A Warning To Other Car Buyers
Follow Up Comment: A little update to my situation and a sober warning for other buyers looking at used cars. Before paying for the car in full I had it thoroughly checked out by a mechanic. Apparently the entire transmission was in dire need of work and was going to cost approximately $3000 to repair. Of course I took the car immediately back to the dealer and got my deposit back. I hope my experience reminds people that a clean Carfax report does not mean a car is in good shape mechanically.
Queen of the Road: Sorry to hear about that. You took all the right steps as a savvy car buyer. Unfortunately, Carfax will only record an incident if the car is taken to a large commercial repairshop. All the mom and pop ones most likely won’t report it.
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