# Should I buy a used car that needs a new rack and pinion?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-buy-a-used-car-that-needs-a-new-rack-and-pinion/62725>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** used, corolla, toyota\
**Created:** [March 18, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-buy-a-used-car-that-needs-a-new-rack-and-pinion/62725 "2011-03-18T06:59:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/should-i-buy-a-used-car-that-needs-a-new-rack-and-pinion/62725/10 "2011-03-18T15:40:20Z")

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No, you should not buy it. The seal is on the verge of blowing out completely, and you’re then facing a very expensive repair on an old beater of a vehicle. And who knows what else is wrong with it.

Keep looking. Never buy a used car with even one known serious problem.

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