Can anyone knowledgeable on cars help me with this used car I'm thinking about buying?

have the car checked out by a mechanic before you buy

Get a car fax on the vehicle, if they're not willing to give this to you or trying to charge additional fees pass on the car immediately. If this is a small lot one thing to keep in mind is the way they most likely obtained this vehicle. Often larger dealers who have good reputations for selling quality cars will receive a vehicle by trade or from purchase at auction and decide that it costs to much to fix. At this point the small dealerships will come into the big dealerships and purchase this unwanted merchandise.These cars are not usually fixed properly or to the level that you would be satisfied with if you knew what was really going on.Go to a reputable dealer and you'll get what you pay for.

get a subaru (if it has the 2.5 make sure the heads were already replaced or the car could overheat with out warning,

subarus are very reliable and keep a great value plus awd makes a very safe vehicle

decent fuel economy 20-32 mpg

, buick oldsmobile or pontiac with the famous 3.8 v6

very reliable ,cast iron, and decent power and fuel econemy 19-29 mpg

hondas and toyotas are a good bet but most hondas are beat up unless you pay extra for a nice one

toyotas are plain and boring excluding the old 80-92 camry those are when they were not only good cars but werent ugly or cheaply made.

stay away from dodge , chrysler ,kia older hyundai , and land rover , garbage

chevy some models are good others are so so then the rest are junk

Remember all the floods that happened last year and the big Sandy storm? Those cars ended up somewhere, I am betting these are them. Don't buy, they are full of water, corrosion, and rust, if they even run....

Something smells fishy

check the vin #

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I recommend this car

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