[quote=mazingerZ;978288]Did you bring a trusted mechanic when you inspected the car? I've had a bad experience dati, friend ko pa ha, when i declared to him na andaming sira he told me "as-is, where is" daw. Lesson learned na rin ako. Try asking your friend to at least shoulder part of the cost of repairs, that is, if he agrees (which in all likelihood i doubt). At any rate, me lamat na ang pagkakaibigan ninyo pagnagkataon. Basta second hand auto kasi, andaming tricks and deception ang nangyayari. Good luck and congrats any way sa car mo bro.[/quot

Unfortunately when we bought that car there was no mechanic with us,
its just purely trust since it was well recommended...naniwala kaming superficials lang ang mga aayusin like the front grill and the emblems.
after a week, andami pala! not to mention the Main drive pulley which is inayos lang pansamantala, very irresponsible sa safety ng bibili.
the nerve that yung mga kasama nya ng ibenenta na samin nanghihingi pa ng "for the boys " daw...
i really dont mind sana kung declared kasi nga kakilala ( daw )...
now i already spent at least 30k, this is my first car pa naman, i wish wala ng ire-replace pa uli...
mabuti na lang sabi ng mekaniko, maganda naman daw ang engine and the car as whole so far.

Moral Lesson: magdala ng mekaniko kahit presidente pa ng pilipinas ang nagrecommend ng sasakyan.