Re: If a beginner asked for help, what model would you recommend, and why?

Posted by BlackBeerd On 2013/5/26 9:51:43

First thing would be to find out how good of a mechanic the guy is.

I bought a sold a few cars over the years. For me, it seem mechanical ability is dropping off, fast. I'm finding cars that have been worked on by the clueless until they are completely hosed up.

For example, my Corvair was barely running and was not Realy safe to drive with the way the brakes were. I got that car cheap. I spent about 6 hours going through it from one end to the other and spent $35 tuning it up. It's now a wonderful little driver. But, the guy I bought it from did everything just a little wrong until the point was reach that it was worthless to him because he couldn't fix it.

If a guy is a good mechanic, he can buy anything and do ok. If he has to job out all the work, buy something that is done already.