Checked out a very Jalop car today

"valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option" (valsidalv) 08/10/2020 at 13:50 • Filed to: None

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It ticks 2/3 boxes on the brown manual wagon checklist.

A friend of mine who is out of town is interested so I did some reconnaissance work. It’s an 07 with about 180k km on the clock. Quite clean, given its age. Started up just fine, no weird noises in the engine bay or exhaust, and no leaks. Went for a little test ride and the engine pulls great. Transmission is smooth. It’s being sold by a used car lot and the dealer told me there’s “quite a bit of interest” despite not having moved the car in 2 weeks. So who knows what that really means.

Anyways, armed with more knowledge, it’s up to my friend to pull the trigger.

ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy > valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option 08/10/2020 at 13:55

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quite a bit of interest

If you’re in America, your BS detector should be on red alert.

valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option > ShrimpHappens, née WJalopy 08/10/2020 at 14:06

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A bsolutely. At the same time, it’s not a common car either so he might not be making that up. However ‘interest’ does not necessarily mean serious buyers.

MonkeePuzzle > valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option 08/10/2020 at 14:08

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I believe the checklist is actually

[ ] brown

[ ] diesel

[ ] manual

[ ] wagon

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option 08/10/2020 at 14:16

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Yup! I’ve had lots of cars posted for sale that have interested lots of people without selling.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option 08/10/2020 at 14:17

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I bet 1/2 of the people interested think it being stick is a dealbreaker, the other 1/2 are like me and are interested....but don’t have the funds to express that interest.

valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option > MonkeePuzzle 08/10/2020 at 14:32

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Ahh yes you are correct. 2/4.

DasWauto > valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option 08/10/2020 at 15:38

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328i xdrive? I could swap my WRX for this and double down on the N52 problems.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option 08/10/2020 at 16:27

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“Oh yeah we have a lot of people interested in this car! Better act fast!”

“Ok well then why is it stuck to the ground with spiderwebs and covered in dust?”

“...”

valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 08/10/2020 at 16:37

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At least he didn’t say “I know what I have”

thatsmr > valsidalv, reminding you that infiniti is an option 08/10/2020 at 23:38

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As a car saleaman, Id not advise a 180k mile BMW to anyone. That said, dont be mad at me if it sells while you are thinking or researching.  Have been swamped on used as new cars behind production due to covid. There are things that sound cheesy car salesman which are true