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Finally got the car today.
The Bad: I'm a little frustrated in that the dealer told me at the last minute that the car was never in an accident yet I learned after I put down the money that the front bumper was "misaligned". It's misaligned quite a bit! Looks like it got hit in the front driver's side as there is a dent at this location. Other things: He says that its common practice for a dealer in Illinois not to keep titles and that the state will send the title directly to me. I have heard horror stories about this kind of thing, should I be concerned? Add to it the fact that I learned from the truck driver that this was a cash for clunker trade in. Does that mean the title I will get will be a salvage title??? If so, I am going to have a legitimate claim against the dealer as there was no mention of this possibility at anytime during the purchase. It goes without saying if I can only get a salvage title for the car then I would have a reasonable beef since a car is worth less with this kind of title. But I need to know the facts before I jump the gun, does anyone know about this?
Here is another gripe, the dealer said he was going to give me a seven day temp plate, but then when I called today after receiving the vehicle (transported to me from a trucking firm) and asked where it was he says he ran out of them but will mail it to me on Monday. So I have a car with no temp tags, no title of course so I can't drive the thing or register it. The guy I dealt with was a nice enough salesman (they all are, right?) but I do have lots of questions. I hate buying used cars from dealers, especially sight unseen over the internet, it was a risk I took knowing full well that there might be some surprises. Never had a problem when dealing with private individuals. Minor gripes: Looks like someone had a phone in the car previously and to fill in the holes where it was mounted, someone just drove a bunch of screws. Plus, there is a loose wire hanging from the dash. Not sure what that is all about.
The Good: I drove it anyway. Took it on the highway and it ran fine, felt very good in fact. There is no rust on this car, it feels solid, everything works, the mileage certainly seems accurate, no smoke, starts up, brakes in a straight line, looks all original. Also looks like I could very easily take off the goofy pinstriping.
Verdict: Even though "the bad" is longer than "the good", overall I'm happy, I've always wanted one of these cars.
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