when you do your homework and don't shop based on price only, you won't get burned.
I looked for over a year, wanted only an MPR car, spoke to Mike Pustelny numerous times over this time, found out whose cars were for sale, got the history on each car, narrowed the list to three then with cash in hand contact the sellers and negotiated. I got the #1 car on my list and it is everything I was told it was and everything I wanted. Had I not, the second car on my list was just as nice.