IRescue452
02-01-2008, 02:08 PM
I've been searching the past two weeks for a used car under $1000 to drive for the winter. Nothing fancy but need to last me a few months. It's winter in WI so you have to beat people off with a stick to get a front wheel drive winter beater. Honestly, I called one person two hours after he put an ad on craigslist, and the car was gone, and three other people had already called him as well.
So finally I got one before a million other people could call. It's a classic. A 1988 buick electra. The guy is willing to bring it to me from 20 miles away, so I know it will run. It's not going to be pretty. I'm prepared for the worst. I didn't even ask which trim model it was (there are 4 for that year) I don't care at this point.
Anywho, I'm paying $900 for this thing if it checks out. The kelly blue book price is $300-500. Where the heck am I going to find a running car for $300?!! I can't even buy half a car for that where I live. Maybe in the mountain ranges of Chille I can buy a car that cheap, but we're talking the suburbs of WI. I think the kelly blue book needs to catch up with the times by about 10 years.
So finally I got one before a million other people could call. It's a classic. A 1988 buick electra. The guy is willing to bring it to me from 20 miles away, so I know it will run. It's not going to be pretty. I'm prepared for the worst. I didn't even ask which trim model it was (there are 4 for that year) I don't care at this point.
Anywho, I'm paying $900 for this thing if it checks out. The kelly blue book price is $300-500. Where the heck am I going to find a running car for $300?!! I can't even buy half a car for that where I live. Maybe in the mountain ranges of Chille I can buy a car that cheap, but we're talking the suburbs of WI. I think the kelly blue book needs to catch up with the times by about 10 years.