Subject	meh, maintenance records are nice, but not the most
Posted by	robo (sebring1970) on April 05, 2005 at 10:14 PM
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In Reply To	I bought mine based on maintence records alone. posted by ShakaShaun on April 05, 2005 at 08:36 PM
Message	important part. Too many records would make me ask, "Why does this car need so many repairs? What is the driving style of the owner?" The most important maintenance record - documented oil changes.
Follow Ups	questions on testdriving a tt.... - shawnc 20:09:48 04/05/05 I bought mine based on maintence records alone. - ShakaShaun 20:36:38 04/05/05 wow..turbos replaced at 40K?... I probably would have passed - Jodecy 20:58:42 04/05/05 A stud from the manifold broke off (keenserted one) - ShakaShaun 21:57:45 04/05/05 sounds like your TT was abused - aliaZ 21:58:18 04/05/05 meh, maintenance records are nice, but not the most - robo (sebring1970) 22:14:42 04/05/05 maintenance records?? my car only had 24k... - schuss 00:10:25 04/06/05 compression test and leak down test can tell a LOT - genic 21:03:06 04/05/05 nah it use to be on autotrader but he took it off a while - shawnc 21:14:55 04/05/05 hard to say....fine tooth comb (n/m) - genic 21:16:47 04/05/05 Re: hard to say....fine tooth comb - shawnc 21:19:22 04/05/05 the best way is with a boost leak checker...engine off - genic 21:23:03 04/05/05 ok thanks for the advice. not often on here is good help - shawnc 21:25:40 04/05/05 would you bother with a leak down if the compression - robo (sebring1970) 23:49:26 04/05/05 Check for any codes... (n/m) - CrazyGreek 21:14:12 04/05/05 wouldnt the check engine be on then? (n/m) - shawnc 21:15:52 04/05/05 Not necessarily (n/m) - U ZCREAM 21:16:45 04/05/05 nope. Just bring basic tools with you. codes are the same - rufflez 00:45:49 04/06/05 Let it idle for 10 mintues while you BS and look for smoke. (n/m) - Spddracer 21:43:06 04/05/05 when you first arrive, look at the temp gauge - atl300zxtt 09:02:09 04/06/05
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