Originally Posted by mathnerd88

It isn't a bad idea to buy used cars either. My car was bought used at 21k miles and 2 years old and it now has over 79k miles and still runs like new. My car was over $14k off MSRP, and it had every package available except the sport package. Every mechanic I brought it to for maintenance says this engine was properly maintained and everything is clean looking. You don't have to buy CPO, but buy it with at least a full year of bumper to bumper warranty left on its original warranty to protect yourself. CPO is just another reason for them to charge you thousands more.

It all depends on the previous owner and the service records. I don't know how the OP acquired his car, but perhaps it wasn't serviced correctly by the previous owner. Also, looking at his previous posts, the OP did say he got the car for a "really good price" at the dealer. I suppose you do get what you pay for. The dealer might have already known these issues and sold the car without any type of warranty and the OP took a gamble. Buying a CPO car, the OP would probably pay the same amount extra and would have covered the cost of the Valve Body replacement anyways.

Originally Posted by mike_gt2

Very true. I just want to make sure the car has low mileage, is no more than 3 years old and was properly serviced. Unfortunately a G fitting that criteria is out of my price range. to be honest though at this point i just want something reliable and that isnt going to breakdown on me 3 weeks after purchase. the mechanic also pointed out that the person who prev had it wasnt too good in regards to consistent oil changes.