Thread: Opinions wanted please.

Be upfront about it. Honesty never got anyone into trouble is what I think.

Last car I sold a young kid showed up with his dad. It was a 3 year old Falcon XR6 and the first thing I did was show him all the small scratches and told him what a Petrol guzzler it was and then went through the warranty and maintenance records with him. It was a manual and hard to come by and he really wanted it. His dad complimented me on my high level of personal integrity. His dad wanted to test drive it. I asked him for his licence and he produced his police badge with it. I am living in the hope that Karma is alive and well if I ever need it but I was really glad I was totally upfront about the car.

Bad news Rich - you asked the question so you know what you have to do. You can always tell a prospective buyer that the repair cost has already been built into the price. Every used vehicle of its age/kms will most likely need some work even if the seller isn't saying so.

If its dripping,then i would get it fixed,keep mouth shut.You don't want to tell them everything you have had done to the vehicle over the years.

if its just moist,not dripping,i would sell as is.

I'd fix it, then keep driving it :-)

When I had a transmission fluid leak into the bell housing, it turned out to be the front oil seal of the transmission. Was not an expensive repair, and not a body off job.


Ivan

Oh an its now at 248000 kms, on original transmission.