GarageGorilla said:93gsxturbo said:mazdeuce - Seth said:I thought wear was about right for the car as well, it's just at the point in it's like where it either gets a big infusion of work or it goes to die. Not sure on price yet, that was part of checking it out. I'm second in line on it. First in line has a daughter that needs back and forth college transportation that is reliable as a hammer. I think throwing $2500 at this will get it there, but I'm not sure what the general feeling is. For me, I would have to see something south of $3500. I know that's a silly bargain, but I don't want it bad enough to want to pay real money for it. For the costs involved I can put my daughter in a much newer Fit or something similar. My advice to the owner was to list it on Autotrader or similar for $4700, let someone talk him down to $4k and let everyone be happy.
My recommendation would be if you do buy it to do absolutely no service and run it till it pops then go get another one, park this one in the back 40 for spare parts, or if you want something nice buy a $5000 vehicle with half the mileage that is up to date in service and not a lux brand.
This is poor advice. The car is a essentially a Toyota highlander and everything on that list can be done with a average Joe and a decent set of tools - not to mention an amatuer Mercedes tech with a Maxjax.
I dunno - seems most cheap used SUV drivers just run them straight into the ground. Must be doing something right, right?
