This car could be a G-U car when shopping for a car to have checked by your own mechanic. By G-U I mean geographically undesirable.
The alternative would be to find a trustworthy mechanic closer to the vehicle that is for sale or possibly pay some more bucks and find a genuine Manufacturer’s Certified Used Car that includes a genuine 12 month/12,000 mile bumper-to-bumper warranty that is equivalent to what comes with a new car.
That’s the only type warranty I would accept, no aftermarket warranties or a car dealer’s own “certified” warranty, please. It costs the dealer a few hundred bucks to certify one, so they usually pass along their cost to the buyer, but I have purchased cars with it that were very competitive.
Often times the used vehicle’s drivetrain only warranty transfers to another owner (runs with the car, not the owner), but check it out carefully.
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