I went to a dealer and test drove a silver 370z 09 with 40k f0r $20k and there's an issue that I'm not sure what to think of it since
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01-31-2014, 01:30 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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Need help!!! With this 370z purchase...PLEASE!!!
I went to a dealer and test drove a silver 370z 09 with 40k f0r $20k and there's an issue that I'm not sure what to think of it since it's a big car purchase I'm doing and I don't want to pay a lot more money to fix if it's a serious problem.
Problem/issues/or me being to anal?: I opened the trunk to see if the spare tire was there and it was so when I touched the rim it was wet, almost like condensation, and it was pretty good amount of moisture, also the other thing I noticed was that the right tail light had condensation in it. The salesman said that it was just pressure washed. Is it normal that the spare has moisture since it's right above the metal of the trunk? Oh n the carpet was not wet in the trunk when I touched it I appreciate all of u in advance n hopefully I can feel the joy or cruising with a 370z |
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You should be suspicious when there's moisture in places where there shouldn't be any. Over time, it'll be musky if moisture continues. Lights should not have moisture too. Probably opened but not sealed properly. Salesman's giving you bs excuse.
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Condensation on any tail/head light seems a bit fishy. Check the vehicle history. And have you ever thought about getting a new Z instead? I think it's definitely worth the extra 10k. Save up a bit more and get it new!!!
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01-31-2014, 02:38 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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Pressure washed huh? Did they take the tail lights out to pressure wash the back sides of them?
Dealer is feeling you BULL Walk away
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01-31-2014, 03:47 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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I would stay the hell away from that car.... No telling what the hell its been through. Go find you a better one, Taillights are supposed to be sealed who and the hell cares if it was just pressure washed or not sealed is sealed not oh are dumb *** that we have washing cars got to close to the tail light... WALK AWAY FAR AWAY....
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I think everybody here's pretty much spot on. Buy a different car from a different dealer.
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01-31-2014, 09:03 AM | #9 (permalink) |
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Lol. guys light seals can leak over time. It's an 09 for crying out loud. If it spent its whole life outside it 100% can leak from hot and cold temps.
As for the wet wheel, it's called condensation. Was the car outside in the cold then heated up? Guess how condensation starts? Please give me a more serious problem. If you have serious worries, jack the car up. Look at the exhaust bolts and nuts. One look will tell you if it was removed before since that's 95% the first mod.
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Lease? really syno?
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Check history of the car, you can check see if it was wrecked, if I don't feel good about something I go look somewhere else, don't let low miles fool you!! There are a lot of 370zs out there, car gurus is a good source to check the inventory around your area and narrow it down to what you want.
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