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I currenlty drive a 2009 Honda Accord with 221,000 miles on it, I bought it for $15,000 when it had 20,000 miles on it, true I could have spent an extra 5K for a brand new one but it that was past my cut off line. So far I have only had to put gas and oil in it and it has been a excellent runner for me.
I currenlty drive a 2009 Honda Accord with 221,000 miles on it, I bought it for $15,000 when it had 20,000 miles on it, true I could have spent an extra 5K for a brand new one but it that was past my cut off line. So far I have only had to put gas and oil in it and it has been a excellent runner for me.
No timing belt, no spark plugs, not ATF changes?
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I think you misunderstood, I have replaced plugs and plug wires, timing belt, and transmission fluid changes not flushes as I mentioned in my previous post, BTW I am not rich and I am just showing you the things I consider before buying a used car.
1. Tires. All four the same size, brand, style, that appear to be all sold together, or least in pairs, and I check for cupping. My guarantee on general good and timely maintenance of the whole car. It's all the inspection I need.
2. Buy from a private seller, and judge the man yo are buying from. There are honest people, look for their cues. See the car at his house, the car will be as nice as his home.
3. Everything else is feel and sound, I listen. If I don't want to shut it off and get out, I buy it.
Lease vehicle’s are 24,000 or 36,000 miles not 50,000
Not necessarily. You can negotiate higher mileage allowances. I did on my service vehicles as my average was 50k a year. And yes it cost more. I rarely bought the vehicles. They usually surfaced at some of those large service vehicle second hand dealers when I turned them into the original dealer where I bought them.
In our area, we have a lot of folks moving off to the mainland. If you wait for someone who is moving in a hurry, you can get really good deals on things, including cars.
At the moment in our driveway is a first generation Prius which runs fine and it's a $500 car. Another Prius was $450, it's two years newer than the first one and has a colder air conditioner. The little Echo was less than $150, but it is a standard with roll up windows and won't stay in fourth gear unless the shift lever is held. Nice cold air conditioning and has a nice stereo, too. The Ford truck was more expensive, $1,200 since it's 4WD and it's a truck, everyone around here likes trucks.
There's pretty much always a car of this type available when we want one. If they're nicer cars, then the folks moving off island will pay to ship them off to the mainland. But, if they have to leave suddenly or they are leaving because they don't have enough money to stay, then these lower end cars are usually sold inexpensively.
The criteria for buying a car will be very, very different, depending whether you have tools and know-how, or have to pay shop labor rates to someone who does.
I Scotty from Boston, or somewhere in the northeast originally? Accent sounds northern originally, but possibly transplanted elsewhere. Talks with his hands a lot.
Engineers improve cars continuously, so new cars are better than older cars. However, from a perspective of having reliable transportation at the lowest cost, there's no denying that it's better to buy a good low mileage used car than buy new... and if you're going to buy new, to keep the car for 8-10 years instead of trading it for another new one every 3 years.
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as I mentioned in my previous post, BTW I am not rich and I am just showing you the things I consider before buying a used car.
