Yep, I figured a blue hair type car from those years would be ideal. Sadly I guess that’s not the type of car they are looking for. I guess they can be on their own with it.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 1, 2020, at 6:32 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Agreed. Find a blue hair car from the late 90s/early 00s and you should be > good. Buicks of that time frame are pretty bulletproof. Mother in law had one > she sold off to a friend when the father in law bit it, and she took over > “his” car, also a later model nicer Buick. She barely puts $100/year in the > car except when it needs tires, just oil changes. > > I’ve shopped the Asian cars and you’re exactly on point. While they’re an > excellent choice for the reasons you’re looking, when they dip into the sub > $4k/$5k range they’re usually used up. When they hit around 160-180k the > costs start to go up significantly. Buying one with 120k is a good deal. > > -D > >> On Mar 1, 2020, at 2:57 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> You all recall the incident of my father/wife trying to buy a different car >> for the kid. The 87 Buick Century with the 2.5 4 iron duke is not good >> enough. What sort of car is somewhat reliable for a 24 year old kid? I’m >> thinking some sort of Buick from the early 00s with that v6. I think I have >> heard those are reliable. I would say some sort of Toyota or Honda but those >> usually have tons of miles and are beat up in the price range. Somehow it >> started as looking for a $1k car and now has turned into a $2k car. Seems a >> decent w210 could be had for that price. I’m not really interested in >> working on it at all but would know how to work on some sort of MB if it >> came down to it. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
