posted on May 19, 2001 10:20:27 AM new
why would you possibly buy a car on ebay when there are live auctions all over the country if you really want to live dangerously? even there you have to know what you are doing.
Her choice & her money, even though I DID forewarn her
edited: I did nag nag nag her about test driving a car. She gets something in her head, she's gotta do it... one day she'll learn, and it'll probably be the expensive way. I just feel for ME, having to drive it back! I should have told her I don't want any part in it, but I caved, and told her I'd help.
posted on May 19, 2001 10:56:41 AM new
Got my lesson with a $1500 Subaru bought after I got out of college. Brakes failed one day later -- and that's a car I test drove. Best bet is to drive the car to a garage and have a mechanic look it over. If the seller isn't amenable to that, he's hiding something.
posted on May 19, 2001 10:59:26 AM new
They gotta learn their own lessons in this life, no matter how much we tell them. Kids-love em!
Okay, the worst that could happen is she gets a negative feedback for not completing the sale. You test drive, look in the engine, do everything you know how to do before she hands over the money. If you have a trusted mechanic that could go with you that's even better. If the guy is legit and there's nothing wrong with the car, he won't mind the inspection.
posted on May 19, 2001 11:16:50 AM new
I recently bought a truck off E-Bay motors and am very happy with the whole shabang. Had great contact with the seller (who was in FL and I am in KY). Received the truck about 3 weeks ago and love it!! Exactly as described, runs great. And got a killer deal on it as well. So there are positive deals out there, you just have to find them. Hope your daughters buy turns out as great as mine has!!
Connie
posted on May 19, 2001 11:19:38 AM new
There are so many used cars listed in the paper I can't see why anyone would purchase off of eBay except in special circumstances. Maybe a Bugatti Royal, or a Shelby Mustang would be good to purchase off of eBay, but a Honda Accord... I don't see it.
posted on May 19, 2001 01:31:48 PM new
It's probably fresh from some chopshop in Missouri where they take two wrecks and weld the front of one to the back of the other then move it state to state to clear the salvage title.
posted on May 19, 2001 01:49:03 PM new
Ahhh man, they told me that the silver ring around the truck was the latest craze in FL and I was hoping to start the same thing here.
posted on May 19, 2001 03:09:22 PM new
Better than good!
I can't believe it!
My brother with us. The guy said he wouldn't sell it before it was looked over and test driven!
So my brother drove it, and it was fine, just fine! AND he sold it to her $100 less than the bid. The tire in front had been filled with that 'fix it spray' stuff.
Has some rust, interior is great.
She even bought one of their big TV's for $40.
She took a chance, but it turned out good
(and besides,they said it was cool, if we test drove it, and we didn't want it )
posted on May 19, 2001 03:20:27 PM new
NearTheSea, I am so glad things turned out well for her! I know my friends thought I was crazy buying over the internet, (you should have seen our loan officer's face) but we did our research and now they are jealous over the deal we got. Some have even given me details on the kind of car they would like so I can keep an eye out for a car for them.
Again, I am really glad there is a happy ending!!
Connie
posted on May 19, 2001 06:24:07 PM new
I thought it a good deal. They were concerned it was 'just going to be 2 women come out there' and no guy who knows cars.
In fact, he said he wasn't going to sell it to her, until she had a mechanic check it out. They weren't real hard up to sell it.
My brother checked it out, not thoroughly, albeit, but he does know cars, so its a good commuter car for her, and for the price, I think they deserve good feedback.
posted on May 19, 2001 09:01:30 PM new
Wow! No we don't have that here, just emissions, and thats every other year, I guess we really are lucky in that way!
What a hassle! And you have to do this every year? yikes
If a car fails emissions ($12 for test) I think! because I never have had one fail, but I think, (maybe someone from WA knows more) you need to go to a state mechanic and max. $100-$150.
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