[quote=Wickedheart]I’ve seen weird listings for cars posted in the arts and craft section lately. They are always newer and too cheap. Yesterday there was a 2009 Toyota for $2900.
Wickedheart, your link shows a 2004 Nissan Maxima, not a Toyota. The ad may be legit as it is licensed in NM – may not have a catalytic converter. It could have also been in a previous flood or wreck where it was “totaled.” Some states do NOT salvage the titles (as CA does) if the owner purchases the car back from the ins. co and fixes it him/herself with some of the ins. proceeds. If interested, check CARFAX on it.
A “salvaged” or “wreck” title does not necessarily mean the veh. will be a bad purchase. It depends on where it was hit. Ins. companies routinely salvage vehicles for ridiculous reasons. In the past (not my current veh.), I have purchased two different salvaged vehicles for cheap $$ and drove both of them for a long time – both good buys.
The owner may have been using the KBB private party values from NM instead of CA to arrive at his/her asking price of $2,900 for 94K+ miles, since that is where the car is licensed. They VERY WELL MAY BE mostly highway miles. The owner may just be a long-term visitor of a friend or relative here or a new arrival and cannot get it licensed here without a lot of headache installing a catalytic converter.
I have bought and sold numerous items and services on both craigslist and e-bay and NEVER had a problem with anyone. I have even let various strangers in my bathroom with their kids to try on exp. ski gear my children quickly grew out of. I never even had anyone quibble over my prices, either. All my buyers have been delighted to get my gently-used mdse for the price I was asking.
OT: regarding NM, I just drove back thru there on Wed. July 7. It was 88 deg. in the TX panhandle when we began climbing the NM mtns on I-40. There were three thunderclouds we drove under (thunder/lightening/large hail) only to emerge from each cloud to bright sunshine and dry road. The middle cloud had 3-4 inches of SNOW (not hail) on the ground beneath it – elevation 4000 ft. We were wearing halter tops and short shorts and the car windows felt cold – did not roll them down because it was storming. In any case, there was no place to get out up there. Very wacky, indeed :=)
