Thread: Gift or Grief?
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Old 12-11-2010, 09:35 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by Shawnee123 View Post
There's no guarantee that a $5000 car would be more reliable than a $2000 car. It's basically a crap shoot anyway.

Does your friend know a lot about cars? Maybe he has good reason to believe that this is a really good deal.
Oooh--all good points. But isn't a "good deal" car for a mechanic different than a regular person?
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