#What would be considered a good first car(for around 6-7k USD)?

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wide kayak
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Hey guys, I’m looking to buy a car soon, and unsure of what to get. I know that a car needs to be relatively reliable. I just don’t know which cars are. What are some fairly reliable cars that I can get for around 6-7000 USD?

inland pier
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What do you want in the car?

terse stone
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^

grizzled wraith
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ye depends on what u want out of it

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like features and how ur gonna use it

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what u like in a car

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etc

wide kayak
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@grizzled wraith @terse stone @inland pier , good point, just kinda anything really, I don’t have too much cash on hand(like 7000, I’m 17), something smaller would be nice just cause of the area I’m in, and something with good gas mileage. And if it has a cool factor that would be better.

inland pier
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Good mileage and cool doesn't really go together unless you get a motorcycle ( not the dumb sportbikes )

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My cruiser get 50mpg

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@wide kayak

molten pike
wide kayak
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Sadly not old enough in the state of Virginia to own one, already looked into it💀

inland pier
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Mini coopers are pricey to maintain from what I hear

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Nissan versas get great gas mileage

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Toyota Prius do too

wide kayak
inland pier
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Unless you're doing a lot of traveling though, I suggest getting a truck

grizzled wraith
inland pier
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You can pretty much fully independent with a truck

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Ford rangers have 4 cylinder engine options that get 20+ mpg

grizzled wraith
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find some shitbox on fbm

inland pier
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A great first vehicle

grizzled wraith
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fix it up

inland pier
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I want to get a Ford ranger

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Ever heard the Ford ranger song? Lmao

wide kayak
analog trailBOT
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grizzled wraith
inland pier
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I. Know. That. Truck. I. Ain't
No. Stranger. I. Know. That. Truck, it's a ford fucking ranger

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If you're not going to keep the car don't spend that much on one

wide kayak
inland pier
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Another great thing about ford rangers is they are dependable and they are cheap

grizzled wraith
inland pier
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I see running ford rangers needing tlc going for $600 lmao

grizzled wraith
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ill help u find car

wide kayak
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Was looking at a mini cooper, great miles, solid year, but there was a stupid sellers note saying it need electrical work, no fucking idea what that means, but it could be super small, or super big, don’t want to spend 5k and end up having a 3k repair cost,

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That’s kinda what my situation is like, I find something promising, then something just says nope😅

inland pier
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Why ask what car would be good if you're set on a mini Cooper?

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Were you just hoping we would say a mini Cooper would be best? Lol

grizzled wraith
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ew dont get box car

inland pier
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Mini coopers are adorable imo

wide kayak
inland pier
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But they aren't for poor people like me

wide kayak
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Needed other options, that’s why I’m here

wide kayak
inland pier
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But I'm not going to ever willingly own a front wheel drive car

wide kayak
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Looking at the trucks tho, might be a good option for my area

inland pier
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I'm not putting myself through that

grizzled wraith
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mini coopers ugly imo

inland pier
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The only fwd cars I would justify myself getting is if they got like 40mpg

wide kayak
grizzled wraith
grizzled wraith
wide kayak
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Fbm ?

craggy shadow
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getting a FWD is tricky business if you're gonna work on it yourself. Gotta be able to trust the manufacturer to know what they were doing

craggy shadow
grizzled wraith
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^

grizzled wraith
craggy shadow
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fr fr

grizzled wraith
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fuck panels

craggy shadow
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Its just simpler to buy rwd, but they're just getting more rare

grizzled wraith
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cause manufacterers r catering to the average driver

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people want cars they can drive in any conditiom

craggy shadow
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*Drive in any condition, Without having the neccesary skills required to drive in any condition

grizzled wraith
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obv

inland pier
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Unfortunately companies are selling cars for the average non mechanically inclined person, so they have been going crazy with adding more complexities each year, relying on the fact that most people will just bring their car to a mechanic

craggy shadow
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ye ye

inland pier
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Now they are trying to take the mechanic out of the equation and forcing you to take the car to their stealerships to fix it

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Aka Tesla

craggy shadow
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Mini coopers are... Alright... but ngl, they come with all the issues of a BMW, All the issues of a british car, and they're FWD

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sooo

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Reliability wise they're Piles of Garbage

inland pier
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You know what's the most bullshit thing?

grizzled wraith
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panels

wide kayak
craggy shadow
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Yep

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thats what people think of the Rotary

inland pier
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Originally fwd was introduced so you didn't have a hump in the middle so you could enjoy more floor space. (Along other things of course ) but every fwd vehicle I have seen has a huge center console built in for the shifter and e brake

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Why?

wide kayak
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Tbh, I just need something reliable, but not too sure abt it,

craggy shadow
# wide kayak Lol,

go for it if you want. Dont give it any more power unless you stop by the machine shop to get your engine rebuilt with new studs and Oil passages

inland pier
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The shifter on the steering column is the perfect place for a shifter

grizzled wraith
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an old shitbox

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itll be cheap and should last u about a year

inland pier
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@wide kayak I presented you 3 incredible reliable vehicles buddy

wide kayak
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Was just looking there, looked like a bunch of scams,

craggy shadow
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If you Properly Commit to the Rotary and all the regular hassle that comes with, and Dont remove the redline, its as reliable as anything else

grizzled wraith
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@inland pier @craggy shadow they only need it for under a year so im tryna save them money

inland pier
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I have no idea why they moved the shifter from the steering column

wide kayak
craggy shadow
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ah

inland pier
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Steering column auto shifter was the best location in my opinion

grizzled wraith
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just do a shifter delete

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dont worry about it at all

craggy shadow
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Column shifters always felt weird to me

inland pier
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You could of your redneck enough

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Just shift it from the side of the transmission itself

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If you think column shifters are weird I would love to see how you feel about column shifting manual transmissions lol

grizzled wraith
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y have a shifter at all

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just manually change the gears urself while driving

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just stick ur hand down there and yank the gears into place xD

inland pier
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Of course

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Why not just go further

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Just chuck Norris the bitch and tell the transmission to change gears with a stern voice

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They will obey out of respect

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If you're transmission is slipping, tell it no

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It can't legally slip without your consent

grizzled wraith
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xD

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y have a transmission in general

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just tell ur engine to work harder

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y allow it to be lazy

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force it to work hard

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and if it wants to catch fire or break tell it no

wide kayak
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K, I’m looking at crap on fbm, and it all seems like a scam, what should I look for, and what should I watch out for,

inland pier
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Lower mileage

grizzled wraith
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make sure it runs... no visible issues... look what issues they list... other than that u just gotta go look at the car

inland pier
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You need to see it in person tho

grizzled wraith
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not just fine

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runs amazing

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granted im also fixing it

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and already did work to it

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but still

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the way it was when i bought it was still really good for high miles

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so high miles aint always an issue

inland pier
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It doesn't matter really

grizzled wraith
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something to keep in mind

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but dont assume

inland pier
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All engines fail eventually

grizzled wraith
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yep

inland pier
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The higher the mileage, the closer it is

grizzled wraith
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depends

inland pier
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To whatever that point may be

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It depends on the vehicle yes

grizzled wraith
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a bmw at 50k miles is closer to death than my 241.5k mile ford

inland pier
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But all engines fail eventually

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Correct

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But your engine is closer to failing than it was at 150k

grizzled wraith
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tru tru

inland pier
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It may not fail until 400k

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But it's getting closer

grizzled wraith
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yep

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but it still depends on car

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wut im saying is dont assume high miles will be bad

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u wanna keep that in mind

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but dont move past a vehiclr just cause its high on miles

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if i ignored my shitstang just cause it had 229k miles i wouldve never had this amazing car

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i mightve still been shoving thousands of dollars into my lemon accord to fix things every week

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that car only had 140k when i sold it too

craggy shadow
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But people who actually clean their car for the photo shoot are generally going to be better people to buy from, since well, people who leave their car a mess are going to make the process of buying a Mess

wide kayak
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Yea, I just ask cus I keep seeing things like a 2017 vette for 5k, thanks for the info guys,

grizzled wraith
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no way

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gimms the listing

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yall think a vette engine will fit in a new edge? xD

wide kayak
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Not at my computer anymore, just search 22554, 100 mile radius, under 7000k, less than 100000miles

analog trailBOT
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grizzled wraith
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less than 100k

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did u not see the chat we just had....

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@wide kayak read the chat between me and @inland pier

inland pier
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those listings that are obviously bullshit is usually dealerships listing the down payment

grizzled wraith
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god i hate dealerships on fbm

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i hate them in general

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but they r so sleavy on fbm

inland pier
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stealerships you mean

grizzled wraith
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luring u in like a private seller

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then when u ask to see the car they give u a dealership location and who to talk to

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idc how good the car is

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u give me a dealership address the deal is off

inland pier
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facts

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there are a couple of small locally run dealerships that sometimes are decent

grizzled wraith
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tru

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but no i meant

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i had someone give me the address of a big name ford dealership

inland pier
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a brand new car is a scam anyways lmao

grizzled wraith
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and gave me the name of someone that wasnt their name in the msgs

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i then asked if it was a dealership where the car was at

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they said yep

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i said i was out

inland pier
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ive seen people buy brand new cars for like 30k and then it has a major issue before 80k lol

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my brother in christ

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for that price you could have bought a shitbox and fixed every single issue

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new engine, new trans, new paint job

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whatever you wanted

grizzled wraith
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my first car was an accord from a used car dealership... car was being sold for 5k... after fees and shit i was paying almost 8k on it

grizzled wraith
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maybe not even 1k

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might only be 800 or 900

inland pier
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damn if i had even 5k to spend on this truck that'd be amazing

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for 10k i could do anything i wanted

grizzled wraith
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by the time the money i spent on the shitstang (except stuff like gas and oil changes and normal stuff) equals the amount i bought the accord for... not even wat i spent on the stuff to fix it... my car will be fully fixed, customized, and partially modded

inland pier
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oh you have 2 cars?

grizzled wraith
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no

inland pier
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i need a 2nd vehicle so i can rebuild my trucks engine

grizzled wraith
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the accord was my first car

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i bought the shitstang in may and sold the accord

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only had the accord for 10 months at that point and i spent more on that car just to fix it than i did for the price of the shitstang and fixing it so fat

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ive had the shitstang for 5 months

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i spent 2k-3k on the accord parts

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the parts alone

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and other stuff

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doesnt include general maintenance and price of the car

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if u cant tell i hated the accord

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lol

wide kayak
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Hmm, very interesting,

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Why does buying a car have to be so much pain in the assholes😅

wide kayak
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I dunno man, literally like my first car😅, just trying to get something reliable and kinda cool, but probably not going to be able too.

autumn lava
grizzled wraith
restive vale
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I was going to make a similar post but I figured I'd just ask here; Would a 09 Honda Accord with 120k miles be a good pick for 9k?

inland pier
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i wouldnt

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you're literally just paying for the the fact that is an 09

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you can get a car for the same condition for 3-4k if you go with something older

grizzled wraith
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bro wtf xD

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again... 02 mustang with 229k for 1.8k

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dont settle

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find good prices

restive vale
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I genuinely need help choosing something reliable for 7-9k with a decent amount of mileage

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At least so it can last me for a good 4-6 years before I buy something else

grizzled wraith
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ok... but itll look like shit and wont be high performance

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in most cases

restive vale
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With this market I couldn't be any more surprised

grizzled wraith
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like mine i wouldnt say is reliable or good mileage

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but itll last me years and its cheap

restive vale
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That sounds like something I'd want honestly

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The prices for 7th gen Civics we're around my price budget around 5-7k but ever since 2021 they're outrageous now. I've seen some with nearly 200k miles that still go for 8-9k.

grizzled wraith
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look at fbm

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take a mechanic with u (or urself if u know ur shit) and find cheap cars in good condition

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dw about miles or small issues

restive vale
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I should probably think about doing that

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Specially if they're one owner cars I'm sure they'll be in better condition

grizzled wraith
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mine had 2 owners b4 me

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dont assume anything

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if it doesnt look bad on fbm... give it a chnace

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but obv bring mechanic (or know ur shit) to look over it in person

wide kayak
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7k?????? you can try and find an rx7 fc3s but its gonna have some issues and its rotary so fuck the reliabltiy part but you will get a lot of attention

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you could get an old benz amg

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looks, sounds, no reliablitiy

grizzled wraith
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mans asked for a reliable car in a car guy server

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that aint happening xD

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no one here favors reliability xD

autumn lava
wide kayak
grizzled wraith