Re: help!

[Dr Bob <rmalinka@spec.net>]

The answer is NO find another car.  It's sound fishy to me that they
replaced the entire dash.  I would be careful to steer a wide berth around
the car.  There are plenty of other cars out there to be had just be
patient and the right one will come around.

Dr. Bob


At 11:15 AM 10/06/2000 -0700, you wrote:
>Hey everyone-
>I've been reading this list for about 5 months now, and haven't had a
>reason to post until now.
>Before I ask for your advice, here's a little background info.  I was the
>proud driver of a 97' glx until about 3 weeks ago when some a**hole
>swerved into me on the freeway, causing me to spin out, and drive my baby
>into a wall :(.  needless to say, it was totalled :(.  Anyway, I got my
>insurance money, and am now in the market for a new car.  
>In addition to another glx, I'm also looking at a 96 a4 2.8.  This is
>where i need your help.  These cars are EXTREMELY hard to come by in
>southern cali, and the one that I did locate is kinda sketchy.  It's got
>58,000 miles, and is starting at $13K!!  This is about $5k under dealer
>blue book.  My first concern is the price.  It seems wayyyyy too low for
>this car, which immediately makes me suspicious.  My second concern is
>that according to the dealer, the entire dashboard of this car has been
>changed.  I have a feeling that the only reason why the dealer told me
>about this was because in changing the dash, the odometer was also
>replaced, so it only reads 10,000 miles.  They have all the paperwork
>showing that it was changed at 48,000 miles...so the car SHOULD truely
>have about 58,000 miles. (is this a lot for an a4?)  anyway.  my question
>is this:  would YOU guys (and girls) buy this car? why would the dash be
>replaced anyway? (my first thoughts were theft or accident...) is there a
>way to verify the mileage? (ie. a second odometer?) and finally, is this
>car really *that* cheap considering the mileage and its age?
>anyway, thanks in advance for the advice...i really appreciate it. =)
>-grant
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