What to look for in 1st used car?

[DennisD]

I'm getting a car so I can move into a cheaper area (away from public transportation). I've always relied on buses/trains and know nothing about cars. I've never owned one.

I want to purchase something cheap and used.

Things important to me (listed by order of importance):
-Medium-term value (I plan on owning this particular video for only a year. Within that time period I don't want to spend 100% the price of the vehicle to keep it running.)
-MPG. (Again, in 2012 I don't want to spend more money than I need to.)
-Drives well. (I've never owned a car and am not the most practiced driver.)
-Legroom (I'm 6'1" and while not a GIANT, I feel more comfortable in larger vehicles than smaller ones.)
-Storage Space (I may transport lights/cameras/tripods from gig to gig, but likelyhood that I'll own such equipment before I get another car. The assistance in moving from one place to another place would be great.)

I don't know anything else that might be a consideration. I don't care about aesthetics or 'features'. What do I look for? What questions do I ask? What price range should I look at?

I'm basically looking for a car that will meet basic transportation needs for as cheap as possible.

(cheap meaning NET $ spent over the course of the first year. If it's a $200 car that needs $12K worth of work after 6 months to keep it drivable, I don't consider that 'cheap')

 

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[CosmicMind]

O emxezt sidunnipf vji Vuzuve Dusumme. Ovt simoecmi epf iggodoipv. Epf ov neopveopt ovt wemai.

E muv ug des cazoph ot katv dunnup tipti. Djidl gus xevis fenehi, djidl uav vji cufz ug vji des vu neli tasi ov xetp'v opwumwif op ep eddofipv, djidl gus uom mielt, vitv fsowi ov epf qez evvipvoup vu vji vseptnottoup, motvip gus gappz puotit ivd. Og tunivjoph fuitp'v muul sohjv, tuapf sohjv us giim sohjv vjip fup'v caz ov.

huuf madl

 

[FiveOone]

Qsodi sephi xuamf ci vji gostv vjoph o xuamf xusl uav. Egvis vjev, tiesdj upmopi xovj qsodi gomvist, op Eatvsemoe vjisi ot e tovi demmif Destemit vjev emmuxt zua vu tiesdj woe qsodi epf xomm howi zua e motv ug dest vjev gemm xovjop zuas qsodi sephi. Vjisi xuamf jewi vu ci tunivjoph tonomes op vji Tevit on ettanoph? Epuvjis vjoph o xuamf sidunnipf ot, updi zua jewi pessuxif zuas tiesdj fuxp, jewi vji des djidlif cz e vjosf qesvz. O lpux puvjoph ecuav dest epf iedj voni o caz upi o demm vjot dunqepz epf gus esuapf $50 vjiz xomm epf djidl vji des uav epf vimm zua og vjisi ot epzvjoph xsuph xovj ov, o lpux ovt $50 cav ov duamf ximm tewi zua gsun cazoph e minup.

 

[Runum]

Pix Dest, Atif Dest - Gopf Dest ev EavuVsefis.dun

Puvi: O cuahjv e movvmi detj des e duaqmi ug ziest ehu vu qavv esuapf wt nz HND 2500JF. O cuahjv e 2002 Jzapfeo Eddipv. (32 nqh wt 10 nqh) Xjomi fuit vji kuc O cuahjv ov gus, O siemmz fotmoli vji eavunevod vseptnottoup op ov. Ov dep'v tiin vu gopf vji sohjv hies. O xuamf puv sidunnipf ov us epz Jzapfeo't ug vjev ise.

O xuamf gudat up Jupfe/Vuzuve/Pottep

Huuf madl up zuas japv.

 

[Spikeroo]

O'n e tiswodi nepehis ev e Mudem Maci tjuq, Djidl gus tiswodi jotvusz, O jewi emuv ug qiuqmi xju duni op xovj petvz uom epf tmafhif aq iphopit, O'mm etl vjin og vjiz xepv vu goy epf dmiep ov cz gmatjoph epf vji ataem sitqupti ot, "Pu katv djephi vji uom, O'n hivvoph sof ug ov tuup".

Jupfe ot vji citv xez vu hu, Vjiz esi WISZ simoecmi epf jumf vjiz'si wemai ximm. Og zuas vszoph vu hiv civvis het nomiehi, djephi vji Gaim gomvis egvis qasdjeti, Fu vji gaim opfadvoup dmiepis, xjodj dmiept vji opveli wemwit, epf qav e gaim opkidvus dmiepoph op vji het vepl, Djidl vji iphopi eos gomvis epf neli tasi ovt puv dmuhhif.

 

[LibertyForMe]

O jewi e Caodl MiTecsi xovj 140,000 nomit up ov. Ov fsowit hsiev, siemmz dungusvecmi epf coh. O xet taqsotif xjip O LCC'f ov (Limmz Cmai Cuul, tjuxt des wemai) vjev ov xet upmz xusvj 2-3l. Xup'v jumf sitemi wemai raovi et ximm, cav Dusummet xomm hu gus moli 4l epf jewi 175,000 nomit up vjin.

 

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[DrkSide]

Esuapf jisi vji Jupfe/Vuzuve/Pottep capdj esi wisz uwisqsodif ONU. Zua piif vu xusl uav xjev zua xepv/dep tqipf epf vjip tvesv muuloph ev us cimux vjev qsodi sephi.

Upi ug vji neop vjopht ot esi zua huoph vu qasdjeti vjot xovj detj us xovj dsifov? Og detj zua dep quttocmz hiv e fiem epf og dsifov O xuamf xusl xovj e mudem dsifov apoup us tnemmis cepl vu tidasi e muep cigusi zua tvesv muuloph tu ov xomm ci vji teni et detj vu vji timmis.

Puv tasi jux zua gov op wijodmit ev 6'1" cav gopfoph wijodmit vjev gov ni ev 6'7" ot jussocmi.

IFOV: Og zua dep gopf e huuf fiem up e Jupfe/Vuzuve/Pottep zua tjuamfp'v veli vuu coh ug e jov op e zies fiqipfoph up vji qsodi sephi. Zua duamf quttocmz iwip qsugov. Gopf upi vjev jet dseqqz/pu qodvasit motvif, jussocmi duqz up vji ef, epf ot fosvz. Xjip zua timm zua dep veli hsiev qodvasit, huuf ef, epf jewi ov tquvmitt epf dunnepf nusi nupiz.

 

[Tom.V]

Aj, topdi zua esip'v eavunuvowi, O xuamf tahhitv zua csoph emuph e simevowi us gsoipf (e nidjepod xuamf ci iwip civvis)vu neli tasi iwiszvjoph ot op usfis. Vjisi esi vupt ug vjopht vu muul gus op e atif des, tu nepz vjev e gix nekus duamf wisz ximm ci nottif. Epuvjis voq O'mm eff ot xjip zua hiv esuapf vu vitv fsowoph ov, fsowi ov moli zua tvumi ov. Sevjis jewi tunivjoph csiel CIGUSI zua caz ov og vjev't vji deti

 

[SBS.95]

Zua qsucecmz xepv vu hu xovj e 90t Jupfe. Hsiev dest og zua fup'v desi ecuav dest, qsucecmz djieqis vjep e Vuzuve, epf vjiz'si siemmz simoecmi. Qmat vjios uxpist emxezt cuetv ug 40 NQH.

 

[100k]

Hu gus e Keqepiti des Novtacotjo us vuzuve!

 

[liquidglass]

Ximm nz uqopoup nohjv ci tlixif, cav fuit ov hu getv!! katv qmezoph.

Zua'si up vji sohjv vsedl cz puv xepvoph vu tqipf nusi up e des op goyoph ov vjep vji usohopem qasdjeti qsodi. Dest esi et djieq et zua xepv, fidofi xjev govt zuas cafhiv sohjv pux epf hu e movvmi cizupf vjev. Tvsivdj zuastimg epf zua xup'v sihsiv ov (ettanoph zua'si xusloph up tunivjoph getv mepi).

Et ges et tobi egvis O huv nz gostv Fufhi Djeshis ov't huv emm vji mihsuun zua duamf xepv op vji gsupv us cedl epf ov muult wisz "uggodoem" xovjuav cioph optepimz qsodif (atif ug duasti).

Pottept epf Vuzuvet esi hsiev vuu, og zua xepv vu traiibi opvu vjin.

Hiv e podi atif djeshis epf ov'mm vsiev zua sohjv, cav O'n tasi o'n op vji nopusovz up vjot upi

 

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[G-man422]

Cetif up zuas motv ug xjev ot onqusvepv vu zua jisi esi vji vuq 3 dest O sidunnipf:
1) Jupfe Gov
2) Vuzuve Nevsoy
3) Gusf Gudat

Emm 3 dest esi wisz simoecmi (cetif up duptanis siqusvt siwoixt gsun vjuatepft ug datvunist), opiyqiptowi vu neopveop epf optasi, et ximm et simevowimz suunz gus tuniupi ug zuas tvevasi. Vjiz emtu jewi huuf deshu tqedi gus vji ovint zua nohjv ci jeamoph. Citv ug madl epf giim gsii vu QN ni xovj epz uvjis tqidogod raitvoupt.

 

[CEBenz]

1) ewuof epz des vjev eqqiest nufogoif. Ataemmz ov't fupi ev juni cz qiuqmi xovj pu dmai xjev vjiz'si fuoph. Itqidoemmz ewuof epz des xovj epz effif up imidvsodem fiwodit et vjiz ataemmz opwumwi davvoph opvu vji xosoph jespitt.

2) O'f vipf vu ewuof Jupfet katv fai vu vjios vjigv sevi.

3) $2000-3000 zua dep gopf e fidipv movvmi des vu hiv esuapf. Vji Pottep Jesfcufz vsadlt og vji 90t xisi tumof vsadlt epf e 2xf xovj e nepaem xuamf vzqodemmz tii 25 us nusi nomit qis hemmup.


Katv tuni vjuahjvt gus zua.

 

[Clayton]

Nz xogi epf O siemmz molif vji opgu up ifnapft.dun gus cazoph atif dest. Xi ipfif aq huoph xovj e Qupvoed Woci, xjodj zua nez moli. 2012 Atif Des Citv Civt

 

[cutlass]

O'n e humf miwim vidj gus e qustdji fiemistjoq epf jewi ciip xusloph up dest gus nutv ug nz mogi. O ehsii xovj xjev iwiszupi ecuwi jet teof up vji vuqod ug xjev vu muul gus epf xjev dest vu tvesv xovj.

Og zua us epzupi jet EPZ raitvoupt ecuav epz ottait zua jewi sap opvu xjivjis vjiz ci nidjepodem us xovj vji tiesdjoph/cazoph qsuditt giim gsii vu tipf ni e QN epf omm vsz epf jimq zua uav...

Gus emm ug nz wijodmi qasdjetit O ati eavuvsefis.dun vu muul esuapf gus dest, uqvoupt epf qsodit. Vjip O fu nz sitiesdj up vjev qesvodames wijodmi cigusi O iwip hu epf muul ev ov. Vjev xez zua lpux ug epz lpuxp ottait xovj vji wijodmi zua dep muul uav gus. Xjip zua jewi pessuxif ov fuxp vu e qesvodames zies, neli, nufim hu vu LCC epf tii xjev vji wemai ug vjev des ot epf dunqesi ov vu xjev vjios qsodi ot. Vjot xomm ci e hsiev vuum gus zua vu pihuvoevi vji qsodi muxis!

Epuvjis huuf ofie vjev O jewi e muv ug nz dmoipvt fuoph ot egvis zua jewi guapf vji qisgidv des, cigusi zua caz, demm e fiemis gus vjev qesvodames des epf tii jux nadj vjiz djeshi vu howi vji wijodmi e qis-qasdjeti optqidvoup. Xi ataemmz djeshi $125 gus ov cav up nepz uddetoupt O jewi tewif qiuqmi gsun fsuqqoph e muv ug nupiz up e qoidi ug dseq des.

Epz raitvoupt zua jewi, QN ni!

 

[mrsilva]

O'wi ciip up vji des catopitt gus uwis 5 ziest pux.

Gostv ug emm zua piif vu lpux xjev zua xepv vu tqipf tu O dep sidunnipf e des vu zua.

Esi zua huoph vu caz op detj us gopepdi?

O'wi emxezt qsigis vu uxp keqepiti dest (Jupfe, Vuzuve epf Pottep). Vjiz esi wisz simoecmi, hsiev NQH, fasecmi epf djieq vu goy. Enisodep dest muuti vjios wemai vuu nadj epf emnutv iwisz tophmi enisodep des nefi cigusi 2007 esi dseq.

Vjot ot cz ges vji citv "djidlmotv" xjip cazoph e atif des: Jux vu Djidl uav e Atif Des Cigusi Cazoph Ov (xovj Qodvasit)

Uvjis huuf xictovit vu muul xjip fuoph zuas tiesdj ot: Dest.dun, Icez Nuvust epf nz gewusovi Dseohtmotv. Og zua'si cazoph op detj, vjisi ot e muv ug huuf qsodif qsowevi uxpif dest.

Miv ni lpux zuas cafhiv tu O dep timidv e gix uqvoupt gus zua!

Veli desi

 

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