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Ok i've seen a 4door on the prestige site and just wondering on ppls opinions on buying from the available stock....

The car i saw has alot of minor mods... exhaust, suspension... And the bumpers have been scraped alot.. basically chunks of paint are off... But i was just wondering what you think of these cars... Like they have never been test driven or inspected... Do you think its worth the risk for how cheap it is>>>??

Or do u think i should just buy something stock and has been test driven for around the same price?

thanks for the help

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I should also say that I bought from Geoff (Prestige) and had no problems -- in fact it was a very positive experience.

However, you have to realise the public mailings are just teasers so you only get a cut and paste job. Unless there is something particularly special about the car, I would sign up for the full service (either through Geoff or another respected dealer) before purchasing.

LW.

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I too purchased my car from geoff at prestigemotorsport, and he was a pleasure to deal with. If you like what you see on the mailing list, sign up with him and he'll show you even more cars and then he'll get someone to inspect them for you.

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