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Old 02-29-2020, 04:35 PM   #861 (permalink)
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Chorizo - '00 Honda Civic HX, baby! :D
90 day: 35.35 mpg (US)

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90 day: 34.2 mpg (US)

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90 day: 35.39 mpg (US)

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Always ask "Do you have a clean title in your name and keys in hand?"!

I had a mechanic meet me at the lady's house to see what was actually wrong with the car. I feel that I have a natural distrust of people since I deployed, but I believe that should be standard when buying someone else's problem--I mean car.
The self-identified hillbilly said that her hillbilly son said that he cut a fuel line to drain the gas. I asked why he did that and she asked "You grew up in the city, right?"
The mechanic could not find any cuts, but he said that it would cost $2,500 to fix everything wrong with the car. Her ad said that it needed a new control arm and two tires, but it was on the donut--on the front. It had three nice rims and a donut.
It was also missing the front bumper and a fender, the headlight was damaged, the back door and back rearwell had damage, too.
The interior looked suprisingly good and since the tags expired in 2008 the engine should have had relatively low miles--if it ran, but she did not have the title or keys.

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