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Re: to buy or not to buy
Posted by yaofeng [Email] (more from yaofeng) on Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:12:23
In Reply to: to buy or not to buy, saabjunky [Profile/Gallery]
, Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:44:17
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If you can do a compression test it will reveal a lot about the engine's health. Smell and look at the exhaust. If there is visible smoke other than vapor like you should dig further or just stay away. It is likely not possible to see if the engine consumes oil just by looking. You can at least crouch down to look at the pan, the gear box and the sides.
Personally mileage or a kaput speedometer does not scare me. Neither is lack of record. But I do everything myself. The speedometer pickup is located on the back side of the gear box. Although getting to it is a PITA.
I understand you are looking for bargains. There is a price to pay in time spent after getting the bargain.
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Posts in this Thread:
- to buy or not to buy, saabjunky , Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:44:17
- Traction Control, tz, Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:00:11
- Re: to buy or not to buy, yaofeng, Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:12:23 <-- Viewing This Message
- Does Speedometer Work?, Bill Homer , Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:10:421
- you are not buying japanese reliability, DanaH, Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:05:19
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