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> What kind of research could you possibly do that will help resolve this? You look at all the cars within your budget and rule out red flags, for me it’s timi

> What kind of research could you possibly do that will help resolve this? You look at all the cars within your budget and rule out red flags, for me it’s timing belts and CVT transmissions. Then Google the rest and look at the common problems. > And even if you can is everyone supposed to buy those cars? This only scales for a small amount of peolle. This is no different to anything else in life. People who do their due diligence more often than not end up in better situations. I don’t really understand what your point is here, that no one should do due diligence because it can’t work if everyone does it?

prophesi 4y ago
Sometimes you start off with a budget of $1k in the outskirts of town and have to just do with what your options are to be a functional member of society. I was able to do my due diligence and bought an old Volvo, and we knew a mechanic who specialized in Volvos, but even if it's not an expensive repair like a timing belt, the repairs will still be more frequent. And I think this situation will get worse for the next generation as it's more common to have proprietary parts and tooling, drastically increasing the cost of repairs as time goes on (which also makes self repairs a lot more difficult).