What are your top 5 Gotcha's to watch out for when buying a used car?

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thrift meister - 20 Dec 2003 15:57 GMT

What are your top 5 "Gotcha's" to watch out for when buying a used
car. Post your replies to the message board at
http://pub16.bravenet.com/forum/show.php?usernum=1328462617&cpv=2

HELP others know what to look out for when purchasing a used car!

If you have a funny or interesting story to tell about buying a used
car post that below your answer.

A free ebook will be compiled with the most frequently listed
"gotcha's" available for down load at
http://www.thriftmeister.com/auto.htm
which will publish some of the funny and interesting stories in the
ebook as well.

Until the ebook is published "time to depend on getting enough entries
to produce a quality ebook" check back at the message board to view
the responses as they come in.

www.thriftmeister.com

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2Rowdy - 20 Dec 2003 17:35 GMT

Message i.d.:<news:8e4d6db9.0312200757.35e4dfd3@posting.google.com>,
by author thrift meister aka <epirate@zappo.com> inspired me,

> What are your top 5 "Gotcha's" to watch out for when buying a used
> car. Post your replies to the message board at
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> to produce a quality ebook" check back at the message board to view
> the responses as they come in.

We have Google and alt.autos.citroen.

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Whiskers - 20 Dec 2003 22:50 GMT

snip

> We have Google and alt.autos.citroen.

So does the OP :))

Curiously, I did not receive the original post.

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2Rowdy - 20 Dec 2003 23:10 GMT

Message
i.d.:<news:pan.2003.12.20.22.48.38.71946@ID-107770.user.uni-berlin.de

by author Whiskers aka <catwheezel@operamail.com> inspired me,

> snip
>
>> We have Google and alt.autos.citroen.
>
> So does the OP :))

Hey, I didn't think of that.

> Curiously, I did not receive the original post.

It is on of number of servers here including that of my ISP. I
haven't seen a cancel for it.

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Whiskers - 21 Dec 2003 02:24 GMT

> Message
> i.d.:<news:pan.2003.12.20.22.48.38.71946@ID-107770.user.uni-berlin.de
[quoted text clipped - 13 lines]
> It is on of number of servers here including that of my ISP. I haven't
> seen a cancel for it.

Perhaps individual.net found something they didn't like about it?

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