LOOKING FOR A HONDA CIVIC BUT NEED TO KNOW...
is it better to by a car from a independent dealer or from a private
party? i'm planning to get an old honda civic under $3000 (hopefully). i'm not sure of the things i should check for, but i will take it to a mechanic. i'm in the alexandria, virginia area. any advice would be appreciated. oh,yeah.....my plan is to drive it back home to los angeles sometime in august. |
Re: LOOKING FOR A HONDA CIVIC BUT NEED TO KNOW...
I got a private sale '94 with 72k on it for 4k. Do you homework. Carfax,
etc. Mine was owned by two people and had full dealer records. I would not by a car that I could not check it's service record. Things to remember: Timing belt change with waterpump that is a MUST at 90k will cost you $400+ if it hasn't been done. Make some hard turns in a parking lot and listen for bad CV joints. Look behind the front wheels for grease...bad CV boots. If possible, pay a mechanic you trust to look at it. Money well spent. G-Man "aha09" <aha09@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:8a48cb76.0403311645.4a53a130@posting.google.c om... > is it better to by a car from a independent dealer or from a private > party? > > i'm planning to get an old honda civic under $3000 (hopefully). i'm > not sure of the things i should check for, but i will take it to a > mechanic. > > i'm in the alexandria, virginia area. > > any advice would be appreciated. > > oh,yeah.....my plan is to drive it back home to los angeles sometime > in august. |
Re: LOOKING FOR A HONDA CIVIC BUT NEED TO KNOW...
In article <8a48cb76.0403311645.4a53a130@posting.google.com >,
aha09@yahoo.com (aha09) wrote: > is it better to by a car from a independent dealer or from a private > party? > > i'm planning to get an old honda civic under $3000 (hopefully). i'm > not sure of the things i should check for, but i will take it to a > mechanic. > > i'm in the alexandria, virginia area. > > any advice would be appreciated. > > oh,yeah.....my plan is to drive it back home to los angeles sometime > in august. You can do it either way. You should run a carfax report on it regardless of whether you buy it from an dealer or from a private party. If you decide to buy to buy from a dealer, visit the Honda shops in your area and buy from one of the Honda dealers. Honda dealers are suppose to have their mechanics carefully check out trade-ins. They only sell the ones on their lots that pass all of their tests. They sell to independent dealers and on the wholesale market those trade-ins that DON'T pass their tests. |
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