So I'm gunna buy a used car...

if its for two years, go with the cheaper one.

also, find out how long its been on the lot.

(actually, you don't have a really stringent thing like our MoT tests over there, do you? That's the killer for my pocket, but I guess even new cars cost a bit to get through)

Also, there's the old line about how a $2000 car is REAL different than $1000 car.

Scroll down and be afraid (or glad you aren't in the UK driving a crappy old car)

you can't guarntee the newer car won't have problems too. and if it does you could be stuck with fixing those and still paying on it. payments sux.

its a racket to get you into the shop once a year and have to spend money on maitenence so your car can not just be running smoothly, but be running LEGALLY.

i took my beater to this place with the rolling stones tongue logo on their sign. dude asked me to flip my turn signals on, step on the brake and flash my headlights, charged me my $20, and game me my PASS form.

Maybe I made that up.

You can't really go wrong with a Buick LeSabre. Generally speaking they are owned by the little old lady crowd and haven't experienced much abuse. Chances are also good the car you're considering whiled away most of it's hours in a nice comfortable garage away from the elements. LeSabres come with a solid reputation for reliability, good performance, a comfortable ride and gas mileage in the high 20s. I've owned three and traded them when they got to about 170k miles. None of them ever left me stranded. Pretty solid rides they were. good luck!

Anyhoo, the car has 90K-odd miles, and actually was owned by an old couple, so says the auto guy. Hopefully, they can finance me with my damaged credit. Guy says he's going to run the numbers today and get back to me tonight.

both these things i have learned by NOT doing them, and getting stuck with such shitty cars and giving various mechanics a LOT of $$, so that eventually i just bought a new pick-up truck -- which is really dumb too just based on depreciation, but i don't plan on ever getting rid of it so maybe it's a'ight in the long run (besides it's paid off).

PIEREN'S on killingsworth, right next to beaterville -- awesome people (came with multiple solid friend-recommendations) super cheap.

not gonna be there forever due to the ongoing albina-ization of killingsworth, however.

All's i need is this thing to get me from NE to hillsboro & back everyday for the next two years. That's it.

This thing is a boat. You're all invited for a ride, since I can fit about 8-10 ilxors in here. lol car is hueg.

makeout session in back seat.

it's as big as a whale, and it's about to set sail?