"Oh it's normal, you'll have to pour half a liter every 1000 kilometers"

Kek wtf

Also look deep for past gas installations

My old employer bought a car that had a gas installation, didn't notice since the gas receptacle was on the bottom of the rear bumper

@Millwood http://autoblog24.pl/2015/02/typowy-mirek-najlepsze-teksty-memy/

Be aware of stray wires going fuckwhere, easy sign of a hackjob and problems to come

@sum my favourite is "The seller calls me from time to time to listen to the engine"

@Millwood get dirty and look under the car for a cut-out catalytic converter, fucked axles, hanging parts

Cut-out cat happened to a friend too

Smoky

I'm noting this shit, thanks

No problem

Check if the AC selector knob is working

Friend broke mine by being a big nibba and kneeing it by accident

ask for test drive and drive it to mechanic

Preferrably come to the location yourself, lots of problems don't show up on a warm engine

That's what I was thinking about

Well, if you're buying a 1000 car and a mechanic visit costs 200

>200 where the fuck you live

It sucks, but is a pretty surefire way

Example numbers my dude

Do Gonbodan

i can get quick lookout for 40-60 euros from just walking to desk and the clerk takes 5-10 mins to check

Do Gonbadan*

no lifts needed

50 euro is 200 pln

200 pln is 2.5 days of lowest wage work

tho in poland you get such services probly for 5~10 euros

@Tervy for a 1000 dollar car it would be useful to pay extra for more indepth diagnostic

Hard to have a trusted mechanic already if you don't have a car yet

Everyone you know will tell you "Go to my mechanic, he's aight"

Yeah, I can only go off recs

And he's aight because they're past friends or family or some shit

it does not even need indept proper mechanic knows what to look and what is said models most likely problems

its literaly 5 min in and out

It's good advice, but I don't know anyone who followed it

Perhaps it speaks of the crowd I deal with, can't answer that

i did when i got my motorbikes

Motorbikes are cheaper though

and done it once or twice with car when i have helped friend buy one

it gives quite nice peace of mind to hear professional say "well from engine sound it needs new oils/whatever and probly that back tire needs to be replace in year or two"