Overall, it wasn't a bad experience, but I'd say the truck I looked at was a little worse for wear. The sales experience was low/no pressure and Steve was very helpful in letting us look at and drive the vehicle.
Once again, I always advocate people run their tests and inspections on used vehicles prior to purchase. Do research, crawl under the vehicle, poke things that need to be poked, checks fluids, use your OBDII tool.
I looked under a ~50k mile truck that was $14995. Upon looking under the truck with a light and a screw driver, I found some issues that were impossible to ignore. I brought them to the owners attention and offered a price that was more fair given market and condition of the truck. He did consider it, but mentioned if he did that price, it would be as is and they would just sticker it and I'd be responsible moving forward. If I did go with the sticker price they had, they would fix some of the issues.
I wasn't comfortable with that answer or the price, especially given some of the safety concerns that might be associated, so I did walk away.
This is not to say that there are not quality vehicles, but I would urge people to not blindly go off of drive tests alone. If you're not comfortable checking yourself, ask for a pre purchase inspection to make sure you're not going to inherit a headache.
Facts:
1. 50k mile truck for 2011
2. No car fax, I had to purchase the report on my own. Was told it was only normal wear and tear a one owner truck. Bed was dented, but had a new one on site to replace it with
3. Inspected the vehicle myself, was met with comments about poking around the bottom of the truck
4. Found the back of rotors bad rot
5. The driveshaft and rear diff was pretty rusted and was soft to the poke
6. Bed rails had rot and were soft
7. Rockers had rotted holes
8. Frame had partial spray to cover rust, but the uncovered rust areas had more than flaky rust apparent
9. Negotiated price only if I waved the repairs and they would sticker the truck. Advertised price would include some of the repairs
10. The vincheck/carfax had no data other than no reported accidents. Couldn't find any other pieces of information on the vehicle. No other information was provided onsite when I asked. read more