicing, if it is neglected things rear their heads. Some of those items are easy diy others a modicum of mech knowledge required. IF the dealer knocks the cost off, like down to 8 it may be ok.
Cheers Scott

Car dealers can always do things cheaper. But will they use cheap parts?
Engine mounts I have photo of engine mounts that have done 10,000 kms "the ones the Car yards use to pass road worthies", and they collapsed, next to them a 260,000 kms Engine mount Genuine still looks like new.
Rocker cover gaskets, there are cheapies and then there are good ones, yes you can save costs by using inferior parts, it'll pass and sell a car, but after they have your money then your on your own.
Paint problems usually mean poor or cheap panel beating . If its at a local car yard, consider where they buy their whole sale cars from. A special landy dealer might have a better pick of the good vehicles, the ones that don't make the grade go wholesale for thr little caryards to sell and they are dollied up. A steam clean gets rid of major expense oil leaks as well as a tube of silicon
Check the history of the vehicle. Has it been bingled?
A lot of money to spend unless its a really honest good one.

I'd be running away from that car just as fast as I can. Too many known and unknown issues. Have patience and a far better honest vehicle will surface for you.

Can you/are you willing to do the repairs yourself?
If not Walk away.
The list of repairs required for the kms of that vehicle suggests to me it has never been maintained and likely to have additional issues unseen.
Any vehicles clear coat paint starts to get thin and milky at this age but bubbles are more an indication of previous panel work (maybe hail)

If the dealer paid too much, too bad, don't pay for the dealers mistakes.
If the answer to the first question is yes, the number the dealer needs to accept begins with a max of 6.
In any other case walk away.

Too expensive. D2's are not rare vehicles, there's plenty of others for sale.

Originally Posted by twr7cx

Too expensive. D2's are not rare vehicles, there's plenty of others for sale.

Yep there are some ridiculously cheap D2A bargains around that need work, and people have been picking them up for anywhere from $2.5 k to $6 k, I just get beaten to the draw and find out too late. Yes they are require money spent on them, but no where near the cost of $16k .