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Posted on 07/10/2011 10:03:54 AM PDT by CGASMIA68
Never purchased a used car. Looking at an 07 accord exl, 57000 for 12000 private owner at a garage Price looks in line with vehicle. I know about car fax and will pay to have a Honda dealer look at it but before I get that far; How can a novice tell if the engine is the original and what else should I keep an eye out for? Thanks in advance
I’d be foolish to answer your query, because you preloaded it with anti-wisdom.
After some of the horror stories I’ve heard, I wouldn’t let my car get anywhere near a Jiffy Lube.
IOW, you have no proof. You have a bias... OK fine, just so we know. Speaking of “smoked out...”
The Al Gore of used cars, if you will. I’m fine with that if you are. When presenting a query becomes “anti-wisdom,” you’ve arrived.
Car payments ?
I have three Toyotas, one over 200K miles, one over 170K, one over 90K. Original engine and transmission on all of them. I’ve owned Hondas and Acuras with 200K+ lifes.
I’ve also owned cars and trucks from Ford, Old, Chevy, GM, Subaru, VW. Not to mention a number of other brands which were more hobby than transportation.
There is simply no comparison between the longevity and low-maintenance cost of Hondas and Toyotas in engine, drive train, wheels and suspension and any other model, imo. Those two brands are at another level.
Why, ah nevah heerd nuthin’ so perposteruss. We ‘uns heah at Jiffy Lube is ex-spurts! Ah demands a apollygee! Twinkie
You can run the vehicles VIN and get it’s service and accident history. Actually I would have the dealer do it so as not to waste your time. If the car is a good buy the dealer will be happy to show you the report.
Having a qualified mechanic check it out is also a good idea.
One thing to look out for is where the car came from and/or was driven. If it came from a state or area that’s had a lot flooding I would be wary of the car.
Paid heavily? Let's see...
A new Camry with moonroof, XM radio, hands free phone, and alloy wheels for $24,975.
A new Impala WITHOUT any of those options for $25,230.
A new Taurus WITHOUT any of those options for $26,640.
That's a no-brainer. Better car, lower price, and not a dime of my money to Obama's UAW thugs.
Like I said you were already waiting behind the door with a spiked bat ready to swing. Swing it madly all you want slugger!
Smokers abuse cars.
The poster of that idiotic remark got outed down-thread as not being able to prove that claim. Ha!
I asked you before, and I'll ask you again: Prove it. If you think that's a spiked bat, then there's nothing else I can say to prove you're an idiot. You've done all the work for me.
Res ipsa loquitur, scooter. Bye.
My friend took his car to Dizzy Lube. They told him his (manual) transmission was totally dry of oil. Of course, he said, put some in. They proceeded to pour a couple of quarts of oil onto his clutch through the inspection hole in the bell housing.
I watch them. Really watch them.
In my long decades of experience looking at used cars to buy for myself and as a friend to others, having looked at well over a hundred cars, and also my experiences as a young man working at a rental outfit, wherein I observed the conditions of cars returned I found a sure and strong correlation smokers and abuse of car.
Hey, you photoshopped a different guy’s head on that picture of Mitt Romney!
I had an 85 IROC-Z28 and could pull codes with a paper clip. When you jumped the proper terminals, the check engine light would flash codes. Pretty cool.
Dizzy Lube. I like that....and yes, what you have described is pathetic.
Check the underside for gouges, scrapes, dents in the fluid pans or gas tank. All can indicate rough service or a lot of gravel road time. Scrapes and dings underneath can open the way for rust.
Check tires for uneven wear, cupping, which may indicate wheel alignment or bearing problems.
While you are looking under the hood, salvage yard parts commonly have the make, model, and year of the vehicle written on them in yellow or white paint marker. This might indicate a collision or other damage the owner might not be forthcoming about.
That’s what I thought. If you would have said you were basing your observation on just your own experience (maybe extensive: You sound like a used-car salesman), this trip would not have been necessary. Now we can all discount it as rubbish.
I can just as easily have made the opposite claim by making an observation that most of the mechanics I have known over the years were smokers (a much larger share than the general population). It can be assumed auto mechanics are likely to take better than average care of their vehicles, therefore you are refuted unless you can link some sort of scientific study to prove your original argument that smokers take poor care of their cars.
But you can’t, which is MY original point. I chose not to make that argument because it is unnecessary...you failed to prove your argument.
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