By the time President Obama is done carving up America, the only new cars available will be rice burners. But in the mean time, there's still the Great Depression Part II to deal with. Recessionary budgets will lead more people to used cars...but which ones are budget-friendliest?
Here's some tips from an old car buff:
DON'T BUY an automobile without a service history. That's worse than a blind date: It's buying a horse without checking its teeth. You have no clue what has happened to the car, how it was treated, or wasn't treated. My ex-wife might've owned it and run it into the ground... INSIST on a service history, and if they don't have a good file, walk away.
DON'T BUY a badly damaged car. Heed your insurance expert's eval: If they say the clunker is money down the drain, they ain't lying. I don't care how good of a grease monkey you are--you won't repair it cost-effectively, if at all. Fahgetaboutit.
DON'T BUY a bad paint job. Sure sign of a retarded owner. If he painted it at home, this car has no future.
DON'T BUY automobiles chock full of acorns and grass. And don't get me wrong--I have nothing against acorns. Or grass. But when a car is parked all day long, it's no longer a car. It is a planter. Buy it and you'll be sorry. So sorry, you may start your own blog.
BUY A CAR that someone took care of. The same way you'd buy a dog. Or a house. Or a woman, if you were in Saudi Arabia. Or... well, you get the picture.
Here's some tips from an old car buff:
DON'T BUY an automobile without a service history. That's worse than a blind date: It's buying a horse without checking its teeth. You have no clue what has happened to the car, how it was treated, or wasn't treated. My ex-wife might've owned it and run it into the ground... INSIST on a service history, and if they don't have a good file, walk away.
DON'T BUY a badly damaged car. Heed your insurance expert's eval: If they say the clunker is money down the drain, they ain't lying. I don't care how good of a grease monkey you are--you won't repair it cost-effectively, if at all. Fahgetaboutit.
DON'T BUY a bad paint job. Sure sign of a retarded owner. If he painted it at home, this car has no future.
DON'T BUY automobiles chock full of acorns and grass. And don't get me wrong--I have nothing against acorns. Or grass. But when a car is parked all day long, it's no longer a car. It is a planter. Buy it and you'll be sorry. So sorry, you may start your own blog.
BUY A CAR that someone took care of. The same way you'd buy a dog. Or a house. Or a woman, if you were in Saudi Arabia. Or... well, you get the picture.
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