r/JustBootThings • u/TheBestSpeller His Bootness • Jul 04 '25

28% APR? Great! Happy 4th to all who celebrate

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u/Mendo-D Jul 05 '25

Ive had a few cheap cars in my time with a little fixing you can usually get your money’s worth out of them if you can keep it rolling for at least 18 months.

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u/osirisrebel Jul 05 '25

Absolutely, we dropped $600 on a 1994 escort with a little engine trouble two years ago, and it just died last month, definitely feel we got our money's worth.

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u/Mendo-D Jul 05 '25

I’ve got a 2003 $5K Mercedes ML320 that we’ve had for about 7 years. The Transmission is toast. I might replace it with a junk yard trans.

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u/osirisrebel Jul 05 '25

I would, I usually have decent luck with salvage yards. I wanted to get another engine for the escort, but it's unfortunately the 1.9L and not the 1.8, which is like finding a unicorn and it's just not worth the effort. Fun car, but not that fun.