Message from @Jacob
Discord ID: 541564092276801546
Thanks for the help
What year is it?
I have 2010 150
Early 2004 @RevStench
<@&435155863217504256> should I buy a 2002 Kia Spectra for $500?
🤔
What's the catch lol
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
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
At least from the description you gave
I mean
what's the chance that it breaks like a month later?
I feel like for that kind of price
even if it did
I could probably sell it for scrap for the same price
Potentially. Its always a gamble with early 2000's cars
I would pay $500 to NOT have to own a 17 year old Kia.
can you PayPal me the money?
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
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.
Weird...not deal breakers for me. Ask about oil change schedule, how frequent it was done, &c
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.
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.
(as long as there's nothing huge that's mechanically wrong with it)
@Jacob I bought two Mercedes 300sd’s for $500. I rode them until they were done, then I had Kars4 kids pick them up
I ended up with over a $1000 in tax rebates on just one car
Most common problems are super easy with the right tools. Very worthwhile skill to have.
This trans fluid is still good, right?
â™»
I’m changing all of it but thought that was funny 😂
Keep that tranny fluid, mix it 50/50 with mineral oil and it's a really good penetrating fluid.
Or kerosene. It's like a lubricating penetrating fluid.
That’s some haggard tranny fluid
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.
Good thing you did, it’s turning into syrup.
It’s crazy how camrys can keep running with so little maintenance