Dear Tom and Ray:

I work for a failed S&L. I expect to be out of a job within the next couple of months. In preparation for my impending term of unemployment, I have reluctantly decided to part with my 1965 Chrysler Imperial LeBaron. Being a banker, I have a high standard of ethics. I feel inclined to tell prospective buyers every little thing I know that is wrong with my car. On the other hand, my Realtor friend, Bob (not his real name), tells me I shouldn't say anything. Bob thinks buying a used car is something a person does at his or her own risk, and that no one will expect perfection out of a thirty year old car. What do you guys think? David

Ray: Gee, David. I have to say quite honestly that it warms my heart to know that there are guys like you in the world. An honest human being. A truly decent person. A prince among men. Wow!

Tom: I agree. Which means you're the wrong guy to sell this car, Dave. Let that sleazeball Bob sell it for you.

How can you tell if a used car is in good condition -- or even OK, for that matter? Find out by ordering Tom and Ray's pamphlet "How to Buy a Great Used Car: Things That Detroit and Tokyo Don't Want You to Know." Send $3 and a stamped (55 cents), self-addressed, No. 10 envelope to Used Car, PO Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.

© 1994 by Tom and Ray Magliozzi and Doug Berman Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc.

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