I was just reminiscing about how you could roll the dice on a $500 beater that would run for a couple months or a couple years but when it did die there was always another 50 ‘86 Buicks to be bought for cheap. Just take the tags off wherever you broke down and grab a newspaper to check the classifieds while you wait for a ride, lol.
Buying a 1500 dollar car used to be something that would still last you a few years. Now you can only find something like that at auction and it will need at least another 1500 to make it drivable again. With all the fees and work you put into it, you'll still end up spending 4-5k, in total. Of course it's all dependent on how mechanically inclined you are and how much of the work you can do yourself.
I bought an 86 F-150 years ago for 500 bucks, 181k on the odometer...drove it for two weeks, loaned it to my dad, who wrecked it. Bought another F-150 three days later, I think that one was an 87...drove that for years.
Used to be so easy to grab a used POS and just get back to work.
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u/VirginiaLuthier 9h ago
Jeeze. Go find a 2015 Honda Civic. They are practically immortal....ah, darn -but no Bluetooth