Comments on: is this a good first car? http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html Tue, 22 May 2012 03:43:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ElGrande http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html/comment-page-1#comment-1551 ElGrande Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:12:19 +0000 http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html#comment-1551 Seems like very low miles for a 22-year old car. If that's true mileage, then it could be a decent deal. Insurance will be low, and Tauruses were pretty safe. However, that being said, it's still a 22-year old car. Make sure you spend $100 or so and have a mechanic check it over thoroughly. Low mileage means nothing if it hasn't been maintained or it's been sitting outside for 20-plus years. I would worry about spending money on faded paint. It's your first car, keep the cash you have in the bank for repairs. On a 22-year old car, things are going to go wrong. Belts, hoses, etc. A shiny new paint job on a car that doesn't run gets you nowhere. Seems like very low miles for a 22-year old car. If that’s true mileage, then it could be a decent deal. Insurance will be low, and Tauruses were pretty safe.

However, that being said, it’s still a 22-year old car. Make sure you spend $100 or so and have a mechanic check it over thoroughly. Low mileage means nothing if it hasn’t been maintained or it’s been sitting outside for 20-plus years.

I would worry about spending money on faded paint. It’s your first car, keep the cash you have in the bank for repairs. On a 22-year old car, things are going to go wrong. Belts, hoses, etc. A shiny new paint job on a car that doesn’t run gets you nowhere.

]]> By: Vipassana http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html/comment-page-1#comment-1552 Vipassana Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:12:19 +0000 http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html#comment-1552 40,000 miles sounds like a lie. As far as the rest of the condition, all you told us was that it's blue, and has no rust. That's like asking how healthy a person is, if they're blond, and have no zits. Seriously. Go get the service records, have a mechanic check it out, and find out WHY it's only $500. If it has those low of miles, it should be quite a bit more. Nevermind that I have yet to find any car for under $500 that doesn't need several thousand dollars in repairs a month or two later. 40,000 miles sounds like a lie.

As far as the rest of the condition, all you told us was that it’s blue, and has no rust.

That’s like asking how healthy a person is, if they’re blond, and have no zits.

Seriously.

Go get the service records, have a mechanic check it out, and find out WHY it’s only $500. If it has those low of miles, it should be quite a bit more.

Nevermind that I have yet to find any car for under $500 that doesn’t need several thousand dollars in repairs a month or two later.

]]> By: kelly_f_1999 http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html/comment-page-1#comment-1553 kelly_f_1999 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:12:19 +0000 http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html#comment-1553 sounds good way one check for shape is by a checklist you can get by typing into search box how to check used car follow a check list to find signs of problems but 500 for any car you can drive is a deal paint job price wil vary with shop an dpaint your want and how much worsk need to be done to get it right sounds good
way one check for shape is by a checklist you can get by typing into search box how to check used car

follow a check list to find signs of problems but 500 for any car you can drive is a deal paint job price wil vary with shop an dpaint your want and how much worsk need to be done to get it right

]]> By: Jack http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html/comment-page-1#comment-1554 Jack Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:12:19 +0000 http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html#comment-1554 And you want us to be psychic-mechanics....awesome. $500 sounds like you're getting a junk car. The fact that you have no information at all about it's mechanical condition, sounds like a junk car. The fact that all you're worried about currently, is a paint job...sounds like you're a poor shopper. And you want us to be psychic-mechanics….awesome. $500 sounds like you’re getting a junk car. The fact that you have no information at all about it’s mechanical condition, sounds like a junk car. The fact that all you’re worried about currently, is a paint job…sounds like you’re a poor shopper.

]]> By: eslam http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html/comment-page-1#comment-1555 eslam Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:12:19 +0000 http://taurusanswers.com/is-this-a-good-first-car.html#comment-1555 it is not a good deal unless you have the bucks to spend on it you have to consider mechanical problems and paint job like you said and who knows what else it is cheap but how would you cont on a 22 years old vehicle you dont wanna stuck with aclunker and then what it is not a good deal unless you have the bucks to spend on it you have to consider mechanical problems and paint job like you said and who knows what else it is cheap but how would you cont on a 22 years old vehicle
you dont wanna stuck with aclunker and then what

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