Just wanted to say high and thank this forum for the wealth of info provided... After looking for a couple weeks I jumped on the following ad in the autotrader. (Pics were prior to full detailing)
Worked out a tentative deal over the phone last Saturday and sealed it today. Before buying it I drove it over to a nearby toyota dealer to have it inspected and they found a slow leak on the power steering pump and a bad belt. For the price I offered the VW dealer they were not willing to replace the pump but replaced the belt for me. Carfax was clean. Although no major accidents it appears the drivers door was replaced for some reason and the plate is missing on the door panel there. Oh well. The guys at the toyota dealer said it was in good shape overall and even gave me 16 pages of service records from the previous owners who serviced it there. Mostly preventative maintenance work. Other than the door issue there are no signs of previous damage. I will post up some pics this weekend.
The dealer was saying people from a couple other states called in about this vehicle so I may have just snagged it in time.
Worked out a tentative deal over the phone last Saturday and sealed it today. Before buying it I drove it over to a nearby toyota dealer to have it inspected and they found a slow leak on the power steering pump and a bad belt. For the price I offered the VW dealer they were not willing to replace the pump but replaced the belt for me. Carfax was clean. Although no major accidents it appears the drivers door was replaced for some reason and the plate is missing on the door panel there. Oh well. The guys at the toyota dealer said it was in good shape overall and even gave me 16 pages of service records from the previous owners who serviced it there. Mostly preventative maintenance work. Other than the door issue there are no signs of previous damage. I will post up some pics this weekend.
The dealer was saying people from a couple other states called in about this vehicle so I may have just snagged it in time.
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