jthrockmorton
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Looking for a MP5 for sale in the Boston area. Most of what I found has been vastly overpriced (ie. $10,000 for an 03 with 70,000 miles). If anyone sees or knows of anything reasonable, please let me know. Thanks
WTB: MP5 in Boston area
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racerx43269
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- 2002 mazda protege 5
im selling mine.. but im in texas.
jthrockmorton
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Thoughts? I'm worried about rust in New England, but I guess it's just what I'll have to deal with.
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...ds=25&seller_type=b&cardist=90&standard=false
http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.j...ds=25&seller_type=b&cardist=90&standard=false
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Called in today and found out the car had been totaled and they fixed it up, so I guess I'll keep looking. It sure did look good, though...
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Explains the cheaper price.
I'm assuming you've done a craigslist search in the area...and the surrounding locations?
If not, use this cl tool:
http://www.themccumbers.com/States.html
I'm assuming you've done a craigslist search in the area...and the surrounding locations?
If not, use this cl tool:
http://www.themccumbers.com/States.html
FYI, the biggest insurance/salvage auctions in New England are in southern New Hampshire, so there are a lot of used car dealerships in the vicinity with a high percentage of fix-em-ups purchased there. That's why New Hampshire has almost as much selection as Massachusetts despite having 1/5th the car driving population, particularly in the non-fleet models, and there's damn near nothing south of Boston. But there's also a few nice trade-ins of lower base value cars by new car dealerships placed in those auctions, so don't disregard them entirely.
Since I just test drove several of the cars listed on autotrader, I'll tip you off to stay away from the silver one in Lawrence, MA and the red one in Derry, NH. Also stay away from the black one in Danvers, MA, because I just bought it.
Lastly, a great place to get a pre-purchase inspection done in northern Massachusetts is FasTrack Automotive. Nice, professional guys who also track prep Mazdas. Only $25, and using what they found I knocked the price down another $300 below what I'd already haggled down to, even though there was very little wrong with it. You definitely want to work with someone like that, being in California. Alot of the cars in northern Mass and especially southern NH look great in pictures but will disappoint you in person, but that's probably where you're going to have to look for this model of car in this region.
Since I just test drove several of the cars listed on autotrader, I'll tip you off to stay away from the silver one in Lawrence, MA and the red one in Derry, NH. Also stay away from the black one in Danvers, MA, because I just bought it.
Lastly, a great place to get a pre-purchase inspection done in northern Massachusetts is FasTrack Automotive. Nice, professional guys who also track prep Mazdas. Only $25, and using what they found I knocked the price down another $300 below what I'd already haggled down to, even though there was very little wrong with it. You definitely want to work with someone like that, being in California. Alot of the cars in northern Mass and especially southern NH look great in pictures but will disappoint you in person, but that's probably where you're going to have to look for this model of car in this region.
jthrockmorton
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Thanks for the info, guys. I've been told that New Hampshire is usually the best place to get a cheap used car, and now I know why.
I'm actually back from college for the summer and looking for something a little bigger than the Celica I currently have that still gets me decent gas milage and won't drain my life savings, and from what I've read it seems the P5 is a quick, reliable little car that fits the bill. I'll keep looking, and if anyone has any suggestions or what not, please let me know, but again I appreciate all the help. Thanks!
I'm actually back from college for the summer and looking for something a little bigger than the Celica I currently have that still gets me decent gas milage and won't drain my life savings, and from what I've read it seems the P5 is a quick, reliable little car that fits the bill. I'll keep looking, and if anyone has any suggestions or what not, please let me know, but again I appreciate all the help. Thanks!
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