https://spokane.craigslist.org/cto/d/1988-buick-park-avenue/6707293312.html

Why does it say "you haul" if the car supposedly drives? 🤔

because it needs a battery & ECM

will probably run with just the battery

holy shit guys

I just got a brilliant idea

> buy one of these crappy $500 cars
> use it for 1 trip
> sell it

Not having a battery is code word for "yo this thing is so much junk we had to scrap the battery for $8.75"

yeah I would take a battery with you & take it for a spin before buying it

It's not like a 20 year old car is gonna depreciate in one month, is it?

it has 208k miles on it & its 30 years old

worst comes to worst you can scrap it to probably break even

eh I kinda don't wanna lug a battery around if I might not end up needing it

how much work is it to scrap a car if I will no longer have a car to haul the scraps?

Worst comes to worse, keep it in your backyard and slowly turn it into you War Rig

you're definitely gonna need if you plan on buying that junker

take it from a guy whos had way too many painful car experiences

okay what's the minimum I should spend on a car to use a few times and flip it?

I don't actually need a car, I'm just trying to avoid the Greyhound

you cant really flip a car tbh thats very difficult work

I don't mean flip as in try to make money

look for biohazard cars that people killed themselves in & clean them out: those are probably your best bet for money makers

oh

I mean use it a few times and sell it on Craigslist

eh thats not really how a car works man

better to have a reliable vehicle you use for 10 years

wait, like clean out the brains? 😳

ya but I'm a poor college student

yeah most biohazard cars are garbage because theyre from accidents

The greyhound is a great way to build character

just dont get a car then man

but how am I gonna get to the Northwest Forum?

@Valaska It was a proto-redPill for me.

cars are only money sinks. at the very least youre putting money into it in the form of gas, oil, tires, etc

I did NOT enjoy the two-hour loiters in the stations... But was not honest why

The cost to get a rental seems like it's gonna be just as much as the cost to buy a shitty used car and use it until it breaks

@Jacob I used to work at a rental car place.

yeah but a rental wont break down or if it does theyre almost always willing to help you out as long as you get whatever their "premium" is for the cost of the car youre getting

What happened to that plan?

@Koba is correct. Not to mention mandatory insurance.

My first grey hound to Seattle at the age of 13 I witnessed a handful of misdemeanors and the beauty of diversity. #memories