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I'm new here and wanted to get advice from RAV4 veterans in here 
I'm contemplating the purchase of a 2005 RAV4 base 2wd automatic. It is a one owner vehicle, the previous owner only put ~40,000 miles on it. I did an auto check, carfax, inspected the vehicle and also took it to an independent mechanic. Toyota owners shows consistent maintenance records every 5k miles.
Two problems with the vehicle: the previous owner scraped the rear passenger door and fender pretty bad in a parking lot pole which would require some body work to fix. The mechanic said that everything is in perfect condition with the engine except that he found the transmission oil is brownish instead of pink and that he saw a drop of oil near the trans axle tray. But he drove the vehicle and didn't find any transmission issues or weird noises.
Based on the scrapes and body dings, I was able to get the seller to bring down the price to $6k. I feel like this is a good deal but I'm now worried about the transmission issue the mechanic mentioned. Any advice on if I should take the deal?
I'm contemplating the purchase of a 2005 RAV4 base 2wd automatic. It is a one owner vehicle, the previous owner only put ~40,000 miles on it. I did an auto check, carfax, inspected the vehicle and also took it to an independent mechanic. Toyota owners shows consistent maintenance records every 5k miles.
Two problems with the vehicle: the previous owner scraped the rear passenger door and fender pretty bad in a parking lot pole which would require some body work to fix. The mechanic said that everything is in perfect condition with the engine except that he found the transmission oil is brownish instead of pink and that he saw a drop of oil near the trans axle tray. But he drove the vehicle and didn't find any transmission issues or weird noises.
Based on the scrapes and body dings, I was able to get the seller to bring down the price to $6k. I feel like this is a good deal but I'm now worried about the transmission issue the mechanic mentioned. Any advice on if I should take the deal?