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Durvelle27

Durvelle27

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I'm looking at getting my first car and was wondering what's some good places to look ? I have about $1,500 right now.
 
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Craigslist. Take a car savvy friend with to inspect the car for you. In your price range don't even worry about car models. Find the car that has been taken care of the best. Stay away from teenager owned cars or sports cars.
 
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OILFIELDTRASH said:
Craigslist. Take a car savvy friend with to inspect the car for you. In your price range don't even worry about car models. Find the car that has been taken care of the best. Stay away from teenager owned cars or sports cars.
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Ok thx but last question why no sport cars
 
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@ 1500 bucks, his best bet is to just look to see what is available and evaluate on a case by case basis. No advise here is going to change what is available to him, nor how well each car was cared for.
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Exactly. At that price, it is all about what is out there. You can't pick brand, type, color, etc. You get what you can find.

Find everything in your price range, have someone who knows cars help you, and get the one that is least likely to die on you in 6 months needing expensive repairs(this is where the no "sports cars" suggestion came from).

You may even want to shoot for even less, and put the remainder away for repairs.
 
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$1,500 will get you a very high mileage beater with wrecked interior and loads of problems about to happen. Save your money for a while longer, get a job and ride your bike until you have at least $4,500 to spend. Then you can actually get a decent ride.
 
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Make sure whatever you buy that the timing belt has been done and the brakes, suspension and everything else is in check. If not, be ready to pony up another $1,000 or so very soon. Best bet is to have a good mechanic give the car a once over before you buy it. And remember, an old Acura, Lexus or other 'luxury' car that cheap is going to be costly to fix. Basic parts are a lot more expensive than other standard cars. If I were you, I'd look into getting a Crown Vic that was a former police car or something. At least then you know the oil was changed on schedule. Having the paperwork for the used car is critical.
 
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Durvelle27

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nerp said:
Make sure whatever you buy that the timing belt has been done and the brakes, suspension and everything else is in check. If not, be ready to pony up another $1,000 or so very soon. Best bet is to have a good mechanic give the car a once over before you buy it. And remember, an old Acura, Lexus or other 'luxury' car that cheap is going to be costly to fix. Basic parts are a lot more expensive than other standard cars. If I were you, I'd look into getting a Crown Vic that was a former police car or something. At least then you know the oil was changed on schedule. Having the paperwork for the used car is critical.
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Yea i planned on taking my grandfather along with me as he's a mechanic. And thx for the tip but no vic
 
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nerp said:
$1,500 will get you a very high mileage beater with wrecked interior and loads of problems about to happen. Save your money for a while longer, get a job and ride your bike until you have at least $4,500 to spend. Then you can actually get a decent ride.
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I paid $2000 for a 98 Accord 2.5 years ago with 180K miles. So yes, it was fairly high mileage but the interior is in outstanding condition. I've driven it almost 70K miles and have done nothing but brakes, oil changes, transmission fluid change, a headlight, and an O2 sensor. I admittedly got lucky but there are good cars out there.
 
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WAY too good to be true. Even in rough condition, that car should be over $6000. Go to http://www.kbb.com/ for some ballpark pricing information on used cars.
 
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Make sure whatever you buy that the timing belt has been done and the brakes, suspension and everything else is in check. If not, be ready to pony up another $1,000 or so very soon. Best bet is to have a good mechanic give the car a once over before you buy it. And remember, an old Acura, Lexus or other 'luxury' car that cheap is going to be costly to fix. Basic parts are a lot more expensive than other standard cars. If I were you, I'd look into getting a Crown Vic that was a former police car or something. At least then you know the oil was changed on schedule. Having the paperwork for the used car is critical.
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TL parts aren't expensive, the 2nd Gen TL is basically an upscale Accord, they came off the same production line and except for body panels, parts are easily found for normal prices. The 99 should still have the 4 speed auto too, not the 5 speed which had the oil starvation issues.
 
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