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Old Dec 26, 2011 | 04:21 PM
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Thanks for the warning, Chris. I went to look at the car today and I have to say I was a bit disappointed. First I checked the exterior for damage and imperfections; it was dirty but had very few imperfections. I opened the trunk and was surprised to see how large the space was; then I noticed that the roof material was peeling all around the top of the trunk, just below the weather strips. I sat in the drivers seat and eventually found a comfortable position that suits me rather well. I was very disappointed to find the hood latch was broken, not allowing us to look under the hood for me to check out the fluid levels and the valve covers. Then my father and I took it for a test drive. We found that the clutch seemed to operate very well and smoothly but the clutch engaged so high that we had to lift our feet off the floor in order to shift which made it a chore to drive. I took it in a parking lot and and found that the car handled very well in tight space maneuvering. Unfortunately the car started burning oil and we took it straight back to the dealer. I could only assume this was the valve cover leaking since I couldn't open the hood... The interior was a bit dirty and it looked as if no attempt was made by the dealer to clean any part of the vehicle even knowing when I would be stopping by. There were a few crumbs and gunk on the dash paneling but I figured I could easily clean that myself since the dealer seemed to neglect the cars cleanliness. While getting out of the car I noticed a few, dime sized paint chips on the roof just above the passenger door as well as the bad oxydation on the headlights. The dealer told me he would have his mechanics fix the hood latch and the valve cover gaskets. I told him to let me know when he fixes them and I might be back to take another look at the vehicle. I didn't bother making an offer yet but after seeing the car I'd probably play in the ballpark of $6200-$6500 otd. I defintely found some nice haggling material so we will see how that goes...
 
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