Hi Group,
Maybe this is a little late, but I want to inquire as to what to expect in a used 95 9000CDE my daughter's boyfriend just purchased. He just bought the car today and had to have it cause settlement money was burning a hole in his pocket. Steered him away from a Honda Civic and a Chev Malibu(I'm a Swede car fan, having Volvos myself).
He paid $3800 from the asking price of $4500.
Is this model reliable/dependable? It has 102k on it, how many miles can we expect to tally on the 6cyl powerplant? The previous owner says he just put new valve cover(one was cracked) and gasgets as well as a timing belt and exhaust six months ago, costing $800. He's going to produce the paperwork as they were in his work office. Fluids are clean/clear. During the test drive the car didn't start after checking the fluids as he said the newer battery was shot( a week old)??!! The dash meter read 13.8 volts?! The owner swapped with a new replacement battery before we bought it.
The seller works at small dealership and this was his personal car, stating that once in a great while they get bad batteries.
The radio didn't work as he said we needed the code. The driver's seat heater stopped working this winter.
Please comment as much as possible.
Thank You,
Kevin
Maybe this is a little late, but I want to inquire as to what to expect in a used 95 9000CDE my daughter's boyfriend just purchased. He just bought the car today and had to have it cause settlement money was burning a hole in his pocket. Steered him away from a Honda Civic and a Chev Malibu(I'm a Swede car fan, having Volvos myself).
He paid $3800 from the asking price of $4500.
Is this model reliable/dependable? It has 102k on it, how many miles can we expect to tally on the 6cyl powerplant? The previous owner says he just put new valve cover(one was cracked) and gasgets as well as a timing belt and exhaust six months ago, costing $800. He's going to produce the paperwork as they were in his work office. Fluids are clean/clear. During the test drive the car didn't start after checking the fluids as he said the newer battery was shot( a week old)??!! The dash meter read 13.8 volts?! The owner swapped with a new replacement battery before we bought it.
The seller works at small dealership and this was his personal car, stating that once in a great while they get bad batteries.
The radio didn't work as he said we needed the code. The driver's seat heater stopped working this winter.
Please comment as much as possible.
Thank You,
Kevin