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falconbrother
Feb 04, 2017Explorer II
I was a police officer for 26.4 years. I spent 19 of those years in the detective division and worked/supervised fraud - computer crimes from 1995 - 2011. I would totally buy a car over the internet but, only from a dealership that I could verify. I was a crew chief in the USAF so, I can fix most things that break on a car. I have a buddy that only buys cars for his family and himself on-line. There are some awesome deals on-line but, a couple of things to remember. When you get a screaming good deal you can count on having to make some repairs. My rule is that as long as my total expenditure is still a great deal I will do it. I want to end up with a car that I know exactly what I have from bumper to bumper and can get 100,000 miles out of it.
Over the years I saw more cases than I can count where people got burned on internet - long distance car deals. In every case they saw something they wanted and sent the money with no verification that it was a legit deal. Craigslist can be dangerous. Going straight to a dealerships website is usually pretty safe. Here's a local dealership that has a pretty good reputation in North Carolina:
http://www.31dodge.com/used-inventory/index.htm
I am just posting this as an example of what I consider to be a legitimate dealership that does a lot of on-line sales. In the middle of NC we don't have issues with a lot of salt. I also think these folks have competitive pricing. I don't work there or have any vested interest in whether they sell a car. But, I do know that I own a Chrysler and I drive from my town to these folks because the Chrysler dealer where I live hasn't treated me or anyone I know very good.
Anyway, nothing wrong with buying a vehicle on-line as long as you know who your dealing with and have a guarantee that if the car isn't what they said it was you get your money back.
Over the years I saw more cases than I can count where people got burned on internet - long distance car deals. In every case they saw something they wanted and sent the money with no verification that it was a legit deal. Craigslist can be dangerous. Going straight to a dealerships website is usually pretty safe. Here's a local dealership that has a pretty good reputation in North Carolina:
http://www.31dodge.com/used-inventory/index.htm
I am just posting this as an example of what I consider to be a legitimate dealership that does a lot of on-line sales. In the middle of NC we don't have issues with a lot of salt. I also think these folks have competitive pricing. I don't work there or have any vested interest in whether they sell a car. But, I do know that I own a Chrysler and I drive from my town to these folks because the Chrysler dealer where I live hasn't treated me or anyone I know very good.
Anyway, nothing wrong with buying a vehicle on-line as long as you know who your dealing with and have a guarantee that if the car isn't what they said it was you get your money back.
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