Hear me out... How excessive is TOO excessive when buying a pre-owned GT

[SensesFail]

You have valid concerns, but...

I would say no for 1) security (you'd be surprised what even a snippet of code can do), 2) logical corruption of the PCM, 3) physical damage (ESD or otherwise).

Having said that, I'm sure you can have a discussion with the salesperson, get a statement/certification, possibly have a service tech do his scan while you watch.

That's not a bad idea, I get what I want under their terms nice

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[ORRadtech]

That's fair but I don't have some secret hacker type of intention where I distract the guy and start clackin' away in a minute time frame and hope he doesn't catch me. Up front, simple and transparent is the name of my game

I don't think YOU do in this particular case. Then again, I don't know you, or whoever might show up with a laptop. I do know there are people out there without the best intentions and/or questionable skill sets. It makes no sense, as a seller, to allow a device that can accidentally or intentionally corrupt numerous modules to be hooked up to my vehicle simply on some random strangers word.

I think this might be your best option.

Having said that, I'm sure you can have a discussion with the salesperson, get a statement/certification, possibly have a service tech do his scan while you watch.

 

[SensesFail]

I don't think YOU do in this particular case. Then again, I don't know you, or whoever might show up with a laptop. I do know there are people out there without the best intentions and/or questionable skill sets. It makes no sense, as a seller, to allow a device that can accidentally or intentionally corrupt numerous modules to be hooked up to my vehicle simply on some random strangers word.

I think this might be your best option.

I sincerely hope there's no nerd running around dealerships messing with pre-owned Mustang PCMs lol

 

[ORRadtech]

It's not the nerds I worry about, it's the flat out crooks and scammers.
Speaking from the standpoint of a private seller I can't imagine it being worth the risk.
I don't much see a dealer taking the risk either.
I don't think it's unreasonable to ask to watch a dealer tech do a scan though.
Another option for you might be to find somewhere that allows you to take the car to an independent shop for inspection.
Or a dealer with a return policy. I know CarMax does that as well as some of the other chain type dealers.

 

[Cwood8656]

This is why I only buy cars like our mustangs new.

 

[TrackMustang]

Just curious, if you’re that concerned why don’t you get a new one? The market is still a bit obnoxious for used cars right now..

 

[K4fxd]

You all are too funny. No one is going to spend the 200 dollars to unlock some random mustangs PCM.

Tin foil hat time.

 

[SensesFail]

It's not the nerds I worry about, it's the flat out crooks and scammers.
Speaking from the standpoint of a private seller I can't imagine it being worth the risk.
I don't much see a dealer taking the risk either.
I don't think it's unreasonable to ask to watch a dealer tech do a scan though.
Another option for you might be to find somewhere that allows you to take the car to an independent shop for inspection.
Or a dealer with a return policy. I know CarMax does that as well as some of the other chain type dealers.

You see, that didn't even occur to me yikes and now I feel slightly dumb

 

[SensesFail]

Just curious, if you’re that concerned why don’t you get a new one? The market is still a bit obnoxious for used cars right now..

I'm eye balling some 2018+ Premiums in the 35k range

 

[TrackMustang]

I'm eye balling some 2018+ Premiums in the 35k range

That’s a bit more reasonable than I expected, I guess the market lost a bit more of its ridiculousness than I thought.

 

[young at heart]

I'm eye balling some 2018+ Premiums in the 35k range

I don’t follow the used market but I do know what prices are new, and this just seems insane to me. For less than 10 grand more you could be in a brand new one (at sticker price) with 0 miles. No way this computes to me.

 

[AvalancheSVT]

dude i don't get why guys are paying 40K for used Gt's. mine was 45 and its a pp1 301A.

 

[_zOmbIE_]

That's fair but I don't have some secret hacker type of intention where I distract the guy and start clackin' away in a minute time frame and hope he doesn't catch me. Up front, simple and transparent is the name of my game

You don't trust them to sell you a car with ill intentions but they should trust you aren't buying/testing the car with ill intentions?

I believe you, but it's fairly ironic.

 

[SensesFail]

I don’t follow the used market but I do know what prices are new, and this just seems insane to me. For less than 10 grand more you could be in a brand new one (at sticker price) with 0 miles. No way this computes to me.

I love my loud, fast cars but I don't want to pay more than $500 a month lol, I can, but I don't want to

 

[SensesFail]

You don't trust them to sell you a car with ill intentions but they should trust you aren't buying/testing the car with ill intentions?

I believe you, but it's fairly ironic.

This entire thing was based on a previous experience of buying a pre-owned GT that ended up having problems on problems that got to a point where it gave me anxiety to drive, I don't want a repeat of that

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