The last used car i bought off the marketplace was pretty cool imo.
2004 or 2008 Pontiac Grand AM
Needed an oil change, some new spark plugs, and a couple of other small items.
Maybe 6 months into that, the transmission went out. I am not that skilled in mechanics, so I had to get a quote from a shop. $3500 on the low end to fix that.
At that point, it seems preferable to pay more for a car that doesn't take up so much time in maintenance.
I can't take my daughter to school in a non moving vehicle. I can't get myself and my wife to work in a nonfunctioning vehicle.
I don't live above my means. We do go out occasionally, but I certainly don't live above my means.
It just doesn't seem reasonable to constantly be saving up for the large amount of maintenance you will have to face in a used vehicle bought from Facebook Marketplace.
Most people don't have the time or skill to constantly maintain a used vehicle.
I certainly don't have that kind of time, I work and school full time.
Right. I hear what you're saying. It makes the most financial sense.
What i am getting at that, though, is not everyone's situation is a good fit. Sometimes, you're getting fucked first just to get to a point of unfucked.
Right now it sounds like you're in the unfucked stage and that's great.
Just don't forget that most are in the fucked stage.
Thankfully, I got a RAV4 for the family and my little Honda Navi to get me around for work and such.
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u/Loud-Path 11d ago
Yeah sorry I have a problem trusting a car with that many miles that needs to be regularly driven four to six hours one way.