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Originally Posted by Mblake81
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Bought a brand new truck at the end of 2002, net worth of about 1k and some old clothes.
Used it for 17 years. Knew the entire history of it. It was only in the shop the last two years I had it. One of the radiator hoses (original) had a leak and it ran hot once, warped the head. Original clutch, transmission. Only two brake jobs and 4 batteries.
If you plan on keeping it for a long time and treating it well then I don't see the problem. The car I have now is used and it looks like I am going to be spending a few K soon to fix another guys abuse.
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blake has a point in terms of control, but the truth is it's an odds/maths game and the maths favor those who buy used. buy used. the markup on new is a joke and new is for suckers.
-t. 1996 ford contour with 50k miles that hasn't seen a shop for years, $1200 after some flirtations