So i'm making this post not to seek help but mostly out of frustration but help would be appreciated
I'm looking for a car, I've got 2 kids that I have to take to school they've been taking the bus but we live in a rough neighborhood and lately they've been telling me they hate taking the bus and waiting at the bus stop because there's a lot of weird people around
I also work retail I work 2 jobs and the commute in between jobs is a lot I have to walk often times and it's a 40 minute walk which would be a 10 minute drive easily so that's 30 minutes saved
So I think a car purchase is definitely justified it's just i've been looking on facebook marketplace and i've saved up around ~$7,000 for a car but I really want something that'll last me a few years given that I went through hell and back to save up to that amount.
Everyone around me keeps telling me what to do to make sure I don't get screwed by the sellers stuff like getting a carfax, or a mechanical inspection but it's just that I can't afford a mechanical inspection and I thought a carfax was only like a couple bucks lol turns out it's $40 and that's a whole meal that I can't afford to lose on just a basic report on the car
I also can't afford to get the car without knowing for sure the seller isn't lying because it's I really NEED this to last me haha i'm in a bit of a struggle right now not sure what to do
Buying a car is kinda expensive, even stupid stuff like Carfax cost a lot
byu/randallsthomas inFrugal
Posted by randallsthomas
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There’s thousands of cars under 7k that will last 5+ years on marketplace.
But yeah. It sucks. Cars are the single most expensive things many people ever have.
Go on Facebook marketplace you can find people to get you Carfax reports for like $5-7
The cost of Car Fax and/or a mechanic is a LOT cheaper than the cost of buying a lemon. Maybe instead of a 7,000 budget, go down to 6800 and use the 200 on Car Fax/Mechanic
You can get a Carfax for like $6 on autovinreveal way better than paying $40 everytime you need a Carfax especially when you are looking at multiple cars, they also have bundle as low as $2 which is pretty nice