Guy has on his lot a 2002 Odyssey for over 3 months. Carfax is clean. It shows a lease vehicle in 5/2002 then sold at auction 4/06 - nothing between. It's from a close by state, IL. He's had 3 auctions and hasn't moved it.
At first glance, it's a nice vehicle. Everything is straight and it has many options. So I went down today (SUN) and gave it a good look over. I don't see any overspray or anything that would lead me to believe it's been in a collision other than the right wheel well plastic not flush with the fender. That fender looks like it may have had some minor work done.
The vehicle has been heavily waxed. There are a few real small chips in the paint. chips show a primer coat under them and then metal Except for one fender, looks original paint. But I'm not an expert.
The first thing that really caught my eye was rust pits on the plastic bumper cover. Looking under the car shows more rust than I would expect from a 2002. The strut has some rusting as well. The tires are very worn, but they look worn correctly. Doesn't appear to be alignment issues as they are worn evenly.
What do you think?
The front has black plastic screws but the rear has grey metal ones. Makes me wonder if it's had work that my eye's just can see. Black on front
I am concerned about getting a vehicle that was flooded. I almost bought a 1 yr old Ford 4x4 PU a few years back. Guy had it on his lot and was ready to move it at a good price. Upon close look, it was very rusted. More than this Honda and more than a 1yr old should have. This is a 4yr old Honda. Is this just the way Honda's rust in Chicago?