So the used car salesman said it was "mint", huh? Mint means brand bleeping new showroom condition. It means NEW tires and not cheap ones, CRYSTAL CLEAR headlight covers, flawless paint and interior and tip-top mechanical condition. Anything short of that, even the slightest detail, and you should run awaaaaaaaaay. One question to the dealer will settle it: "Do you offer a warranty?" If it's truly mint, he should at the very least offer you 12 months/10,000 miles.

My take is the dealer is playing on the low mileage and asking a premium over blue book. If you want a bone stock show car and this one meets your needs, go for it.

On the other hand, if you want the best car you can get for your money consider this: a year ago I paid less than $15K for a 60,000 mile SRT-6 roadster with desirable mods -- lowered, aftermarket wheels, CAI, rear deflectors, HD radio. I have had no mechanical problems and put nearly 25,000 miles on it since I bought it.

Every used car is a pig in a poke. The one you're looking at spent seven YEARS in snow country. You decide, but I think you'll be taken for a ride and not in a good way.