I think I’ve found a unicorn!! My Jeep Grand Cherokee has been hassling me for quite a while now. I made the decision to replace it. On the advice here, I look into some Pilots and Highlanders within my price range when suddenly a friend sends me a 12 year old Highlander with like crazy low mileage!! It’s far away and I don’t have a local mechanic I can use to check it out, but, I can use one of those Lemon Detector guys who will come out and do their thing. Is that good enough? I don’t want to miss a good opportunity here.
Why did you post this twice? Please note for future reference that this is a violation of forum rules. (You did read the rules, right?) Thank you.
My apologies, a combo of fat fingers and small iPhone keyboard.
No problem, as I said just be aware of it for the future. The reason for this is to keep the site orderly and make it easier to focus on specific problems.
Being 12 years old that would be a 2010 model, correct? It looks like electrical problems are the primary concern:
https://www.carcomplaints.com/Toyota/Highlander/2010/
I don't know if anyone here has experience with "Lemon Detectors", hopefully someone who has will comment. Another possibility would be a mobile mechanic if you have a good one in your area. (That is, in the area where the car is.)
It’s far away
where?
crazy low mileage
Huh?
I don’t have a local mechanic I can use to check it out, but, I can use one of those Lemon Detector guys
No.
You also forgot to mention price and if it's at a private party or dealership.
Would it be possible for you to ask your friend to take it to a reputable mechanic, perhaps the one they use. Then you could reimburse your friend for the cost of the inspection and offer to pay your friend for his/her time and effort as well.
Having the seller's mechanic do the inspection is a very bad idea. That's like asking OJ Simpson for marriage advice.
Point taken. Perhaps that is why my first marriage failed. Dang that OJ! 😁
I think I’ve found a unicorn!! My Jeep Grand Cherokee has been hassling me for quite a while now. I made the decision to replace it. On the advice here, I look into some Pilots and Highlanders within my price range when suddenly a friend sends me a 12 year old Highlander with like crazy low mileage!! It’s far away and I don’t have a local mechanic I can use to check it out, but, I can use one of those Lemon Detector guys who will come out and do their thing. Is that good enough? I don’t want to miss a good opportunity here.
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