Caveat Emptor!! Run that Carfax!!
Well I encountered something today for the first time. Background: the man who's basically my father-in-law wants a used Sequoia for grandchild duty and he found a 2005 (SR5, 2wd) with 94,000mi for...
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Update for anyone interested in the Sequoia search for the FIL:
Took a pass on the black 05 SR5 2wd with 122k; lots of nicks & scratches, missing the 3rd row seat, some rear bumper damage, pass side power mirror not working, timing belt never replaced, tires had less than 1yr left on them. Besides all that, it was dirty; I very politely told the guy that spending $150 on a good detailing would make a night-and-day difference in how it showed. Not sure if he appreciated the advice or not, LOL, but I really was trying to help the guy out.
He was asking $10900, I told him we're buyers at $7500, he countered at $9000, I told him we couldn't budge off of $7500, and the story ends there. IF my FIL had bought it, right off the bat we'd have had to find 3rd row seats and get the timing belt done, so I'm almost relieved he didn't take our offer.
And yes, the carfax was clean, LOL.
Took a pass on the black 05 SR5 2wd with 122k; lots of nicks & scratches, missing the 3rd row seat, some rear bumper damage, pass side power mirror not working, timing belt never replaced, tires had less than 1yr left on them. Besides all that, it was dirty; I very politely told the guy that spending $150 on a good detailing would make a night-and-day difference in how it showed. Not sure if he appreciated the advice or not, LOL, but I really was trying to help the guy out.
He was asking $10900, I told him we're buyers at $7500, he countered at $9000, I told him we couldn't budge off of $7500, and the story ends there. IF my FIL had bought it, right off the bat we'd have had to find 3rd row seats and get the timing belt done, so I'm almost relieved he didn't take our offer.
And yes, the carfax was clean, LOL.
