I’m with you. I paid off my 2014 but sold it so I wouldn’t have to tow it cross country. I got $8,500 for it from carmax which was a lowball for 2022. Two years before that, it nearly totaled itself when it blew its head gasket at 51,988 miles. (That was a $5k expense that ford refused to reimburse even though those ecoboost engines are prone to fail)
We moved to a small town and the car market is extra fucky up here. There wasn’t much available and I needed a car for my upcoming commute, so I picked up a 2001 Forester for $5k. Unbenownst to me, the tires were 12 years old, transmission hadn’t been flushed, and the driver’s side head gasket was leaking.
Luckily I have some buddies who are Subaru enthusiasts so I’ve only had to sink maybe $1500 to get it in great condition instead of $3-6k. Had a shop do transmission and differential flushes, and it took three months but I got gaskets, heads, spark plug goodies, and exhaust shenanigans done myself.
We just brought home a 2001 Honda insight for $3500. It’s gonna need some work too, but luckily the hybrid engine is pretty sturdy so long as we deal with battery maintenance.
You ought to be able to change the alternator yourself to save a buck-- check rockauto.com.
Idk who downvoted you, it wasn’t me lol. I personally perceived that your seriousness was aimed at the situation itself, because car costs suck, a lot.
I’m with you. I paid off my 2014 but sold it so I wouldn’t have to tow it cross country. I got $8,500 for it from carmax which was a lowball for 2022. Two years before that, it nearly totaled itself when it blew its head gasket at 51,988 miles. (That was a $5k expense that ford refused to reimburse even though those ecoboost engines are prone to fail)
We moved to a small town and the car market is extra fucky up here. There wasn’t much available and I needed a car for my upcoming commute, so I picked up a 2001 Forester for $5k. Unbenownst to me, the tires were 12 years old, transmission hadn’t been flushed, and the driver’s side head gasket was leaking.
Luckily I have some buddies who are Subaru enthusiasts so I’ve only had to sink maybe $1500 to get it in great condition instead of $3-6k. Had a shop do transmission and differential flushes, and it took three months but I got gaskets, heads, spark plug goodies, and exhaust shenanigans done myself.
We just brought home a 2001 Honda insight for $3500. It’s gonna need some work too, but luckily the hybrid engine is pretty sturdy so long as we deal with battery maintenance.
You ought to be able to change the alternator yourself to save a buck-- check rockauto.com.
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Idk who downvoted you, it wasn’t me lol. I personally perceived that your seriousness was aimed at the situation itself, because car costs suck, a lot.
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