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What do you think of cars that after you fix one thing another thing breaks. Not majorly expensive things, but stuff that is less that $100.00 to replace and yet you can’t operate the vehicle without them. For example, my 1989 Mercury Sable is 1 year older than I am. I replaced the drum brake shoes, then I had to replace the slave cylinders in the drums because the seals were bad and they were leaking brake fluid all over the place. And now I’ve come to figure out that the master cylinder needs to be replaced. So what do you do with situations like this where you have one thing after another go bad on you?
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Hey FORDCHEVYGUY what I recommend, that is if you are in the budget for one, is to buy a different car preferably a Japanese car such as a toyota or honda because they require almost little to no minor maintenance. If you don’t have the money to spend but still want to buy one, then you should buy a used one that is 2005 or older.
First off, thanks for attempting to answer. I was trying to make it a request for a video to be made about what Eric thought of Nickle and Dime’ers. And sorry for the long post I’m about to make.
Second. I bought this car at a tow yard for $495 plus a $10 temporary trip permit so $505 total, and I don’t expect much out of it at that price and would be happy with it if it was able to drive around town. In fact, the overall condition of the vehicle would be between good and excellent.
Unfortunately, $700 would be at the absolute top of my budget plus the fact that that $700 won’t be here until after taxes. I am working part time and right now, I’m lucky if I get $200 a month. All of it, and I mean ALL of it goes for food and bills. Plus around here any vehicle newer than 1990 whether its at a dealer or a private party are going to ask for atleast $1,500, most Honda’s that I have seen sell for around $2,500 and that’s if it’s in fair condition and have around 200k to 300k miles on them already.
And honestly I would rather buy a $500 car that needs a some work and do the work myself and make it my own, then buy a $2,500 car that needs absolutely nothing. My point here is knowing when to replace the parts or the car.
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