The day I test drove the car before I bought it, the car salesman said that if it wasn't a good car in good working order, they wouldn't have accepted the trade in

[chortle, snort, guffaw...] Yeah, and they're selling those new cars for less than cost because they're overstocked, and they thoroughly examine every car they take in trade and put it in absolutely top condition, and "...don't worry, they all do that", and ...

Any time I buy a used car, I pretty much count on spending as much on repairs in the first year as I paid for the car. Of course, the most expensive car I've bought in the last 30 years cost me $2500.

tanstaafl.