inspect before you buy

[JGies@skandia.com]

> The fellow is kind enough to stand behind what he has, and claims he
> had no 
> foreknowledge of the extent of the damage to the car.  He will give me
> back 500 
> bucks, or get all the parts I need.  I think I'll have him get me all
> the 
> parts.
hard to believe that he didn't know, but i give him credit for putting
his $ where his mouth is.

> This car was the biggest mistake of my life.
> 
been there, done that.  1986 BMW L7 (735i, with L for *loaded*).  Paid
6,000, put in $2000 for repairs, only got $4000 back on the resale.
disaster.

> Moral:  Have the car inspected professionally by a DEALER before you
> even think 
> of buying it.
> 
i highly reccomend against using dealer chains.  get a referral from
friends/family/listmembers to find a small shop that they trust.  or use
a mechanic you are familiar with and trust.  before i bought the bimmer,
i took it to Helmut's BMW in stratford CT, and paid the bastards $100 to
inspect the car.  they told me nothing, gave the car their stamp of
approval, and I bought it.  $2000 in repairs in the first 4 months.
pfooey on them.

john
jgies@skandia.com
'88 16v Alpine White (almost back on the road)

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