current car is '96 5spd. with 172000km on it, no performance mods. don't really want to swap the engine either. worth the trade in or sell privately?
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thanks, dave
Well, not really a friend, but it's basically a one man operation, little to no overhead, has a heated storage area and he has a habit of acquiring things like 3 and 4 four year old BMW's, Passat's, Mercedes and then he had 2 Protege's that came off of a lease from Woodstock. Give him a couple of cars on your wish list with the options you like/must have and forget about the $$ at that point. He goes or should i say, he almost lives at the auction so give him a little time if you're not in a big hurry. He'll probably get back to you with some possibilities and you can take it from there. You give him the list and he does the shopping, can it get any easier? Make sure that when he gives you possible cars that he gives you their VIN numbers and you can use that one time fee to do a backround check. Prior to purchase I did one of those backround checks to make sure it was free and clear, no leans and so on - cost $20.cdn i think but worth the piece of mind. Ya, shitload of miles but you'd never know it by looking or driving it. Of course becausae it was such high mileage it didn't quite have all of those major maintenance things done. So I drop $500 for all new belts, oil and fuel filters, air filter, coolant flush, tranny flush, plugs, pvc, the works, and now nothing to get concerned about for a few years. This is the info I still have from last December;synap wrote:John, do you think your friend can look up a simlar car for me?