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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hintzyboy" data-source="post: 4420555" data-attributes="member: 566521">I disagree.  This winter, the rear end on my roomate's truck blew up.  When he took it in to an independent shop, the mechanic said that it had no differential fluid in it, which means somebody had it apart and never refilled the fluid.  The rear end hadn't been touched since he bought the truck and, since his purchase contract stated that the dealer was supposed to have inspected that, the dealer ended up paying the $1700 to replace the rear end.You might end up paying more at a dealership, but there are certain safeguards there that you can't get dealing with private parties.  Best bet is to get something a bit older that is certified and comes with a warranty.</blockquote>

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