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Old 10-26-2011, 10:44 AM
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Re: suggestions for cars that are under $10,000?

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Originally Posted by 92snowmachine View Post
buy an old tahoe or similar vehicle, save the rest of your money and put it into your svx. i bought a 2000 escalade for 9k last year. it's mechanically the same as a 6k tahoe just with dual heated seats, dual ac, etc... chevy 350 and dirt cheap parts. volvos are fine if your buying a car for your mom, versas and kias are fine if it's for your 16 year old daughter. having fixed plenty of newer cars recently (quality from ALL automakers has gone down drastically) i can honestly say that the average repair on a newer car is a lot more than major repair on an older vehicle. last month replaced the instrument panel on an 2010 commander because the turn signals didn't work. $800 later the computer that controls the turn signal was working again the customer wished his flasher cost $3 like it should. long story short don't buy anything made after 2000, any car that advertises being all new or redesigned (these are bad words), or any car you might not be able to afford to fix.
i was actually looking around that year of car late 90s to early 2000s) thanks for the advice
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