Message from @Jacob

Discord ID: 541564092276801546


2019-01-23 22:19:27 UTC  

Thanks for the help

2019-01-23 22:41:52 UTC  

What year is it?

2019-01-23 22:42:03 UTC  

I have 2010 150

2019-01-24 00:18:49 UTC  

Early 2004 @RevStench

2019-02-03 06:46:21 UTC  

<@&435155863217504256> should I buy a 2002 Kia Spectra for $500?

2019-02-03 07:04:36 UTC  

🤔

2019-02-03 07:10:29 UTC  

What's the catch lol

2019-02-03 08:11:20 UTC  

the catch is that the glove box and one of the door handles is messed up, it has 200,000 miles, and the seller has 6 cars and he just wants to get rid of it

2019-02-03 08:12:26 UTC  

he's also an IE member but idk if he wants me broadcasting this on Discord so I won't specific who, but I mean I trust him

2019-02-03 08:12:38 UTC  
2019-02-03 08:15:54 UTC  

Sound like a pretty fair price @Jacob

2019-02-03 08:16:10 UTC  

At least from the description you gave

2019-02-03 08:17:32 UTC  

I mean

2019-02-03 08:17:42 UTC  

what's the chance that it breaks like a month later?

2019-02-03 08:17:48 UTC  

I feel like for that kind of price

2019-02-03 08:17:50 UTC  

even if it did

2019-02-03 08:18:07 UTC  

I could probably sell it for scrap for the same price

2019-02-03 09:47:15 UTC  

Potentially. Its always a gamble with early 2000's cars

2019-02-03 10:17:23 UTC  

I would pay $500 to NOT have to own a 17 year old Kia.

2019-02-03 10:22:09 UTC  

can you PayPal me the money?

2019-02-03 10:22:21 UTC  

I'll use it to buy it so you don't have to have it

2019-02-03 14:49:15 UTC  

Take it to a mechanic and get it checked out. Are there any lights on? Weird sounds? Any smoke on start? Oil frothy? It's definitely going to need some work. Could be worth it, but really, probably only if you learn to do your own work. Mechanic shop bills add up fast, but even some fairly major repairs can be relatively inexpensive if you do them yourself.

The downside is you will pay s lot for tools, but that's a one-time expense. Then you can work on cars forever for not much money. Plus you act like a man. I don't care who you are, ain't no girl who won't appreciate a man who fixes her car.

Time to learn a new skill. @Jacob

2019-02-03 15:56:49 UTC  

Mechanics charge $100+ an hour, and it racks up fast. Even the time spent learning how to fix the car yourself would be more efficiently spent working overtime to save up for a more reliable car.

My first car was $500, I’m speaking from experience.

2019-02-03 17:20:17 UTC  

Weird...not deal breakers for me. Ask about oil change schedule, how frequent it was done, &c

2019-02-03 19:49:16 UTC  

I used to buy junker cars and fix them up when I was younger. If you don't know cars don't buy one that will for sure need repairs even if they are minor.

2019-02-03 19:56:10 UTC  

Absolutely agree. I slowly built up my collection of tools over years. Now I have the tools I need to do 98% of everything on my vehicles. If you have more time than money, it's priceless to learn how to work on your own vehicles. It's pretty easy now with YouTube, when before YouTube you'd have to search tons of forums to learn. @Jacob if you have tools and are willing to put some time and research into it it'd be worth a shot.

2019-02-03 19:57:24 UTC  

(as long as there's nothing huge that's mechanically wrong with it)

2019-02-03 20:00:19 UTC  

@Jacob I bought two Mercedes 300sd’s for $500. I rode them until they were done, then I had Kars4 kids pick them up

2019-02-03 20:00:40 UTC  

I ended up with over a $1000 in tax rebates on just one car

2019-02-03 20:00:56 UTC  

Most common problems are super easy with the right tools. Very worthwhile skill to have.

2019-02-03 23:15:43 UTC  

This trans fluid is still good, right?

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/322712586741088256/541758717675175969/image0.jpg

2019-02-03 23:17:55 UTC  

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2019-02-03 23:19:52 UTC  

I’m changing all of it but thought that was funny 😂

2019-02-03 23:20:43 UTC  

Keep that tranny fluid, mix it 50/50 with mineral oil and it's a really good penetrating fluid.

2019-02-03 23:21:49 UTC  

Or kerosene. It's like a lubricating penetrating fluid.

2019-02-03 23:29:04 UTC  

That’s some haggard tranny fluid

2019-02-03 23:36:08 UTC  

Some background info: bought this 94 Camry early November for $900. 283K miles at the time, 287 now. Replaced timing belt, water pump, motor mounts, and fixed two leaks already. Shifting is rough when engine is cold so figured I’d flush it for good measure. Yikes.

2019-02-03 23:47:26 UTC  

Good thing you did, it’s turning into syrup.

2019-02-03 23:48:17 UTC  

It’s crazy how camrys can keep running with so little maintenance

2019-02-05 20:41:33 UTC  

@Evan Have you since been redpilled on Kars4Kids?