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Old 04-11-2012, 12:26 PM
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That's some impressively bad spelling and punctuation.

But sounds like you did the right thing by walking away. I've bought 2 cars for under $2200 apiece, and neither of them had as many obvious things wrong after a test drive as that car does... and I still had to get rid of both of them within a year or two of purchase due to hidden problems cropping up. I probably wouldn't go below about the $4000 range for a DD, even a beater. Totally agree with Dave, the false economy of buying a cheap car will catch up with you very quickly with the cost of repairs and downtime. Better to spend a little more upfront and get something that won't have so many issues waiting to jump up and bite you.