Buying used cars...

[terryh]

A crap shoot. Luck of the draw. I signed over my 90 Riviera to my son, bought a 97 Buick Skylark from Snethkamp back in December, had one problem after the next until the engine blew...almost bought a 07 Toyota Corrolla with 46000 miles for 10,600..cant afford a new car with insurance [[its bad enough with used vehicles, first 6 monhs rates are astronomical because there was a 'time lapse where I didnt have auto insurance}. This time Im going to have the vehicle I purchased checked out by a mechanic of my choosing, diagnostics...top to bottom. engine...powertrain. Even with a carfax report buyers dont know if there was an accident and the owner payed cash to have the body repaired. Buyer beware!

[CountrySquire]

If you can afford it you can try one of those used car warranties. They typically cost $1500 to $2200 and will cover you up to 101K miles. It's nice to not be surprised by big dollar repairs. I just used my Endurance warranty to get some stuff fixed on the '04 Saturn. I have mixed emotions on the repair experience. I am supposed to only have a $100 dollar deductable on repairs. I had a check engine light coming on. Saturn of plymouth charges $98 to diagnose a problem. I figure no worries I pay the $100 and that covers the warranty deductable and the diagnose fee. Wrong! Turns out what had flagged the check engine light was a bad gas cap, which is not covered by warranty. I did have them fix some other stuff too, bad liftgate power release latch [[covered) and they identified a few other issues bad rear control arm bushing [[covered) and a leaking trans seal [[not covered). My total repair bill came to $210. I decided to skip the trans seal as I guess the warranty company wants me to drive the car around w/o tranny fluid so they can replace the trans.

[reddog289]

After my beloved Buick died on Aug 30th.I changed what I thought was wrong. I started, Yet never stayed running for long. Looked at it and said "Time to say goodbye". So I get on Craigslist found a few, looked at them, Then purchased the lesser of the few evils.So far I replaced the rear brakes, oil pan and ignition lock.
I have decided to start saving up for next spring.Gonna put my used parts on the list and see what I get.
Boy Terryh , Guess you are luckier in love then with cars.