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Old 03-26-2009, 02:14 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by Locke View Post
Yes and no. Bringing a mechanic with you, unless hes a friend of yours can be a mistake in the overall bargaining process.

Showing up and saying BTW heres a mechanic who will inform me of all the BS you've been feeding me for the last half hour breeds a bit of mistrust in the bargaining process.

It wouldnt kill you to have a guy look over the basics, but a mechanic really cant tell you a lot about whats wrong with a car thats just sitting there. Sure if it has trouble starting or its missing wheels or things of that nature he can point those out and maybe give you a cost estimate for repair, but if it starts fine and generally runs okay and isnt light a few windows here and there a mechanic cant really tell you much.

Seriously though, that Citation II looks like an amazing car for $400.
How about this Pinto for $1,400?

http://www.icyclebc.com/pinto.htm
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