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Old 06-28-2014, 12:07 PM
 
Location: North Eastern, WA
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So is a new one, and you've placed 15 times as much money on the table.
How many $2000 vehicles have you purchased that come complete with a full manufacturers warranty?
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Old 06-28-2014, 02:14 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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How many $2000 vehicles have you purchased that come complete with a full manufacturers warranty?
None. How many cars that you've bought with warranty which actually needed warranty service in order to keep them serviceably and realiably running (not just buffing trim), and what was the value of that performed service?

You buy a $20,000 car with warranty, which runs out after 10 years, and you have a ten year old beater with no warranty. In those 10 years I buy several cars for maybe $5,000, pay mo more than $5,000 in repairs, and I'm $10,000 ahead of you and just like you, I've also got a ten-year old car with no warranty. At that popint, you feel like you need to go out and buy a new one, but I'm contented with what I've got. Again, way ahead of you.
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Old 06-28-2014, 08:27 PM
 
Location: Montgomery County, PA
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A $5000 car is a clunker. Don't recommend dropping your kid at college in that.
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Old 06-28-2014, 08:54 PM
 
Location: North Eastern, WA
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None. How many cars that you've bought with warranty which actually needed warranty service in order to keep them serviceably and realiably running (not just buffing trim), and what was the value of that performed service?

You buy a $20,000 car with warranty, which runs out after 10 years, and you have a ten year old beater with no warranty. In those 10 years I buy several cars for maybe $5,000, pay mo more than $5,000 in repairs, and I'm $10,000 ahead of you and just like you, I've also got a ten-year old car with no warranty. At that popint, you feel like you need to go out and buy a new one, but I'm contented with what I've got. Again, way ahead of you.
Way ahead of 23 year Master Mechanic with dealership experience as well as operator and owner of a repair facility.

Ok, your math says I buy 1 car for $20k and have it for 10 years.

You buy several cars for $5k over the same 10 years. Well, several means at LEAST 4 units times $5000 = $20,000, plus additional $5000 for repairs, now you have spent at minimum $25,000! BTW, my experience indicates that a majority of $5k vehicles can easily exhaust $5k in repairs in a couple years, or they get junked by the current owner, that is why they are $5k or less. Then someone like you, according to your practices will drop another $5k on a vehicle that is likely to incur costly repairs in a short period of time.

So, which owners vehicle is going to suffer more inconvenience , downtime in the shop and higher cost of repairs. Ones such as you purchase and own, or one such as mine that is purchased new and maintained properly, driven for 15 to 20 years then turn around and sell it to someone like you if you are lucky enough to find one so well cared for. Odds say you will not. You say you will not based on your numbers posted above.

Best rethink your practices.

Also, take a look at current manufacturers warranty offerings these days, many now have 10 year 100,000 mile powertrain warranties, including 1 of the vehicles I currently own, along with 5 yr 60k miles bumper to bumper, like 1 I currently own.

Still feel like you are way ahead of me?

Do yourself a favor and do a little research, then reconsider your practices, you may benefit from it.

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Old 06-28-2014, 09:25 PM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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You buy several cars for $5k over the same 10 years. Well, several means at LEAST 4 units times $5000 = $20,000, .
Suddenly you jumped the price, I've never paid $5,000 for a car in my life, and most were under $1200. You're right, four cars at $5,000 each is $20,000. Your're a mathematical genius. I said several cars for a total of $5,000. Who are you arguing with? I never have any trouble getting 2-3 years or more out of a $1,000 car, and I'm not even a know-it-all.

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Still feel like you are way ahead of me?
I'm even more convinced that I'm way ahead of you.

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Old 06-28-2014, 10:25 PM
 
Location: North Eastern, WA
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Suddenly you jumped the price, I've never paid $5,000 for a car in my life, and most were under $1200. You're right, four cars at $5,000 each is $20,000. Your're a mathematical genius. I said several cars for a total of $5,000. Who are you arguing with? I never have any trouble getting 2-3 years or more out of a $1,000 car, and I'm not even a know-it-all.


I'm even more convinced that I'm way ahead of you.
Read your own post, which I quoted as reference... are you high?쁐
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Old 06-29-2014, 07:16 AM
 
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I have bought 90% percent of my vehicles from private sellers and have had good success doing so. Just have to do your homework and research problem areas of the vehicle of you are looking at.

Many times people sell vehicles themselves because they were insulted by the price dealer would give them by trading it in.

Jasper Hobbs
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Old 06-29-2014, 09:30 AM
 
Location: Victoria TX
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Read your own post, which I quoted as reference... are you high?쁐
Oh, I see. You thought I meant $5,000 EACH. Well, then no wonder my arithmetic didn't make sense to you. But I didn't say that, did I? If I said I bought ten apples for $3.00 and got change for a five, wouldn't you conclude that maybe I didn't mean that they were $3 each?

The fact that you don't want to understand what someone says does not make THEM high.

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Old 06-29-2014, 12:03 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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Private party means no sales tax or other fees at least in my state we only pay registration and title transfer fee they go by the year of the car if the car is 5 years old or more registration fees are much lower.

Things to check for oil leaking, engine runs smooth, and car drives well. No lose front end parts have someone look under the front end while you turn the wheel see if any of the linkages have play in them.
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Old 06-29-2014, 12:09 PM
 
Location: North Eastern, WA
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Oh, I see. You thought I meant $5,000 EACH. Well, then no wonder my arithmetic didn't make sense to you. But I didn't say that, did I? If I said I bought ten apples for $3.00 and got change for a five, wouldn't you conclude that maybe I didn't mean that they were $3 each?

The fact that you don't want to understand what someone says does not make THEM high.
It is not my problem that you have difficulty expressing your self in a clear and concise manner. Evidently, not only did the word EACH escape your vocabulary, the word TOTAL did as well.
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