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Originally Posted by nickzue

So I recently bought a WRB 2013 BRZ with 65k and wanted to call on the forum to either confirm or put my suspicions to rest.

1) I checked the carfax report and it said 4 owner, but the dealer president explained to me that it was a dealer's vehicle that had just been traded between hands and that it was really like a 1 owner. (Came from Chicago to SoCal) Not unusual

2) When I test drove it, I noticed a distinct oil-like smell, but not from the engine, from inside the cabin. I narrowed the smell down to the trunk. I noticed that where I had set some papers they were all smudged with grease/oil. They spilled something

3) The TPMS light was on, which the dealer told me was an issue with the outside temperature being hot. Will not stay on because hot outside. There is something wrong

4) I also noticed the car had aftermarket amber fog lights, which I like, but it made me question if the bumper may have been repainted or replaced. Fogs are not an indication the bumper was replace just that fogs were added. sort of an odd thing if juts passed around between dealers.

5) It didn't have factory floor mats and I could see that the bolts holding down the seats had a bit of rust. A Chicago winter will do that

6) The door panels/seat are loose so any bass makes it rattle pretty badly and the seat creaks under any acceleration. I actually thought the speakers were blown at first. Door panels vibrate with bass on all of them

7) Lastly, part of navigation unit screen doesn't work or is very inconsistently responsive in the upper right corner. I have no input on this one

Now, in the month since buying the car the smell has subsided considerably, the TPMS still stays on, and the dreaded fuel pump chirp started happening but I'm hoping my fancy warrantee will cover that. Do any of these issues raise any red flags to you guys? Water damage affecting the electronics would be my biggest concern. There is nothing there that would indicate water damage. It is still not confirmed that the new pump will kill the crickets.

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