[timothy_raborn]

Thanks so much for the replies guys. This is only my second ever used car to buy (and the first was from a close friend who took *really* excellent care of his Camry, so I knew it was safe). I consider myself upper-middle class, but the price of a new car has outpaced what I'm want to pay for one, so I went with a 2 yr old Ridgeline. Probably saved me over 1/3rd of the cost of a new one, but I always worry about some sort of hidden problem coming back to sting me.

Sounds like this might be a more common problem, so I'll breathe a little easier for now. :-)

Thanks again!

-Tim

PS. I still drive my 1994 Honda Accord EX I bought new - has over 335,000 miles and still running strong! That car has made me a walking advertisement for Honda.