Noob here, first post! Does this look like a good deal!?

[rdemattio]

Hello everyone, I am interested in purchasing a Mazda 3 and I believe I found "The One"
Its a 2008 I Sport, exactly what I wanted, Manual and bare stock accessories. It looks like its in excellent condition and only has 31k miles. He is asking $8775, but I know I can talk him down a lot. I am at Tech School for the Air Force and it just so happened that this guy is on my base, he is going to Germany in 3 weeks. He got a DUI about 3 months ago and has been trying to sell the car since, so I know I can talk him down a good bit. First off, is this a good deal or what?! Cause it seems like it is to me! Secondly, does the warranty transfer over to me? I am trying to find some things out because I will be driving the car about 1500 miles to get home and don't wanna be stranded with a crazy auto bill. Thanks so much!

 

[hat1018]

Seems like a pretty good deal. Get him down a bit and it will be even better. Not sure about the warranty though, I have never had a new car. Good luck with buying the car and welcome to the forum. Hope to see you around at some of the meets and what not. There is usually something going on somewhere in Ohio. Check out the Ohio section, you'll see what I mean.

 

[rdemattio]

Yeah I just took the car for a spin, the guy is pretty dumb when it comes to cars, he said anytime he needed anything done he always took it to the mazda dealer. The brakes seemed a little shaky, and when I checked the brake fluid I couldn't even see the fluid, so I'm pretty sure the break pads are about gone. Other than a tiny bit out of alignment the car seems in good shape. The blue book on that car is around 11k so I think I'm getting a good deal! Also, thank you! I hope to use these forums a lot!