Ok,
So the transport came tonight and dropped off my 91 318ic. Looked good, other than dirty from the trip from Cali to Florida.
I'm driving it, drives really well, I pull over and look in the trunk, etc.. There is a whining noise coming from the engine, not sure what that is.
Then I'm looking at the odometer. It's NOT working! I asked the guy before I bought it. He said 114k on the odometer. I asked him if it was working and he said yes. GREAT! I thought, low miles..
I drilled him on a ton of questions, and he said that the car was in excellent condition, it is in good condition, but excellent, no.
The rear window also looks foggy. That's another expense, however it came off of a carrier from California, so I need to clean it to get a proper look at that.
I checked carfax, and on 11/07, the mileage was 108k. So I can't imagine it being too far off from 114k, but you never know.
I paid $1000 to ship it down here, now I have a car with a broken odometer, which I understand, typically can go at this mileage (although seems to be fairly low for it to go already). This I think will hurt resale. I paid $4500 for the car. The title isn't signed, and he did NOT check that the odometer wasn't working.
I wrote him an email stating my concerns, and simply asked in closing: "What do you think we should do about this?" Leaving him to reply with what his next move will be.
In summary:
-The odometer isn't working
-The rear window could foggy (have to clean it to find out)
-There is a whining coming from the engine when the car is parked and stopped for over a minute.
What would you guys do. Keep in mind, it's already shipped down here from Cali, I can't just drive it over to him and give him the unsigned title back.
I know I took the risk buying sight un seen, shame on me. I did get a ton of pics, etc from him.
Confused..
So the transport came tonight and dropped off my 91 318ic. Looked good, other than dirty from the trip from Cali to Florida.
I'm driving it, drives really well, I pull over and look in the trunk, etc.. There is a whining noise coming from the engine, not sure what that is.
Then I'm looking at the odometer. It's NOT working! I asked the guy before I bought it. He said 114k on the odometer. I asked him if it was working and he said yes. GREAT! I thought, low miles..
I drilled him on a ton of questions, and he said that the car was in excellent condition, it is in good condition, but excellent, no.
The rear window also looks foggy. That's another expense, however it came off of a carrier from California, so I need to clean it to get a proper look at that.
I checked carfax, and on 11/07, the mileage was 108k. So I can't imagine it being too far off from 114k, but you never know.
I paid $1000 to ship it down here, now I have a car with a broken odometer, which I understand, typically can go at this mileage (although seems to be fairly low for it to go already). This I think will hurt resale. I paid $4500 for the car. The title isn't signed, and he did NOT check that the odometer wasn't working.
I wrote him an email stating my concerns, and simply asked in closing: "What do you think we should do about this?" Leaving him to reply with what his next move will be.
In summary:
-The odometer isn't working
-The rear window could foggy (have to clean it to find out)
-There is a whining coming from the engine when the car is parked and stopped for over a minute.
What would you guys do. Keep in mind, it's already shipped down here from Cali, I can't just drive it over to him and give him the unsigned title back.
I know I took the risk buying sight un seen, shame on me. I did get a ton of pics, etc from him.
Confused..
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