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Originally Posted by chiefneil
I'm looking at buying a CPO for my daughter out in LA. Found a serious possibility - a 2016 with 18k miles for a good price. I'm going to drive out to take a look and close the deal if I like it, but I'm wondering in this case how critical a pre-purchase inspection is?
The carfax is clean, shows a single previous owner with a lease, typical standard maintenance, and nothing else. Would you insist on taking the car to an independent for an inspection?
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18k is low enough that I would personally be okay looking it over and then taking it for a drive and verifying it drives as expected.
Do you have any sort of automotive background? If you aren't quite sure how to spot body repairs or shoddy mechanical work, then it is probably best to have a local independent shop bring it in for an inspection. Even if it is mechanically sound, you don't want to find out it was in fact repainted when the pint begins peeling off.