#1 and said by many. Get a mechanic to look over the car. Started to buy one till I found out it needed $5K in work that I didn't see and the private owner didn't mention. Bought another one and have done great.
#2. Buy big. I have a wall of fame in the garage of licence plates of totaled vehicles that my sons have driven. Don't spend much money for this reason. Also the bigger vehicle wins in a wreck every time. Please note that two of the totals were not my sons fault but in one case the fact that he was in a truck saved his life. the truck that burned in my dads drive is still a mystry.
Lastly (yes this is three) as someone else has said don't get in a hurry. We start looking months before we need till we find one in good shape and at a reasonable price.
Okay, sorry for my bad about the K-car. Guess they fooled me, as we once owned an Aries wagon that I ended up hating with a passion. However, I liked the Spirit.
My all time favorite was my 1999 Civic EX Coupe that I totalled last year. It was a very fun car to drive, got excellent gas mileage and was cute as could be. A pain in the anatomy due to its size and only two doors if we wanted to take along anybody and my husband's hair brushed the ceiling of the car. So now we have a CR-V, 141K miles not as good mileage, but much more practical for our needs
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Two things to mention.
#1 and said by many. Get a mechanic to look over the car. Started to buy one till I found out it needed $5K in work that I didn't see and the private owner didn't mention. Bought another one and have done great.
#2. Buy big. I have a wall of fame in the garage of licence plates of totaled vehicles that my sons have driven. Don't spend much money for this reason. Also the bigger vehicle wins in a wreck every time. Please note that two of the totals were not my sons fault but in one case the fact that he was in a truck saved his life. the truck that burned in my dads drive is still a mystry.
Lastly (yes this is three) as someone else has said don't get in a hurry. We start looking months before we need till we find one in good shape and at a reasonable price.
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Okay, sorry for my bad about the K-car. Guess they fooled me, as we once owned an Aries wagon that I ended up hating with a passion. However, I liked the Spirit.
My all time favorite was my 1999 Civic EX Coupe that I totalled last year. It was a very fun car to drive, got excellent gas mileage and was cute as could be. A pain in the anatomy due to its size and only two doors if we wanted to take along anybody and my husband's hair brushed the ceiling of the car. So now we have a CR-V, 141K miles not as good mileage, but much more practical for our needs
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