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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 12:31 PM
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I'm salivating over this 2.5RS Sedan in NNJ, anyone wanna go look at it for me? Haha. Here it is -- RS Club Link



Has anyone ever bought a car sight unseen??
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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It says Subaru on it, if that doesn't stop you nothing will anyway! haha
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 12:50 PM
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if it was my $8000 I would take a weekend to go look at the car.



I also dont know what those cars are worth, but that thing looks like it has had a hard life.
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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I could never do it. I see there are a bunch of dings all over the body. Car's probably been beat to **** every which way. At least it's a Jersey car. We all know that there are no dishonest people in NJ.



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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' post='883364' date='Sep 24 2007, 01:50 PM
if it was my $8000 I would take a weekend to go look at the car.



I also dont know what those cars are worth, but that thing looks like it has had a hard life.


agreed, you wouldnt believe the boats i drove halfway accross the state to see cause the pics were perfect, only to find it was a pile of ****, nothing like the pics. I would NEVER buy anything for over a couple grand that i hadn't already seen.
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 03:18 PM
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I've done it twice. First time was a resounding success. The second time was a complete disaster. The third and fourth times I went and checked the car out myself.



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Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:15 PM
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umm its within a half hour of me. i could take a look but i make no guarantees...
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 08:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Dysfnctnl85' post='883356' date='Sep 24 2007, 01:31 PM
Has anyone ever bought a car sight unseen??
did that with the second cym... had the owner take detailed pics..

flew to los angeles.. drove her back to jersey..
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 10:11 PM
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I've made a few big purchases over the telephone/internet. One of those was a car and I had the owner take it to a dealership to have it inspected. The inspection ran somewhere around $150 but the assurance it provided was well worth it.
Old Sep 24, 2007 | 11:24 PM
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Horror stories abound!



So then, talk me out of this...I want a fun daily to replace my Eclipse. 4 doors would be economical and fun...



Vosko -- do you have much experience with Subarus?

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