>looking for a car for months
>only want to spend like 3k max
>everything is shit because this is the salt belt
>people wanting $2000 for civics with 200k+ and rust
>really annoyed, just want to buy something
>find something decent like twice a month
>get excited
>end up convincing myself not to look at it because do I really want a car when I could just wait and get a truck, plus something could be wrong with it and I won't notice
>car gets sold
>repeat process, still have no car
Anyone else know this feel?
Looking for a car for months
Luke Collins
Elijah Collins
ask your parents to help you lease a used japanese DD, like a 2014 subaru impreza with awd, otherwise everything is too dangerous
Asher Smith
You aren't going to be able to lease a 4 year old car
If he wants a newer car but only has 3k his only bet is to get a used auto loan from a credit union.
Evan Bennett
The opposite is true, ideally I'd get a old truck but salt killed them all.
I get anxious to buy something, but once it actually comes to shelling out the cash, I become schlomo shekelstein. I'm fine with getting a old shitbox, just get nervous when it comes to actually pulling the trigger.
Aiden Edwards
>I get anxious to buy something, but once it actually comes to shelling out the cash, I become schlomo shekelstein. I'm fine with getting a old shitbox, just get nervous when it comes to actually pulling the trigger.
You should find a car that has a good vehicle history which can only get better the higher your realistic budget is. You should also find out specifically what kind of car you'd like. Sure you say "old shitbox" or "truck" but what kind of shitbox or truck? A civic? An old tundra? a corolla? a frontier?
Pick the car, then go research what they're typically worth and what common problems they might have around its age and what problems they'll likely have in the future. You only become nervous because you lack confidence because you lack knowledge on the car you want.
Jonathan Nelson
True, for this time I've been looking at literally anything that is somewhat decent, without any real focus on what I really want. What happens is I see something, then I email about it and try to get some informatio. Then I panic because it's a car I didn't really expect to buy, so then I have to try and learn everything about it in a day.
For my uses, a ford ranger would be ideal, not horrible on gas but is still useable for moving stuff around. I have more money and don't desperately need anything as soon as possible, so it would be wise to focus on what I actually want instead of trying buying anything that looks okay.
Xavier Gray
>only want to spend 3K max
>Anyone else know this feel?
Only you know if it is possible in your area for 3K cars to be good enough. I never bought under 8K for used cars because there was always something wrong after I had it inspected and thus wasted my inspection money too many times. As a result, I only started considering and paying for inspections of 8K and up cars.
I don't like weird smells that never go away from used car seats sold by Satou Motors in your rustbelt area. It probably means pochi sexu juices have soaked in. And weird sounds are unhappy too.
I bought my first new car without ever test driving any of that model. With the 2nd new car I bought from a different dealer and different model, I did the same thing and simply bought without ever test driving that particular model. And with the 3rd new car, I went to yet a different dealer and bought yet another different model without ever test driving that model. I can't say that my approach which is the opposite of yours works for you, but it works for me here at the opposite end of the yardstick from you. And no, it's not a made up story or copypasta. I did buy all those cars without ever trying that model before but I had been a passenger in them before. And I have been pleased with all the cars.
Landon Gray
>Not capable of finding 500$ shitbox
>Not capable of maintaining a 500$ shitbox
Ask your Dad how cars work before you go smashing your fucking face into a brick wall
Get a job too
Ayden Hughes
post local craigslist homie
Oliver Murphy
>$500 shitbox in a state that requires inspections
good luck with that