Sunday, November 9, 2014

Should I buy this used car?

My buddy just paid off his Honda 09 EX with 127 thousand miles on it and is willing to sell it to me for 5,500. He let me take it on an hour long test drive and it ran absolutely fine, he changes the oil regularly and I know for fact he drives easy and takes it the best mechanic in town. I currently own a 92 Oldsmobile 88 with 131 thousand miles on it. It runs fine now and I just got done putting 700 on it (new fuel tank and CV shaft and Crankshaft sensor)… One of the biggest uncertainties in this for me though is that I'm 25 years old with no credit, I live with my parents and my 13,000$ is the only thing I have going for me financially and I'm afraid to shrink that down. What would you do?

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