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Originally Posted by spdrun
If someone knows what they're buying, what's the problem? Just set a reasonable price and be honest about the issues it has.
I bought a motorbike that was literally in boxes for $150 in college. I don't regret doing so for a minute. Once it was sorted, it was a fun ride, and sorting it was a hell of a learning experience.
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Fine for some but the majority of young guys today if not the vast majority have no developed mechanical repair ability nor the tools.
Personally I buy older cars with low original milage when I seek one. They are out there and generally with decent brands are basically trouble free.
The younger guys like one of my son in laws feel that accumulated milage is no issue. Usually before too much time has passed his total cost for his high milage cheaper buggy exceeds what I pay.
The last one was the older Honda civic with 36,000 miles or sixty plus some thousand kilometers. So far all is well with it. Meaning basically no issues since purchase. Was about the cost of the sales tax on a new one plus a very little bit more.
You can put the reliability of a low milage car back into a high milage one. In general though it costs a lot more than buying the same car with much lower milage.