# Uninformed woman trying to sell car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/uninformed-woman-trying-to-sell-car/18096>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 13, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uninformed-woman-trying-to-sell-car/18096 "2008-08-13T02:15:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Stellablue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@Stellablue](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Stellablue)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 2:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uninformed-woman-trying-to-sell-car/18096/1 "2008-08-13T02:15:21Z")

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I am trying to sell my 2000 Honda Civic LX and when the last guy was checking it out, he removed the oil cap while the engine was running and seemed surprised that there was a low noise. He said that you should not hear anything. Is he making this up? I have already had the car in for a full inspection and they did not find any problems.

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**Author:** ![Roadrunner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@Roadrunner](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Roadrunner)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uninformed-woman-trying-to-sell-car/18096/2 "2008-08-13T02:17:37Z")

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This clown is trying to pull the wool over your eyes.

Ignore him.

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**Author:** ![newpony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/41988e/32.png) [@newpony](https://community.cartalk.com/u/newpony)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 2:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uninformed-woman-trying-to-sell-car/18096/3 "2008-08-13T02:19:34Z")

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He’s trying to B.S. you. The oil is under pressure and the oil cap is on the valve cover. The noise is a combination of the pressure being vented and the sound of the valve train at work. Don’t buy into this guy’s game. Let him B.S. someone else.

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uninformed-woman-trying-to-sell-car/18096/4 "2008-08-13T04:07:43Z")

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Every car does the same thing.

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2008, 5:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/uninformed-woman-trying-to-sell-car/18096/5 "2008-08-13T05:33:21Z")

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The other posters are correct. The clown was trying to steal your car. Cars like yours are selling at a premium now with $4 gasoline…Set your price and stick to it. Your car should sell in a few days. Make sure it’s clean inside and out and the papers are in order.