I wish I had read your post 3 months ago. I love the truck I bought, but one
detail frustrated me. It has become very clear over the last 3 months that
the original owner smoked. I had no idea a dealership could cover over the
smell of smoke so well.
Something to think about next time.
MW
"Joe S." <anon@mous.com> wrote in message
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> "c" <cwwwk@aol.com> wrote in message news:cLZzf.665$MJ.465@fed1read07...
> > Just the general condition of the interior; compared to a friends truck
> > with similiar mileage. Maybe I'm imagining things...at a dealer I'm at
a
> > disadvantage in that I can't talk eye to eye with the original owner..to
> > get a feel for the validity of his statements.
> >
>
> I just purchased a used 1997 Mazda B4000 to replace my truck that was
> destroyed in Hurricane Katrina. Before buying this truck, I checked out
and
> drove a lot of Rangers and Mazda B-series used trucks -- I was trying to
> stay under $10,000.00 but needed V6 4WD.
>
> I turned down several trucks because something just didn't seem right and
> one of the main reasons I turned down trucks was the condition of the
> interior. Dealers give their used vehicles to detailers who pressure wash
> engine, underneath, and exterior and who then scrub the interior and cover
> everything with some sweet-smelling stuff.
>
> First thing I do is run the a/c -- if anyone smoked in the vehicle, it'll
> come out of the a/c. Then I check the interior to make certain knobs,
> levers, etc. are in place. I figure if the previous owner didn't care
> enough to replace the broken knob on an a/c control lever, or if a piece
of
> trim is broken off, he probably didn't care enough to do his scheduled
> maintenance. The trashed interior could be the result of dog(s) or
> kid(s) -- but a trashed interior could also indicate the previous owner
> didn't give a damn about how he treated his truck.
>
> Walk away from it and keep looking.
>
>
> >
> > "JimV" <jv9999@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:156dnVU9rocSyU3eRVn-hA@comcast.com...
> >>c wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I'm deciding whether to buy a F250 1995. I have run a carfax...and
the
> >>> total reported mileage checks out...at 65k.
> >>>
> >>> I suspect that the truck has higher miles than that.
> >>>
> >>> My question: Could the former owner have disconnected the
> >>> Speedo/Odometer for extended periods?
> >>>
> >>> I have been told by the dealer that this would be impossible...because
> >>> the engine's computer would shut down or go into "limp mode" if it
> >>> didn't receive an appropriate signal indicating road speed.
> >>>
> >>> True??
> >>>
> >>> Thanks, Chuck
> >>
> >> If it's an automatic it wouldn't shift. Why do you think it's not
right?
> >
> >
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