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Old 04-12-2005, 03:22 AM
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I am looking at a 1994 Diablo Vt with 21,000 miles. The car is at the Chekqured flag in Marina Del Rey California. I found it on Collecter car trader.com. There asking price is 96,500 plus tax and license. The car is red with black interior.

I talked to a well known Lambo dealer today and he informed me that was alot of miles for a Diablo. He said even though the price was low I might have to dump alot of money into the car to get it right. He also said the market was very thin for hi-mileage Diablos and that If I bought the car and decided to sell it I would have a hard time getting a buyer. He suggested I would be better off buying a lower mileage car so if I decided to put on miles I could still sell it when I was done having my fun with it. Since I am new to the market I would appreciate If you fellas could give me your opinion on what this dealer told me and Opinions on how to find a good car and what to look for. He also Informed me to stay away from some unscupulous dealers but I won't mention there names on this forum do to legal reasons.
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Old 04-12-2005, 03:50 AM
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PPI PPI PPI

that is your only security blanket....

21K mile is Nothing if the car has been taken care of!!! Get Real...these Engines should go 100K miles! !!
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Old 04-12-2005, 03:53 AM
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Should add, there are 2 clues in this game..will Ben at Exotic Waranties give you a policy??? and is AJ in the game (low baller broker , flipper)???

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Who are AJ and Ben? I'm new here please clue me in.
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If 21,000 miles is nothing why did the Lambo dealer act like the car had a million miles?
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What JR is saying is if the car was taken care of 21K is nothing. What do the service records show? And have it inspected before buying, if something needs fixing you can use that as leverage on the price.
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What type of scheduled maintenance do these cars need? What are the cars weak points? Are parts available? Is the secondary market as slim as what the dealer is saying? How much does a good PPI cost? Would you use an Independant or a authorized garage?
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Isn't that car on ebay right now?
Red 94 Diablo
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Yes, That is the car I'm looking at. What do you think?
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I saw it last night and thought the same thing. Cheap buy it now price. I would run the VIN via carfax, then pass it around here. Maybe someone used to own it.
When you see a 94 going for the price of a 5000qv, no matter how many miles, I would second guess it.
Could be nothing at all though. But I tell you this much, at that price, it would be fun to grab that as a second Diablo for the track!
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