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dembotoz

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13. similar with other complex cars

Reply to appal_jack (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 5, 2017, 01:24 PM

Jul 2017

family mechanic (god bless him) talked my wife out of a used car for that reason

good reputation, good vehicle and all that
but the top of the line model which this was had all the complex doo dads and what nots on it.

if something broke which is gonna happen with a used car...would have been god awful expensive

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