-Official- Is this car worth it thread
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http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?ct=u...&standard=false
Thanks for the reference, you were able to knock off $2k. Great colorway! Just wondering were you local or did you have it shipped / fly in, drive back?
Thanks for the reference, you were able to knock off $2k. Great colorway! Just wondering were you local or did you have it shipped / fly in, drive back?
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From: South Meriden, CT
Local-ish. I'm 2+ hours away in CT.
New question for everyone: Despite that the advertised pic of the car in the ad displayed a "Certified" banner, the car is not currently CPO. This was one of my bargaining chips...
The dealership has offered to certify the car for an additional $1200. Do you think this is worth it? It will add +2 yrs powertrain coverage and +1 yr non-powertrain. Input?
Reminder: the car only has 9800 miles...
New question for everyone: Despite that the advertised pic of the car in the ad displayed a "Certified" banner, the car is not currently CPO. This was one of my bargaining chips...
The dealership has offered to certify the car for an additional $1200. Do you think this is worth it? It will add +2 yrs powertrain coverage and +1 yr non-powertrain. Input?
Reminder: the car only has 9800 miles...
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I just recently received an email reply to a post I inquired about a week or so ago.
It was about a post online for an S2000 on sale in Los Angeles supposedly over craigslist (the seller stated its location to be in "ls angels")
The reply is indeed the same exact car form the craigslist pics, its a 2000 S2000 with a Mugen style rear spoiler, front lip, oil water temp stuff, etc etc, All at 61,000 miles and supposedly for sale for less than 10k
This car looks CLEAN, and that should probably be the first red flag. But there is other stuff that I am not particular easy about. First being the the license plate on the car in the pictures that I was linked to over email are New York state plates. Quoting the ad:
"The spark plugs, pvc volve, air filter, brake pad and rotors have been changed recently. The rotors are cross and drilled. The clutch, pressure plate, flywheel, and the bearing have been changed few hundreds miles after I bought the car. The flywheel is 1lb lighter than the factory flywheel, all other parts are OEM. The full suspensions have been upgraded to 2004 version, which is more comfortable ride than the 2000. "
I'm not sure if its just a case of bad typos and odd sounding grammar or if this person is trying to make it up as they go...
The biggest thing I find odd is the fact that in the reply email that this person says that they are not available to sell the car in person because they recently became a grandmother again, there for she has not had time to respond to my reply,(which makes sense) but would like to use something called OTA or "Trading Assistant services"
Am I just being super paranoid or is this a legit way to buy a car?
It was about a post online for an S2000 on sale in Los Angeles supposedly over craigslist (the seller stated its location to be in "ls angels")
The reply is indeed the same exact car form the craigslist pics, its a 2000 S2000 with a Mugen style rear spoiler, front lip, oil water temp stuff, etc etc, All at 61,000 miles and supposedly for sale for less than 10k
This car looks CLEAN, and that should probably be the first red flag. But there is other stuff that I am not particular easy about. First being the the license plate on the car in the pictures that I was linked to over email are New York state plates. Quoting the ad:
"The spark plugs, pvc volve, air filter, brake pad and rotors have been changed recently. The rotors are cross and drilled. The clutch, pressure plate, flywheel, and the bearing have been changed few hundreds miles after I bought the car. The flywheel is 1lb lighter than the factory flywheel, all other parts are OEM. The full suspensions have been upgraded to 2004 version, which is more comfortable ride than the 2000. "
I'm not sure if its just a case of bad typos and odd sounding grammar or if this person is trying to make it up as they go...
The biggest thing I find odd is the fact that in the reply email that this person says that they are not available to sell the car in person because they recently became a grandmother again, there for she has not had time to respond to my reply,(which makes sense) but would like to use something called OTA or "Trading Assistant services"
Am I just being super paranoid or is this a legit way to buy a car?
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Doesn't sound like they are looking to sell fast, just sell. The back story isn't the thing that bothered me the most, it was that OTA or Trading Assistant service that was putting me off the most.
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It's most likely a scam, they're fairly common on Craigslist. The replies are usually automated. If you send an email with another account, you'll probably get the same reply back. Did you ask any specific questions in your email that weren't answered, or were but not naturally? That's usually a big tip-off it's a scam. Also, escrow services = scam, every time. That rule applies for ebay too.
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Originally Posted by Sgt. Pepper,Dec 8 2010, 08:51 PM
I just recently received an email reply to a post I inquired about a week or so ago.
It was about a post online for an S2000 on sale in Los Angeles supposedly over craigslist (the seller stated its location to be in "ls angels")
The reply is indeed the same exact car form the craigslist pics, its a 2000 S2000 with a Mugen style rear spoiler, front lip, oil water temp stuff, etc etc, All at 61,000 miles and supposedly for sale for less than 10k
This car looks CLEAN, and that should probably be the first red flag. But there is other stuff that I am not particular easy about. First being the the license plate on the car in the pictures that I was linked to over email are New York state plates. Quoting the ad:
"The spark plugs, pvc volve, air filter, brake pad and rotors have been changed recently. The rotors are cross and drilled. The clutch, pressure plate, flywheel, and the bearing have been changed few hundreds miles after I bought the car. The flywheel is 1lb lighter than the factory flywheel, all other parts are OEM. The full suspensions have been upgraded to 2004 version, which is more comfortable ride than the 2000. "
I'm not sure if its just a case of bad typos and odd sounding grammar or if this person is trying to make it up as they go...
The biggest thing I find odd is the fact that in the reply email that this person says that they are not available to sell the car in person because they recently became a grandmother again, there for she has not had time to respond to my reply,(which makes sense) but would like to use something called OTA or "Trading Assistant services"
Am I just being super paranoid or is this a legit way to buy a car?
It was about a post online for an S2000 on sale in Los Angeles supposedly over craigslist (the seller stated its location to be in "ls angels")
The reply is indeed the same exact car form the craigslist pics, its a 2000 S2000 with a Mugen style rear spoiler, front lip, oil water temp stuff, etc etc, All at 61,000 miles and supposedly for sale for less than 10k
This car looks CLEAN, and that should probably be the first red flag. But there is other stuff that I am not particular easy about. First being the the license plate on the car in the pictures that I was linked to over email are New York state plates. Quoting the ad:
"The spark plugs, pvc volve, air filter, brake pad and rotors have been changed recently. The rotors are cross and drilled. The clutch, pressure plate, flywheel, and the bearing have been changed few hundreds miles after I bought the car. The flywheel is 1lb lighter than the factory flywheel, all other parts are OEM. The full suspensions have been upgraded to 2004 version, which is more comfortable ride than the 2000. "
I'm not sure if its just a case of bad typos and odd sounding grammar or if this person is trying to make it up as they go...
The biggest thing I find odd is the fact that in the reply email that this person says that they are not available to sell the car in person because they recently became a grandmother again, there for she has not had time to respond to my reply,(which makes sense) but would like to use something called OTA or "Trading Assistant services"
Am I just being super paranoid or is this a legit way to buy a car?
As the old adage goes....If it looks too good to be true, then it probably is.
