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I usually follow this when buying a used car. I keep in mind that somone got rid of it for a reason. I then need to figure out what that reason was.
In the case of my Cavalier, they got rid of it because the wife was pregnant and they had a 1-1/2 year old and wanted a little bit bigger car with 4 doors. The dealer was willing to back that story up by showing me the sales contract for the Ford Fusion they bought. It was a manual transmission to top it off so I guess they like stickshifts.
I also asked to have them lift the car so I could look underneath it. I got them to show me the service work when they took it in. The front brakes were new, the back were at a little more than half and all they did was change the oil.
I also carfaxed it and it came up clean before I went to look at it.
With the Z06, I ignored most of this advice. I ignored the issues on the Carfax. I ignored my advice to never buy a car that has been modified. I ignored that the rear tires were at half and the fronts almost new meaning someone had been hard on it. I never figured out the reason the person traded it in. I got burnt. At least I got a good enough deal that I only lost $2000 on it in a 4 month period of time.
Here's what you need to take from this, you learned something and that education carried a price tag. The best education you get rarely comes free. You'll be wiser with the next purchase you make and hopefully won't repeat this error. Good luck with whatever you decide Yelo.
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