I am so frustrated with van sellers. Dealers and private party.
With both, I have learned to ask before I come look, 'Can I test drive it? If I like it, can I take it to a mechanic to look it over?' Sometimes even if they say yes on the phone they say no when I get there.
My current potential van, yesterday the guy said we could not test drive it bec he would lose his parking place. Ok, bye. Then he texted me last night that we could drive it today. We meet up with him (he is an hour late) and he says only around the block, no freeway, because he is in a hurry. I say ok, the mechanic can drive it on the freeway. Then he spends half an hour arguing with me over whether it is going to the mechanic.
I would have walked away long ago if I were not having such a hard time finding a van. I did walk, last week, when a dealer told me no mechanic. But this one is now at the mechanic, after muuuuuch discussion.
Or should I buy a 7.3 with low miles sight unseen for more than I want to spend? That's another option.
::sigh::
