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Originally Posted by patrickt
Will they not just tell you who the original owner was, and then you can call him up and chat with him? If I'm going to fly all the way to California, drop $130k, rent a hotel for the day, a rental car, and screw around with a car salesman, the least they can do is give me the name and number of the original owner. In fact, I would view their refusal to do so as a deal killer.  |
The dealer should be able to communicate with the owner to get the info you seek in all responsible cases. People use dealers for a reason - they don't want to deal with all this type of BS with potential buyers. Some aren't good at communicating, some simply don't want to, and some simply don't have the time/energy so they use a broker/dealer. This is not uncommon, but the dealer needs to do some work other than simply collect a check before presenting the car for sale with unanswered questions.