I made a spreadsheet to compare cheapo cars. Then my brother, who is a car person, went with me to car shop and insisted I buy a '92 Honda Prelude that was in pristine looking condition for 7k. He was very insistent that it was a steal even if I needed to put another couple grand to fix it up, so I bought it.
Unfortunately, I have indeed needed to put more money into it, its currently in the shop right now in fact.
Iāve never owned a fast car before, Iāll admit its a fun car to drive. All my previous cars were boring A to B basic cars. I wish itās cruise control worked (still canāt figure out why it wont), that it had come with cup holders, and that its speakers werenāt so tinny.
How many miles on it? Because if itās low mileage 7k is a steal. Those things can sell for over twice that. I donāt know that Iād suggest a car that old as a daily driver for someone that doesnāt do their own repairs. Old cars are always going to need a lot of repairs.
Yeah the car person here sounds like a ācar enthusiastā to me, since preludes are still desirable for import racing and 7 is low, but no one who works on cars and knows how much work a car like that can be would ever recommend it to their less knowledgeable friend.
How many miles on it? Because if itās low mileage 7k is a steal.
139k
I donāt know that Iād suggest a car that old as a daily driver for someone that doesnāt do their own repairs. Old cars are always going to need a lot of repairs.
Yeah thatās what I kind of told him, its age was a concern to me but he said that while I wasnāt the ideal user, that itād probably still serve me well as long as I take care of it because he said old Hondas are very reliable. He was insistent it was the best option out of the cars we were looking at. He also loves Hondas though so Iām wondering if he was a tad biased and it was really just a car heād like.
Iāll say I do feel some level of responsibility to making sure its taken care of because its like a cool old car and IDK if I want that sense of responsibility. But I also really donāt want to go car shopping again.
I made a spreadsheet to compare cheapo cars. Then my brother, who is a car person, went with me to car shop and insisted I buy a '92 Honda Prelude that was in pristine looking condition for 7k. He was very insistent that it was a steal even if I needed to put another couple grand to fix it up, so I bought it.
Unfortunately, I have indeed needed to put more money into it, its currently in the shop right now in fact.
Iāve never owned a fast car before, Iāll admit its a fun car to drive. All my previous cars were boring A to B basic cars. I wish itās cruise control worked (still canāt figure out why it wont), that it had come with cup holders, and that its speakers werenāt so tinny.
How many miles on it? Because if itās low mileage 7k is a steal. Those things can sell for over twice that. I donāt know that Iād suggest a car that old as a daily driver for someone that doesnāt do their own repairs. Old cars are always going to need a lot of repairs.
Yeah the car person here sounds like a ācar enthusiastā to me, since preludes are still desirable for import racing and 7 is low, but no one who works on cars and knows how much work a car like that can be would ever recommend it to their less knowledgeable friend.
139k
Yeah thatās what I kind of told him, its age was a concern to me but he said that while I wasnāt the ideal user, that itād probably still serve me well as long as I take care of it because he said old Hondas are very reliable. He was insistent it was the best option out of the cars we were looking at. He also loves Hondas though so Iām wondering if he was a tad biased and it was really just a car heād like.
Iāll say I do feel some level of responsibility to making sure its taken care of because its like a cool old car and IDK if I want that sense of responsibility. But I also really donāt want to go car shopping again.