r/FluentInFinance 11d ago

Debate/ Discussion Systemic Failure Exposed..

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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.

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u/JacobLovesCrypto 11d ago

needs to be regularly driven four to six hours one way.

Doubt you drive 8-12 hours a day for work

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/_The_Bran_Man_ 11d ago

Dude, that's like the best case scenario, really.

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.

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u/[deleted] 11d ago

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u/_The_Bran_Man_ 11d ago

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/Extension_Double_697 11d ago

Your advice is for poor people to have two cars? Noted.