Message from @Jacob
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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? 😳
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?
My first grey hound to Seattle at the age of 13 I witnessed a handful of misdemeanors and the beauty of diversity. #memories
Amtrak is interesting. It's pretty diverse but has a hipster element as well. It takes SO LONG though.
@Deleted User @Koba The rental for 3 days is pretty expensive. I'd have to go through Turo, which is kinda sketchy, since Enterprise requires either a credit card or references, bills, proof of income, etc.
That's why I'm saying for the same price maybe I should just get a shitty car and wait for it to break
yeah theyre usually about 200-300 for 3 days for just the rental cost
Or sell it back to Craigslist when I get bored of it
but trust me, do not buy craigslist cars. theres a method to buying them and any car under 1000 is probably not going to check any of the boxes
selling a car like that on craigslist takes a while too & youll have to store the car somewhere in the meantime