I have been working on cars most of my life, Not as a job but for fun and necessity. I can tell you that almost no one can predict if something internal in the engine or the transmission is going to fail in the near future. If the car SEEMS to run properly and no obvious signs of problems then its a guessing game for the customer and the dealer. No one wants the car to have problems, everyone's life is better if they do not. Dealers do not live with the cars and drive them daily like you and I. They buy them from other Dealers, Take trade-ins and so forth. They try to look them over, Drive them a few times and if it all looks good they try to sell them.
With all that said, I just purchased a vehicle from them today. I found the vehicle listed and called them and talked to Dan, I asked them if they could put the car on a lift so I could look over the car from underneath. I made the appointment and when I arrived Dan had the car on the lift and gave me a light to look it all over. I spent a half hour looking over everything for rust or damage or anything that looked wrong. They were completely honest and open and tried to hide nothing. One thing that buyers can do is try to educate themselves a little on what they are buying, A quick check on the internet will tell you plenty of things that an average person can check for on specific models when buying a car. The vehicle was in very good condition and as an amatuer mechanic I thought a very solid car.
Anything that was wrong was mostly cosmetic and they offered to try and find replacements and take care of it. So to sum up, I thought they were very open and honest, tried to hide nothing and were easy to deal with. They are just a local family owned business. Neither one of us can predict how long the car will go without problems. It's not my fault or their fault. I am buying a used car and that's what you get. I would recommend them to others and would go back when I look for another used car.
