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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by ams6110 on Friday October 26, 2018 @10:48AM (#18309697)
Not at all. You can buy a good, reliable, well maintained car for $3,000. Mileage is less important than maintenance history. The Focus is a particularly good choice IMO. They are reliable, pleasant to drive, and Ford made gazillions of them so you can get them repaired anywhere and parts are cheap.

You can also buy a basket case for $3,000, so you do need to have a bit of an idea of what to look for (or what to avoid).

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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by newguynewguy on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:01AM (#18309828)
I'm going to be replacing a taurus soon. $3k is my budget. I took highschool auto, but would absolutely not feel comfortable buying a used focus.

Where are the resources to learn what I 'need to look out for'?

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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by aurailious on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:26AM (#18310120)
Wasn't there a year recently where reliability skyrocketed? 2004 or something? I thought I heard there is a clear cutoff point where you should not consider buying a car before that date.
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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by fhood on Friday October 26, 2018 @01:34PM (#18311302)
Mazda Protege5. Best hatchback of the early 2000s.

...if your looking for something fun, reliable, and manual. Otherwise just get a Camry or a Matrix or something like that.

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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by doubt_me on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:12AM (#18309949)
/r/cars |

/r/justrolledintotheshop

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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by paulddraper on Friday October 26, 2018 @10:57AM (#18309786)
Please link to this good, reliable, well-maintained car for $3k or under, because (without a family/buddy deal) it does not exist.
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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by cheeko1234 on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:06AM (#18309883)
As bfuller already said, they do exist. I got my 2005 Honda Accord (Manual) on craigslist (2 days of research) for $2900.

It has lasted me 5.5 years now with no maintenance except oil changes.

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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by sangnoir on Friday October 26, 2018 @01:24PM (#18311234)
I've noticed manual transmission cars are usually discounted relative to autos.
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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by Anderkent on Friday October 26, 2018 @12:28PM (#18310744)
Possible that you got lucky in a lemon market?
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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by bfuller on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:02AM (#18309839)
It definitely does, you just have to be willing to spend the hours to look for the deal.
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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by cspags on Friday October 26, 2018 @11:05AM (#18309873)
FWIW, I bought a 2004 Corolla with 140k miles off Craigslist in a HCOL city for $3,200 back in June. No issues so far.
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Re:Why almost everyone was wrong about Tesla’s cash flow sit... by justtopost on Friday October 26, 2018 @12:44PM (#18310883)
Look for any 1999+ Toyota Carolla/Prism with under 200k. Many camary of that era are bulletproof. Civics all got bought up by ricers, but '3k civic' is literally a meme for being so common.
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