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Exotic Car Buying Question

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Nero, Apr 12, 2013.

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  1. Nero

    Nero Member

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    Ok guys, I am hoping to bounce this little odd question off some of you.

    By pure random chance yesterday I happened to be looking at used-car listings in the Houston area, and I saw an 'exotic' car for sale.

    It's a 2007, has less than 8k miles on it, and the photos show it to be in pristine condition, as well as the Carfax for the VIN shows no history (so I assume it has not been wrecked).

    Here's the deal. EVERY comparable car, same model, year, everything, every other one out there I can find has this car listed anywhere from 130k and up.

    But not this one I happened to see. It is listed for 45k.

    Now that's still out of my price range, not to mention the insurance would be double what I am paying now.

    But 45k for a car that could/should/(would?) easily sell for over 100k, well, I just don't get it.

    Now I know, when a deal seems 'too good to be true', there is almost always a good reason for this.

    But still, it is stuck in my head. I keep thinking, if nothing else, flip the thing and pocket maybe 50-60k, which would not be a bad haul at all.

    Have any of you ever come across something like this before? I am thinking it may be some kind of vehicle for sale in a divorce, or maybe it has been flooded, I don't know. Got to be some reason why it is selling for a third of its normal price..

    Argh, this is going to annoy me to no end!
     
    #1 Nero, Apr 12, 2013
  2. BigBird

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    I would assume it's some sort of scam, that or the title isn't clean and they're hiding it.
     
    #2 BigBird, Apr 12, 2013
  3. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    Mama always said, "If it's too good to be true..."
     
    #3 REEKO_HTOWN, Apr 12, 2013
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    <iframe width="640" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/MpyvJutkrTE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
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  6. Eric Riley

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    I keep thinking 'salvage title'
     
    #6 Eric Riley, Apr 12, 2013
  7. RV6

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    You didnt call to ask? :confused:
     
    #7 RV6, Apr 12, 2013
  8. REEKO_HTOWN

    REEKO_HTOWN I'm Rich Biiiiaaatch!

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    It would pop up on the vin number....unless it's a swapped number.
     
    #8 REEKO_HTOWN, Apr 12, 2013
  9. Jontro

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    Buy now, ask questions later.
     
    #9 Jontro, Apr 12, 2013
  10. J Sizzle

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    Trap. Durant goes for 40
     
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  11. dsnow23

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    Some other Rockets fan found the listing and just bought it if it wasn't salvage. Just a guess.
     
    #11 dsnow23, Apr 12, 2013
  12. Karolik

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    I find it hard to believe the seller of an exotic 100k+ vehicle doesn't know the selling price of his own car.
     
    #12 Karolik, Apr 12, 2013
  13. DreamRoxCoogFan

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    why buy a car you can't afford? Live within your means.
     
    #13 DreamRoxCoogFan, Apr 12, 2013
  14. DonkeyMagic

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    Clearly you're not from Dallas
     
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    In this country, the majority of people that buy new cars buy more than they financially should.
     
    #15 DFWRocket, Apr 12, 2013
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    Test drive it on a very humid day...
     
    #16 Rashmon, Apr 12, 2013
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    Just call and go check it out you never know. Carfax doesn't always reveal the truth however, cost me 20 bucks and a 75 mile drive to figure out.
     
    #17 Dgn1, Apr 12, 2013
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    Some are too dependant on Carfax. Carfax doesn't know all, and in fact, sometimes, knows nothing.

    Common sense here. Why would someone sell a car for $45K when they can sell it for $130K?
     
    #18 codell, Apr 12, 2013
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    What kind of car is it?
     
    #19 KingCheetah, Apr 12, 2013
  20. Yonkers

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    It's a scam. The pictures and VIN numbers are from another advertisement somewhere else. I've seen this many times while I was looking to buy my car online. I did eventually buy my car on Ebay and had the used car company that listed it send me everything from their license to their bond information.
    But I found a bunch of scammers too. Do a quick Google search on that VIN and it might come up. I found one like that on a car my brother found that was a very 'good' price.
     
    #20 Yonkers, Apr 12, 2013
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