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FS - 2000 Cobra R #21/300, no mods, no race, 650 original miles...................
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<blockquote data-quote="Robert M" data-source="post: 9072520" data-attributes="member: 9628"><p>Yes, one would "assume" that with so little miles there would be no issues, but let me tell a brief story.................</p><p></p><p>After selling my 1995 Cobra R I went Challenger SRT-8 shopping, I know it's a Dodge, but I like the look!! Anyway, I wanted an 09 model, something built before the "bailout", something built before "Fiat", etc. I knew exactly what I wanted, a 425 horse Trak Pak optioned, 6spd. 3.92 gear SRT-8 in TorRed that was fully optioned, so I went shopping for one about 3 months ago (very late in the model year). I found two east of the Mississippi that were exactly what I was looking for, one in N.C., one in WI. The one in N.C. had 13 original miles, the one in WI had 135 original miles, both had been kept in the dealer showroom since they arrived on the transporter. Of course the N.C. car is much closer to me so it was a no brainer, BUT after a deposit was given and the paperwork was started the sales person said that he had something to "mention"............I said what is that? He said the car has had the rear bumper cover replaced, I said "What.......Why"!?!?!? It seems that when the car was being unloaded from the rail car in VA. before being loaded on the truck transporter for the trip to N.C., the car had backed into something and the rubber bumper cover had gotten creased. I told the salesman that I wanted to see the pictures that were taken to claim the damage back to the transport company, no pictures could be produced. I wanted to see the removed/creased bumper cover, it was gone. After I further discussed this car directly with the body shop, it ended up that the car had a bumper cover replaced, the bumper bar under the rubber cover, the two brackets the attach the cover to the ends of the 1/4 panels left and right and a tail light lens. I said "a tail light lens"?!?!?!? I know that the rear bumper on this car is far away from the tail light lens, I knew that the damage was much more than a small crease in the rubber cover. You would never have thought that a brand new car at a dealership would have had this kind of damage, it only had 13 miles on it. I bought the car in WI and had it shipped to Fla. </p><p></p><p>Even with the previous/repaired damage, the N.C. SRT-8 was still at MSRP and they would not come off of the price at all. The damage on the N.C. car was not major, but the documentation will follow it all of its life in the Dodge system and anyone who knows these cars and looks for repaint, incorrect overspray, etc. will know that the N.C. car has had "issues" in the rear area and then the nagging questions........what happened and how bad was it?!?!</p><p></p><p>As shown in the picture below, it would take quite a hit to get all the way to a tail light lens on one of these cars. </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1143433[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Moral to the story, ultra miles "usually" means no issues, past or current, but sometimes............</p><p></p><p>R</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robert M, post: 9072520, member: 9628"] Yes, one would "assume" that with so little miles there would be no issues, but let me tell a brief story................. After selling my 1995 Cobra R I went Challenger SRT-8 shopping, I know it's a Dodge, but I like the look!! Anyway, I wanted an 09 model, something built before the "bailout", something built before "Fiat", etc. I knew exactly what I wanted, a 425 horse Trak Pak optioned, 6spd. 3.92 gear SRT-8 in TorRed that was fully optioned, so I went shopping for one about 3 months ago (very late in the model year). I found two east of the Mississippi that were exactly what I was looking for, one in N.C., one in WI. The one in N.C. had 13 original miles, the one in WI had 135 original miles, both had been kept in the dealer showroom since they arrived on the transporter. Of course the N.C. car is much closer to me so it was a no brainer, BUT after a deposit was given and the paperwork was started the sales person said that he had something to "mention"............I said what is that? He said the car has had the rear bumper cover replaced, I said "What.......Why"!?!?!? It seems that when the car was being unloaded from the rail car in VA. before being loaded on the truck transporter for the trip to N.C., the car had backed into something and the rubber bumper cover had gotten creased. I told the salesman that I wanted to see the pictures that were taken to claim the damage back to the transport company, no pictures could be produced. I wanted to see the removed/creased bumper cover, it was gone. After I further discussed this car directly with the body shop, it ended up that the car had a bumper cover replaced, the bumper bar under the rubber cover, the two brackets the attach the cover to the ends of the 1/4 panels left and right and a tail light lens. I said "a tail light lens"?!?!?!? I know that the rear bumper on this car is far away from the tail light lens, I knew that the damage was much more than a small crease in the rubber cover. You would never have thought that a brand new car at a dealership would have had this kind of damage, it only had 13 miles on it. I bought the car in WI and had it shipped to Fla. Even with the previous/repaired damage, the N.C. SRT-8 was still at MSRP and they would not come off of the price at all. The damage on the N.C. car was not major, but the documentation will follow it all of its life in the Dodge system and anyone who knows these cars and looks for repaint, incorrect overspray, etc. will know that the N.C. car has had "issues" in the rear area and then the nagging questions........what happened and how bad was it?!?! As shown in the picture below, it would take quite a hit to get all the way to a tail light lens on one of these cars. [ATTACH=full]1143433[/ATTACH] Moral to the story, ultra miles "usually" means no issues, past or current, but sometimes............ R [/QUOTE]
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