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Originally Posted by Polar Bear
I have a son who needs to buy a cheap car. (Yes...he's very young compared to most Villagers' kids I believe...heheh.) I like to think I can give my kids reasonable advice on most topics. But not this one. I'll listen to any advice offered...
Many cars he's seeing ads for sound pretty good for the money (of course), but they're likely to be quite a few miles away. I'd like him to pay a trusted mechanic to take a look at the car, but with cheap cars, is that possible? We're looking at Kelly Blue Book and other places to make sure we know a basic value of any car, but the mechanical condition of the car is hard to know.
Anyway, I could go on about questions, doubts, etc., but you probably have an idea of what I'm getting at already, so I'll just stop.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Kids!!!    |
You've not stated what he will use the car for. Highway cruising, off road, towing a boat, two seat sports car,
etc.
You/he might start looking in the April issue of Consumer Reports. After you've narrowed your choices down, in my opinion far easier to do using consumers reports you would then be wise to look at the Kelly Blue book for owner reviews etc..
Bringing the car to a mechanic is of course a great idea.
You/he probably has no good way to look under the car. We've used Sumpter Tire and Auto, 810 N. Main Street, Wildwood for a tire repair.
It looks like the kind of place that would have or know of inexpensive used cars. We were impressed with the old time service and reasonable prices.
You have not stated what you/he expects to spend. Consumers lists best used cars in several price categories.