The dilemma I am faced with. I live I the state of Florida lowest part Miami and to find and evo 9 is pretty dang hard. So the question/input I'm askin is if anyone has ever bought an evo from a dealer/private party without first seeing it? Although carfax may be clean and car could be stock low miles(which is what I'm looking for) any other scenarios can you think that would encourage/discourage a decision to be made


Thanks for input please keep to the topic

 

You can't find a Evo in the Miami area? You are not looking hard enough, the surrounding areas are always selling evo's, check craiglist

 

I would never buy blind. No one is as honest as they seem. Can't always trust carfax.

 

ive made deals for to different cars before seeing them in person. both had clean carfaxes and both had been in accidents and repaired


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I do t wanna sound picky or anything
But I'm looking for a 2006 mr with less then 60k miles

 

i will sell you mine... just about to rap up the engine build... its have 0 miles on the engine, trans, tcase, rear diff, front struts, cooling system, ]

body has 50100ish... 36k and its yours...

it currently has no ac, no heater, hit once by a guy in a parking lot. he backed up without looking and mashed the ds front fender... repaired by mitsu collision...

 

Dont trust this guy the car is in very bad condition! Haha jk... Dont sell it man that evo is turning up great, I can vouch for joseph its one mean evo with high end parts and a great guy that knows his ****.

 

I'd never buy a car without going to see it. Take a day to find something within reasonable travel. Work with dealerships if you have to, Though it might be more expensive. These cars get beat on from the second they leave the show room. You gotta feel the car and avoid getting scammed. It's a rough economy

 

Look around man I found an 06 mr with 45 on it for like 21k. Only reason I didn't buy it was cause I bought an 05 8 with 8300 on it lol

 

I buy cars sight unseen all the time. The price has to reflect it though. I never pay top dollar on cars I can't see/drive in person. Typically wholesale or wholesale +10% etc depending on condition. It's always a gamble, but you can't win if you don't play.

 

I bought a one way plane ticket to go check out an Evo I wanted to buy. Turns out it was in good condition so I drove the rest of the way back.

You could always find one you like and hop into a regional forum on here and see if someone in that region could test drive it for you. send them some paypal money etc for their troubles.
Just a thought.

 

I bought mine from ebay and it is mint! For me it was an import, this being Canada. I did get the seller to make a very thorough walkaround video before to check out the car and make sure he wasn't sketchy. Pictures are easier to fake. So maybe luck was on my side but I scored a great deal.

 

It depend's on your situation but personally I wouldn't buy without seeing it unless I was well of financially and desperate to get one.

 

Several options.

1. Have the car looked over by a reputed evo shop and have them tell you what they think (my preferred option).
2. Have a friend/relative you trust who is closer have a look at it for you.
3. Ask if a forum member is willing to help you out and have a look for you.

 

I bought mine unseen. It had few things that seller did not disclose but price was right.