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Re: Prospective Purchase: 2002 9-3 SE
Posted by Paul B. (more from Paul B.) on Mon, 8 Dec 2008 16:37:06
In Reply to: Prospective Purchase: 2002 9-3 SE, Melissa, Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:23:23
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Hee's the way I would appoach it:
The DI cassette is sometimes a nuisance, but they last longer than they used to, usually give a check engine light instead of leaving you stranded, and can be replaced for a few hundred dollars when they fail. So if you can't see evidence it was replaced in the last couple of years just factor a few hundred dollars in to the price.
Unless you can see solid documentation of regular oil changes with synthetic oil, insist on having the pan dropped or walk away from the deal. The potential cost of engine replacement is too large not too.
Anything short of dropping the oil pan will not show the whole picture.
Good luck.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Prospective Purchase: 2002 9-3 SE, Melissa, Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:23:23
- Update: Prospective Purchase: 2002 9-3 SE, Melissa, Tue, 9 Dec 2008 13:18:28
- Free maintenance, Mike Lynch
, Tue, 9 Dec 2008 12:18:48 - SE with Premium Package?..., Mike Lynch
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