Is this something I should jump on?
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Looks like someone traded it in to the dealership recently...
http://www.autoextra.com/vehicledetail/adi...tp-DLR/do-basic
http://www.autoextra.com/vehicledetail/adi...tp-DLR/do-basic
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how can you compare a 2005 AP2 with **8K** miles to an AP1 (2000-2003) with **50K** miles?
I honestly would consider that car depending on the extent of water damage... if it looks and smells brand new inside, it mustve not been totally submerged because the cost of replacing all that (seats, carpets, roof, dashboard, plastics, gauges, a/c system, rebuilt engine, rebuilt tranny, new clutch, completely new harness and electronics -- not to mention the EXTENSIVE cleaning it would require to remove any mildew or residue) would be more than anyone could ever sell it for.
So I would hazard that it was water damage into the intake which caused the issues. I would take it to a good shop, pay $100 for a complete inspection and go from there.
I bet you could pay another $100-$200 and have them open up the engine a bit and inspect internally.
You can then keep the receipts and documents for the future in case you decide to sell to show potential buyers that you had the car inspected before you bought it yourself.
After a couple yours of ownership at that point, and nothing going wrong, I don't think anyone would be worried about something happening to them. You can also always use this thread as reference to show that you were concerned about it and had it fully inspected.
$300 on $18,000 is like a drop in the bucket.
If anything, it also means the engine has less than 8,000 miles on it since the rebuild.
I honestly would consider that car depending on the extent of water damage... if it looks and smells brand new inside, it mustve not been totally submerged because the cost of replacing all that (seats, carpets, roof, dashboard, plastics, gauges, a/c system, rebuilt engine, rebuilt tranny, new clutch, completely new harness and electronics -- not to mention the EXTENSIVE cleaning it would require to remove any mildew or residue) would be more than anyone could ever sell it for.
So I would hazard that it was water damage into the intake which caused the issues. I would take it to a good shop, pay $100 for a complete inspection and go from there.
I bet you could pay another $100-$200 and have them open up the engine a bit and inspect internally.
You can then keep the receipts and documents for the future in case you decide to sell to show potential buyers that you had the car inspected before you bought it yourself.
After a couple yours of ownership at that point, and nothing going wrong, I don't think anyone would be worried about something happening to them. You can also always use this thread as reference to show that you were concerned about it and had it fully inspected.
$300 on $18,000 is like a drop in the bucket.
If anything, it also means the engine has less than 8,000 miles on it since the rebuild.
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