ron, i've been at o'reilly's for a little under a year now, and only ONCE have i ever been asked to look up parts that weren't regular maintenance stuff.
i dunno if that speaks to it's reliability, but it's like any other car. maintenance and condition are going to be apparent.
if in doubt, ask the seller to let you take it to your mechanic. Im sure your mechanic will find something wrong with it (they always do, it's their job) but so long as it's nothing major, i don't see it being a bad vehicle.
if the seller won't let you get it inspected, that's a red flag in my book. i'd walk away.
if nothing else, just do a quick compression test and check all the fluids and see/smell the kind of condition they are in.
with almost EVERY car i've ever purchased, i've always been able to haggle a bit on the price to allow me to still have money for a tune up and general service before i register the car.
whatever you decide, remember, it's swedish made!
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