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advices needed on buying a used car, 2002 Dodge Intrepid

 
andychen andychen
New User | Posts: 1 | Joined: 01/08
Posted: 01/21/08
09:06 PM

I am a college student and looking to buy a fleet car from my university.  Fleet cars from our university are always well maintained and have a good reputation among us students. This specific car is 2002 Dodge Intrepid, 45900 miles.  They ask for $5400 which is always $1000 less than Kbb private party values.  Now here is the problem.  I saw four repairs in the car history offered by the university (none listed on Carfax). The four repairs cost $2200, $1800, $500 and $800.  The repaired parts include rear bumpers, front bumpers, fences, a door, wheel, and some suspension parts.  It seems that they were all body work.  I don’t have much experience with cars.  So I am wondering if it is still OK to buy this car.

The thing is if I buy a used car from a dealer or a private owner, I might not even know if there were any repairs before.

I appreciate any advices.