Car buying

Blade · 09-27-2012, 08:41 PM

Miss Tia, where would you put your groceries in a Fiero? Not to mention a Fiero is so low to the ground you'll have asphalt burns on ya arsephalt.

The life of a motor is maintenance.....oil change. Toyota, Honda and Nissan make great long lasting motors, even though some are not well maintained they take a lickin and keep on tickin. However, most of them require a timing chain/belt replacement every 80-100 thousand miles. Should you get something high mileage check to see what has been done to it and what is due.

Don't ever tell a car dealer you have cash to put down or a trade until you've settled on a price for their car. Also if buying used pay for the ext. warranty. I never did this before and I bought a used 95 F150 in 98. It had 18,000 miles on it. The finance man encouraged me to get the warranty. He told me he had bought a used truck and didn't get it and six months later the tranny fell out. I thought he was just trying to get his commission. Then I decided well Ive never bought used before and Daddy always said when you buy used you are buying someone else troubles (i don't agree with this) so I bought the warranty. By March it was using a quart of oil about every 900 miles. I had to fight to prove my case but Ford had to put a new motor in the truck. So now I have a 95 model truck with only 40,000 miles on the motor. But had I not had the warranty I'd had to pay big bucks for a new motor and to have it installed.

Do your homework. You have the world at your fingertips. Research research research.

09-27-2012, 08:41 PM	#20
Blade Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: TG Preferred Pronoun?: He Relationship Status: once in a while someone amazing comes along...and here I am! Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Down on the farm Posts: 5,501 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,855 Thanked 14,415 Times in 4,058 Posts Rep Power: 21474857	Miss Tia, where would you put your groceries in a Fiero? Not to mention a Fiero is so low to the ground you'll have asphalt burns on ya arsephalt. The life of a motor is maintenance.....oil change. Toyota, Honda and Nissan make great long lasting motors, even though some are not well maintained they take a lickin and keep on tickin. However, most of them require a timing chain/belt replacement every 80-100 thousand miles. Should you get something high mileage check to see what has been done to it and what is due. Don't ever tell a car dealer you have cash to put down or a trade until you've settled on a price for their car. Also if buying used pay for the ext. warranty. I never did this before and I bought a used 95 F150 in 98. It had 18,000 miles on it. The finance man encouraged me to get the warranty. He told me he had bought a used truck and didn't get it and six months later the tranny fell out. I thought he was just trying to get his commission. Then I decided well Ive never bought used before and Daddy always said when you buy used you are buying someone else troubles (i don't agree with this) so I bought the warranty. By March it was using a quart of oil about every 900 miles. I had to fight to prove my case but Ford had to put a new motor in the truck. So now I have a 95 model truck with only 40,000 miles on the motor. But had I not had the warranty I'd had to pay big bucks for a new motor and to have it installed. Do your homework. You have the world at your fingertips. Research research research. __________________ Yeah so what if I'm triple dipped in awesome sauce? The best way to predict the future, is to create it.