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Nissan Sentra vs Honda Civic
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1998 Honda Civic --- $4300
110,000 miles. Snow alloy tires. Auto transmission
Cons: 2 doors
2002 Nissan Sentra GXE - $6000
70,000 miles. Regular tires. Auto transmission
Cons: cosmetic dent
I am a student here and I plan to use it for 2 years.
Thanks so much for your help.
One of the vehicles that appears initially to be a better deal, could in the end be a money pit. If you are seriously interested in either of those vehicles, you have to pay to have an independent mechanic inspect it BEFORE you buy it.
Used car purchases are as-is, you buy them, you own them, problems and all. The forums are splattered with many buyers who fail to check out the vehicles, and are stuck with major problems after the fact.
Thank you very much.
Also, even after a mechanic looks at it, there is no guarantee that the vehicle won't have some problems (undoubtedly there will be). A mechanic can observe some of the obvious issues. There may be hidden issues that only show up under certain operating conditions (like won't start if it is really hot out, or air conditioner doesn't work so well when it's really hot out, or if it's really really cold the starter hangs). So make sure you have some additional money set aside for that situation. If a problem doesn't pop up, great. If it does, you're prepared to handle it (hopefully).
I appreciate all you nice advices, kiawah.
Best regards!
Rice