I wanted to see if anyone had any advice on whether or not I should buy a 2003 Toyota Matrix XR I’ve been looking at. It has about 160,000 miles on it, but the owner said the engine has been replaced about 2 years ago and that engine they used had around 40k miles from a salvage. He had no other info on who replaced it or anything.
The check engine light is on, but nothing else.
The engine sounded really clean and the only real concern I had was the steering wheel leaned left by a good bit, but my father said that may just be an alignment adjustment issue. Other than being sluggish to accelerate I didn’t notice any warning sounds or smells. The car itself didn’t show any major signs of damage except for normal wear and tear and the body work wasn’t great.
He’s wanting $3,200. What do you guys think? Thanks for the help everyone.
Hey you never know what to use the engine it could be good or from 2500 and see what he does
Okay, awesome. I’ll try and talk him down. Should I look for anything else?
Thanks for answering Scotty. The process is really stressful so your help is incredibly appreciated. Hope you’re doing well!