How safe is autotrader?

[American_Muscle]

Hey guys,

I'm looking into getting a nice 94-95 stang.
Autotrader is probably my best bet.
Problem is I'm stationed in Germany and I'm going to have to have it shipped over here.

How safe is autotrader.com?
I'm gonna have to send the money to the dealer.
Are the dealers on autotrader legit?
Couldn't anybody claim to be a dealer on autotrader?

 

[Nik_95Cobra]

Caveat Emptor...Buyer beware. I've sold about 8 cars on there though and never had a problem with any of them. But I make the buyers sign a recipt saying the car is as is with no warranty whatsoever. When I found my cobra I actually found it on Autotrader.com too, and went out of state to look at it and wound up buying it. Good look with it.

 

[S/CBlack95GT]

I bought my Stang from there back in 1998, but I went to the seller's house and made the transaction there. I would NEVER buy a car sight unseen. There are just too many things that can be wrong with a car and you need to see it in person.

 

[94-302-vert]

Find a car near someone that can check it out for you... Stangers unite and I am sure someone can help you out as you are over seas...

NOT ALL DEALERS ARE LEGIT... When I was looking for my vert I ran into some shady people too.. And don't trust carfax 100%. It says my car was never in an accident but I saw the damage before it was fixed... Nothing beats a good hard look at a car by someone who knows something...

Chris

 

[American_Muscle]

Ya that's what I'm thinking of doing.

All my relatives are close together in either florida or louisiana.
And I'm not sure I can trust anybody else.

Dangit, and I'll be over here for a couple years.

 

[Southern94Cobra]

Bought mine from a dealer ad off of autotrader. I drove to get it though. Just make shure you deal with one person and let them know your situation. Also make shure before you buy it to get a complete carfax, and make shure the state provides a correct-current odometer paper with it.

Since your in the service see if they will take some off the price too. Had a friend that was in the navy and he got a $750 discount!

 

[94-302-vert]

Lots of Pictures and lean on us if needed... More can be learned from a quick drive than a dealer will ever reveal...

Where are the cars you are seeing?

Chris

 

[American_Muscle]

One is in NJ.
I've already talked to Jeff(posts on this site) about that one.

There are a lot on autotrader, so it's hard to pinpoint them.

 

[94gts]

mine was at a small used car lot that i found on auto trader. the car was wrecked at one point (but fixed). i was never told this and i really dont care. the car fax was clean buit you really wont know unless you see it. i am very happy with my car though

 

[super302]

I found my current car on the stangnet classifieds....my last car was on corral.net classifieds

If you find one in iowa, i'll check it out for you

 

[donjohn]

yea, ur best bet would be to ask one of us to check it out for you

u could even take a trip to the regional stangnet forums and see if somebody could go look for you

i'd go look and could even send you a vid of the car and driving if it's around here

 

[American_Muscle]

Gosh I feel so loved, with all this help

I'll check out the regionals too.

Dang I want a stang bad right now (rhyme not intended)

 

[94-302-vert]

When you find them let us know and I am sure someone can take a look / drive...

Chris