Originally Posted by
04crossblack
Bought it on Friday, Replaced plugs, valve cover gaskets, oil/filter, Attempting to get rid of ciggy smoke smell. conditioned the leather, getting ready to swap out wheels and tires, spent many hours trying to buy rims on line. thought it best I go to a tire dealer and let them do the figuring, I got a real nice combo ordered through my local bell tire. EBC rotors, yellow stuff pads, KYB gas-adjust H&R sport springs. Can't believe such a nice car for so little money....or should I keep that a secret, Going to look at another today.
Congatulations.
I had two potential buyers back out of thier firm offers on my car only due to what I had paid for it which the previous owner was surprisingly aggressively eager to share. No problems with the car. I would have paid more, it was worth it, but that was all the PO wanted.
So yes, keep the price to yourself.
With a good price paid it allows you a margin for those add ons or repairs while still keeping your find within its value range. Cigarette smell can be a challenge. I have never found a way to get rid of it. The local MINI dealer claims to have and sure cleared it out of one stinkie car I considered but he would not share the secret.