I flew their from Los Angeles Had agreement with the guy to buy it for $45,000 before I went there I asked several questions if their was any rust on the car. He told their is no rust but.And assured me he was the original owner a new the car very well. Also you told me that the car is very very very clean and The nicest one around.I Took his word and I believed him.My assistance and myself got there and the car was nothing but Rusty it has been under coated.Their was more rust hidden under the rear wheel wells and the rocker panels.I spent almost $1000 airfare I am almost 2 days back and forth Los Angeles to Orlando Florida
BUYER BEWARE BUYER BEWARE BUYER BEWARE
I would not even pay $25,000 this car
Really aggravated he lied to us
#1. TY for the warning.
#2. A word to the wise, ask for photos of the undercarriage and other parts of an RV that might slip your mind, e.g. inside of wheel wells, inside cabinets, engine photos, etc...do this BEFORE you travel! Also, compare documents to claims....Do SNs match? YEAR, make, model's match? An honest seller won't be offended or act defensively if they have nothing to hide. I just sold an Airstream via the Airstream Forums (so yeah, I've got cold hard cash and am ready to buy when I find the right van and an honest seller who believes strongly in full disclosure) and could not believe how aggressively people were making blind offers to me, willing to fly, etc...as a big believer in the golden rule, I found myself trying to talk people down and saying woah...don't you want to do a skype walk through or something before you make the trip here? I wanted no part of an unsatisfactory interaction, running up the price, etc., I just wanted fair market value based on hard evidence and actual research in my market (Southeast) and wasn't trying to jack up prices based on other markets nor scare tactics about other people interested.
#3. When you ask relevant questions that you need to know answers for, e.g. prior accidents, water damage, safety features (airbags, security, etc.) as your insurance company will want to know, which means you should want to know as well, pay very close attention to how the seller responds. Do they answer questions clearly, eagerly, and honestly or do you find them talking too much, hard selling (and speaking to you as if you have done no research at all and know nothing about what you're about to drop a sizeable chunk of money down on), and dancing around a subject, vs. answering your questions?
#4. When something doesn't feel right, trust your instincts and proceed with caution, especially if the asking price of something doesn't fall into the category of pocket change to you. If you don't have the feeling of an interaction being win/win through the process, try to get to the bottom of that.
I'll just close by stating my FB post for the day was "Proceed with caution."