Date: 2 Feb 2006 06:54:04 -0800 From: "roscoeboy" <roscoeboynospaml.com> Subject: Re: Should I buy? Your thoughts
First, if a dealer is asking more for a car than the asking price listed on cars.com, point it out to him and iinsist on the listed price - or less. Anything more is robbery. You'd probably be better off to buy one privately. I just bought a 1999 9-5 wagon with 120K miles for $5200. It's in perfect condition. They're out there if you look. A private sale should yield more info about the service history, ownership history, etc and meeting the owner will give you a good idea of how the car was treated. Plus, meticulous maintainance is more important than the mileage, not to mention that a higher mileage car will cost less.
