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<blockquote data-quote="Jmac" data-source="post: 4277203" data-attributes="member: 545486">If they&#039;re not confident enough to let a licensed mechanic give it the once over, they probably know it has issues that need to be addressed.When I bought my car back in 2001, the then-owner didn&#039;t have a problem w/ taking it to a licensed mechanic for a pre-sale inspection.&nbsp; The mechanic gave me a list of issues, none of which were major nor required attention immediately (rear pads wearing, leaking rear differential, high-beam switch needed replacement).&nbsp; I bought the car, replaced the high-beam switch that year, had the rear brakes fixed in 2003, fixed the leak in the rear differential in 2007, replaced the tires and exhaust this year.&nbsp; Total cost of repairs is slightly over $1000 over a 6.5 year span and $600 of that was tires (I could&#039;ve easily sufficed w/ $50 tires, but I wanted good rain tires).My friends who have taken my advice have not run into any owners who have taken issue w/ having the car inspected prior to purchase, either.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jmac, post: 4277203, member: 545486"] If they're not confident enough to let a licensed mechanic give it the once over, they probably know it has issues that need to be addressed. When I bought my car back in 2001, the then-owner didn't have a problem w/ taking it to a licensed mechanic for a pre-sale inspection. The mechanic gave me a list of issues, none of which were major nor required attention immediately (rear pads wearing, leaking rear differential, high-beam switch needed replacement). I bought the car, replaced the high-beam switch that year, had the rear brakes fixed in 2003, fixed the leak in the rear differential in 2007, replaced the tires and exhaust this year. Total cost of repairs is slightly over $1000 over a 6.5 year span and $600 of that was tires (I could've easily sufficed w/ $50 tires, but I wanted good rain tires). My friends who have taken my advice have not run into any owners who have taken issue w/ having the car inspected prior to purchase, either. [/QUOTE]

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