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Re: thinking about this car.... any help?
car has been checked out by nexus... from what I heard it might be worth a trip up there for me to check it out as well.
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Please see attachments! This 97 rust bucket looks like a million dollars and showed 18,000 miles on the clock. http://ourlifeline.net/svxart.htm Keith |
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You sued them over it?
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You guys really need to see the underside of my salt belt cars. The laguna does have the door rust (that I'll be replacing) as well as some 1/4 rust, but underneath is pretty clean even after 16 MN winters. My silver is nearly rust free-body and undercarriage and spent 16 winters in MN and 2 in WI.
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Absolutely not. You bought a 13 year old car and didn't check it out first. My SVX is very similar, if not worse. I'm not suing the 90 year old lady I bought it from. I'm very happy with the car!
In fact, I'm having a very hard time believing a judge sided with you regarding a car which you presumably purchased "as-is". I don't see any rust in those pictures which causes anything more than an aesthetic concern. Cars in this area, for the most part, are at the end of their usable life after about 10 years. Of course, if the car is taken care of well, there are obvious exceptions. I sell cars for a living, and I drive 7 hours away to buy all of the cars that I resell. I learned quickly that local cars CAN NOT be sold to buyers on the west coast who don't understand what our cars are like, and as such have completely unreasonable expectations. The definition of "rust free" is entirely different in Cleveland than it is in Las Angeles.
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I'd never buy a northern car. Rust is what killed the immortal suby.
I love being able to turn previously untouched bolts on my 18 year old car without having one shear off.
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Matt Locker Link 2015 BRZ Limited 6MT 92 Ebony LS-L ECUtune Stage2av1, Z32 MAF, 370cc injectors, TomsSVX intake, BontragerWorks 22mm RSB #003, HID Hi and Lo beams, OT endlink and bushing mods, PWR Aluminum radiator, Harvey's QC shift kit, 2.5" flowmaster 80 exhaust, 17" Michelin Pilot Sport A/S, Poly sway bar bushings, Slotted Bradi rotors, AFBeefcake powdercoated calipers, 97 grill, and a huge set of air horns. 300,000 miles and counting 92 Ebony LS-L. ecutune stage1v4, motorsport 1pc pulley. Garage Queen - sold to Dad in upstate NY 155,000 miles 19 Subaru Ascent Premium - -Hers !. 89 DL 4x4 little red wagon - a.k.a. The immortal suby. 275k R.I.P. |
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The car was advertised as: 1. No issues. (The tracking was binding up when the transport driver picked it up) 2. No rust. 3. Satisfaction guaranteed. The car was advertised all over the internet. That constitutes a federal crime. Fraudulent wire bank transfers are also a federal crime. As-is constitutes as-advertised with the internet. A friendly suggestion... careful, even though you obviously are not an established dealer with a physical location, web site, etc. What goes around comes around. It ended up with a dealer that was anxious to settle the case with a full refund. Keith |
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I guess in your mind ignorance is bliss.
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(To the original poster: I hope you and your girlfriend are doing well)
I drove my very nice, for-sale-here, Teal '92 to the Lombard, IL dealer's lot on Saturday and saw (only) this not-very-nice Ebony '97. The dealer had two rows of very nice cars in their front lot, but I found the svx in the back row of two stacked rows in the back lot. I didn't have a lot of time, but I had zero interest in driving the car after seeing it anyway. I took some photos of the body which is what was not very well-represented -understandably- in the photo link we have from the OP. The interior looked as good as the dealer's shots show. On the other hand, the passenger-side rear quarter panel was about the only body part that looked good up close. The car's been painted and you can judge this for yourself in the photos. Besides the rust and other imperfections on most of the panels, the driver's-side door did not look flush. The vehicle may be perfectly safe to drive, but the look did not inspire this driver to risk. Photos will be available at the following link for a short period. (FWIW and if anyone is interested, the dealer has an especially-nice (100+K) 2005 Shinka RX-8 on its front lot.) (DISCLAIMER and admitted bias: I have purchased many used cars in my lifetime, but have never purchased one from a dealer. The only ones I have considered are those with a documented history of having been serviced by the selling dearer.) I'll have photos posted here for brief period: http://cid-aa3387189766dea2.photos.l...s?sa=670508561 Best shopping to all SVXers!! Last edited by Rodolfo; 08-30-2010 at 08:11 AM. |
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All the idiots do live on your side of the country and north to be specific. Put your bifocals on and look again. Even the CV shafts are rusting away and anything else that would be needed to have bolts removed would be a major problem just to get a bolt out. Keith |
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