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I'm looking to buy a car. Nothing exciting - mostly drinking the forum koolaid and searching for ~10 year old Honda Jazzes. What is the consensus view of getting an AA/similar mechanic along to check? I know nothing about cars. I'm looking at a particular car from a private seller, they have full service history for the 3 years they've owned and the MOTs all passed and look clear of advisories online. I guess my question is really whether a mechanic is likely to be able to spot potential pitfalls/expensive issues that would have been missed/irrelevant for an MOT or are they just going to do the property surveyor thing of saying it's probably going to fall down and you want to get a second opinion on everything?
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