Originally Posted by Danny B

I say you should always give them a chance to fix it. A dead battery isn't a rarity with a used car that has been standing still for a while.

And that engine light can be restted in 5 minutes at the garage.

And if you still have second thoughts on your purchase, you should bring your car to an original dealer for a checkup.

It'll cost you a little extra, but then you will have sertainty about the state it's in, and you can ask the garage you bought it from to fix the things the dealer might have ran into under warranty.