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When I read the car ad I read nothing but Here is a car that has been through a lot, messed with a lot. Of course I read between the lines a lot.

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Originally Posted by javadog View Post
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If I were to offer advice to the buyer, it would be to fix all of the issues and let the kid use the car. There's no point in taking a sizable loss just to sell it now, then being no better off in the search for a suitable car. I would not have bought this car for either of my kids, but I don't know this particular kid.
Yeah, I would let the kid fix it. Children with no investment in a gift end up... Well, I'll just say, when I was 16, dropping a motor to replace a clutch, or some such, was no big deal. IOW, I benefited greatly by having to learn how to fix things.

And if the goal is a reliable car... buy the kid a Honda.
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