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re: An OT topic reminded me of something Dave Ramsey is flat out wrong about
Posted on 6/9/15 at 1:57 pm to StringedInstruments
Posted on 6/9/15 at 1:57 pm to StringedInstruments
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Want something decent under $10k? You're going to get a true beater. A vehicle that has at least 125k miles on it if you're lucky.
That's simply not true. Sure the used car market is overpriced right now, but you can find plenty of good cars that will give you easily 5+ years for under $10k.
And 125k is not that many miles these days, especially for Japanese cars. Honda's and Toyota's run well into the 200's if you take care of them.
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I scour Craigslist and the classifieds and other websites daily hoping to see that one deal pop up.
I think your problem is you're just being very picky and have too high of expectations.
This post was edited on 6/9/15 at 2:03 pm
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Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:10 pm to rintintin
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I think your problem is you're just being very picky and have too high of expectations.
They call them "beaters" for a reason, most people are just unwilling to buy something with bent sheet metal and bad paint. If you forget about cosmetics and just look for a solid drivetrain there are cars out there. A friend just bought a Volvo S80 for his daughter for $1800.00. A solid, safe car with a lot of life left, but had a dent in the roof that looked like a meteorite hit it.
Posted on 6/9/15 at 2:59 pm to rintintin
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I think your problem is you're just being very picky and have too high of expectations.
Ahem. Correction. I have a wife who is too picky with too high expectations.
She has some warped views on cars. You can find in my post history from a few days ago that she thinks 4Runners are top heavy and are going to tip over.
But like someone said after you, the true way to assess a used car's value is to figure out the quality of the actual mechanical parts.
So I had found a Nissan Pathfinder with 149k miles for $7k. Was seriously debating on purchasing it until I read the reviews of this particular used car dealership. Awful reviews with quite a few people saying the car was beautiful on the outside, clean on the inside, and ran for shite just a few months after purchase.
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