[ridinwitha35]

Eh...I think it's true what they say - if the aesthetic condition is bad...mechanical condition may not be much better (there are exceptions to this rule & even the opposite can be true at times!). But especially at 149k miles, if she can't assure you it was serviced regularly, I'd stay away (unless you can inspect the mechanical condition extremely closely) or at least have some extra reserve funds. If this is just gonna be your beater daily driver, might be alright.