Originally Posted by Gidget

I went to a car lot yesterday to look at an 03 wagon. Right off the bat I could see some signs that it was modified and then returned to stock. It LOOKS like the guy didn't go cheap on the mods though. It has a Prosport pod, and a decent stereo. Everything else is pretty much back to stock. I think it HAD a FMIC but now has the top mount.

My question is this....assuming he had it tuned for the mods he put on, how can I tell if it was ever tuned in the first place, and then "de-tuned" after being put back to stock? I don't want to buy it, drive it off the lot and blow the turbo/motor/have pieces fall off or something crazy like that.

I'm still relatively new to Colorado, and I don't even KNOW any tuners up here. Not to mention most good tuners won't just make car lot trips with people. lol.

Any suggestions?