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snoodog  ·  3421 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: July 6, 2016

    And I'll be buying used cars, but if they're from dealerships, does that mean that they've gone through some sort of minimal servicing? Are dealers, at these dealer-only auctions, buying these cars blind?
I believe they do some sort of inspection at auctions and allow you to return them if you take them back to your shop there is some sort of major unlisted defect but that only works well for an actual dealer. If you are buying from an actual dealer and not an auction always get your car inspected. Dealers are no more trustworthy than a random dude on Craigslist and that 100 bucks can easily be negotiated off based on what your independent mechanic finds.