Hey guys, i know you all(most of you) hate my decision making. However, I've had two mechanics & an old colleague who buys and sells SUVs give me their opinions and they're saying it's fine to go ahead with the car. Mechanics have said due to salt spreading on roads and age of car, surface level corrosion is expected on Rav4s. They've said that the coil, shocks and tyre needs to be replaced, which the dealer is doing. They've also said the dealer working on the corrosion and applying underseal is a good sign. They said due to the low mileage of the car, it should last for another at least 5 years or 50k miles if regularly serviced and maintained well. The car has only 67,000 miles on the clock so this makes me think it's not been driven much for it's age and up to 2023 it's got the records of a full dealership service history, from then it's an independent garage service, so that makes me think it has been well taken care of.
Yes I did ask for all your advice and opinions and understand your concerns, so thank you for highlighting. I've searched on autotrader for Rav4s under £6,500 with less than 70,000 miles, and no older than 2008, sold by dealers with FSH and I can't see a better deal than this. I'm not sure where everyone else is looking, but why is this a bad deal? Is it just because of age? I thought Toyota and Lexus' cars are very reliable, especially with low mileage. Is there any other cars of this size I can get which is newer, at the same price? (automatic & petrol).
