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Smart Shopper Selecting and Buying My First Car
764 messages, Last post on Aug 17, 2009 at 12:29 PM
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Hey, my best friend and I need a car for our second year of college and we're looking to spend around $6k. Im looking for around a 2002 model with less than 30k miles. I was thinking of a 2002-2003 Accent, Elantra, Sentra, Cavalier possibly. Id like to have an existing warrenty on the car and for it to be reliable. Can anyone help me make the best decision? Pete
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Among those choices I think I'd take the Elantra or Sentra. The Sentra has that non-indy beam axle rear suspension, though, and a 2002 model would have no B2B warranty left. -juice |
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I found this ad in today's paper, should I snap it up? HYUNDAI '03 Elentra GLS, AT, 13K, Hurry, Must sell $6150/obo. |
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Replying to: latham (Feb 15, 2005 8:27 am) |
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Replying to: latham (Feb 15, 2005 8:27 am) While the ad sounds good, it is imperative that you have this car inspected by an independent mechanic BEFORE buying. That almost sounds like too good a deal... |
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Replying to: jlawrence01 (Feb 15, 2005 12:31 pm) Can anyone give me any info on what exactly is a salvage car? Does this look fishy? Should I stay away? Does it still sound like a good deal?
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Replying to: latham (Feb 15, 2005 4:33 pm) Salvage cars have been totaled by an insurance company as being too costly to repair. Usually they have been in major accidents. Although there can be exceptions such as flood damaged cars, fire damagaed cars, and a (very few) stolen cars that have been written off by the insurer and then recovered. These cars may be repaired as cheaply as posible and sold to the unsuspecting (ie you). These cars can be very very unsafe in an accident and also can have numerous nagging mechanical issues. Your resale value that you eventually get will have to be reduced alot just to get anyone to take a look. Skip this car and find something else. This car is no bargain. |
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Replying to: latham (Feb 15, 2005 4:33 pm) They are NOT a bargain. Run away from it! |
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Replying to: accordv603 (Feb 14, 2005 6:11 pm) I once had a friend who had a 6 month old Taurus with 20,000 miles which sold for $13,500... Words of Advice: If you get a Taurus, try and splurge for the higher priced Duratec 3.0L 200 horsepower engine. |
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Replying to: latham (Feb 15, 2005 4:33 pm) EVEN if you have it thoroughly checked over and determine its never been in an accident, that salvage title never goes away. So try explaining it when you want to sell or trade it. Not to mention, I believe such a thing would void the warranty completely. |
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