Hi guys,
im looking at another 2000 with 60 k on it
i made an offer on a previous one, same year, same mileage
but it was not accepted
this one has same mileage, 60k, + new IMA battery
the car was inspected by honda, and the report was shown to me.
the things i am concerned about that were on the report were:
1. excessive rust - (the car is from utah)
i peaked under the car and i did notice a lot of rust close to the springs and the shock absorber mountings
2. leaking oil from the cover plate behind the timing belt
3. POTENTIAL leak from the rear main seal
i spoke to honda service in my area and they said for item #2 it would be $450 to replace.
they said item #3 could not be estiamted over the phone but it would entail disconnecting parts of the transmission to replace a gasket and would be similar in cost to #2.
considering all this my thoughts are to offer $8200
here is my reasoning for that number
9500 is what i would be happy paying
less $1000 to fix #2 & #3
less $300 to remove rust and prime exposed steel compnents
that would equal my offer price of $8200.
what do you guys think?
im looking at another 2000 with 60 k on it
i made an offer on a previous one, same year, same mileage
but it was not accepted
this one has same mileage, 60k, + new IMA battery
the car was inspected by honda, and the report was shown to me.
the things i am concerned about that were on the report were:
1. excessive rust - (the car is from utah)
i peaked under the car and i did notice a lot of rust close to the springs and the shock absorber mountings
2. leaking oil from the cover plate behind the timing belt
3. POTENTIAL leak from the rear main seal
i spoke to honda service in my area and they said for item #2 it would be $450 to replace.
they said item #3 could not be estiamted over the phone but it would entail disconnecting parts of the transmission to replace a gasket and would be similar in cost to #2.
considering all this my thoughts are to offer $8200
here is my reasoning for that number
9500 is what i would be happy paying
less $1000 to fix #2 & #3
less $300 to remove rust and prime exposed steel compnents
that would equal my offer price of $8200.
what do you guys think?