Date: Sat, 09 Aug 2003 20:37:56 GMT From: "Skid" <skid2nopsamast.net> Subject: Re: What car would you buy INSTEAD OF of a Saab???
"Grunff" <grunffnopsam.com> wrote in message news:bh34tr$u0sfn$1nopsam52899.news.uni-berlin.de... > Skid wrote: > > > Buying any of them without a bumper-to-bumper check by a qualified mechanic > > is dangerous. > > Utter tripe. I'm not a qualified mechanic, but I'm willing to > bet that when I check a car over, I spot things many "qualified > mechanics" wouldn't. I'm also willing to bet that a good few > people on this NG fall into the same category. > > -- > Grunff > So you think it's better just buying what J.D. Power says is reliable and trusting to luck? I wouldn't buy anything as expensive, or potentially expensive, as a house or car without an independent inspection. When I bought my 9-3, I already had a short list of needed repairs in hand -- none of which were visible without wrenching. The inspection, at an independent shop I've used for years, cost $60. It allowed me to negotiate a couple of grand off the asking price and saved me unpleasant surprises after the sale. I'm not questioning your ability to seek or find potential trouble in a used car. But for most of us mere mortals without x-ray vision and intimate knowledge of the shop manual, an inspection is cheap insurance.
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