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post 1701380073 05-21-2024, 05:37 PM
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Car broke down (GTFIH)

2017 Lincoln continental
257k miles

Oil was low and needed changing and engine locked

Bought it for $3500 9 months ago
Did breaks which was $400
Did water pump which was $800
Registration was $625

Total spent $5325 over 9 months,

Made some money off of it cuz drove Uber

A place that buys cars is offering me $2k for it

It has some other problems such as cosmetic damages cuz of previous owners accidents and bumper left needs to be tightened or replaced

Has check engine light which is catalytic converter repair which cost $2k

Engine will prolly cost $2-3k+ if not more

It’s 3.7L

Should I just sell it for $2k?

Engine locked due to not changing oil and low oil which seems like my fault
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post 1701380873 05-21-2024, 05:56 PM
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post 1701381003 05-21-2024, 05:59 PM
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The first thing you phucked up on was buying an American car with 250K miles

LMAO

But yeah just sell it, not worth the hassle of doing all those repairs. You're at a net loss no matter what.
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post 1701381113 05-21-2024, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted By swolefnatic⏩
The first thing you phucked up on was buying an American car with 250K miles

LMAO

But yeah just sell it, not worth the hassle of doing all those repairs. You're at a net loss no matter what.
Well net loss is $3k but surely I have to pay to drive a car right which is $369 a month which is the average car payment anyways I guess ur saying that $369 could have gone to a diff car?

On the other hand I made money from Uber at least $2k-$3k if not more so is it really net loss
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Next time do not buy a car with 250k miles brah.

Sell it for $2k.
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post 1701381473 05-21-2024, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted By CrazySerbian⏩
Next time do not buy a car with 250k miles brah.

Sell it for $2k.
I got it for free my dad bought
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post 1701381753 05-21-2024, 06:17 PM
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You paid way too much for that pos. From the sounds of it the engine is done for. You’ve put way too much into that thing srs. For 5k you can get some really decent cars.
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post 1701382243 05-21-2024, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted By theory816⏩
You paid way too much for that pos. From the sounds of it the engine is done for. You’ve put way too much into that thing srs. For 5k you can get some really decent cars.
Yes I know but is it my fault I didn’t put oil in it
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Did you srsly nuke your engine from not servicing it? Breh…

Anyway your car is scrap now and 2k is generous, a metal plant buying it by weight would prolly give you 500

You ain’t getting a new engine for 2-3k unless you pulling one from a junk yard and dropping it in yourself
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Originally Posted By Archangel_Lost⏩
Did you srsly nuke your engine from not servicing it? Breh…

Anyway your car is scrap now and 2k is generous, a metal plant buying it by weight would prolly give you 500

You ain’t getting a new engine for 2-3k unless you pulling one from a junk yard and dropping it in yourself
If you can get access to an engine crane (hell you can buy one for like 300 bucks) it’s actually a pretty easy job

Just find one that’s in the car so you can hook a pressure guage into the spark plug holes and crank it to check compression

Also put a socket in the crank and rotate it to feel by hand if any tight spots
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I don't know much about vehicles, but if I was buying something second hand I would want it to last about a year and when sh!t starts going on it just get rid of it.

You dun goofed by sinking 5k into a hunk of crap, buying second hand sh!t wil just constantly keep going on it, like I said get something decent second hand that "should" last a year or so and then get rid of it when things start to go, otherwise just buy new.
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Originally Posted By Archangel_Lost⏩
Did you srsly nuke your engine from not servicing it? Breh…

Anyway your car is scrap now and 2k is generous, a metal plant buying it by weight would prolly give you 500

You ain’t getting a new engine for 2-3k unless you pulling one from a junk yard and dropping it in yourself
I know nothing about cars fml

But idk it would cause this much damage

Obvs buying a used engine

But what’s the best I can get was hoping around 3k but maybe 2500
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Yeah 2k for a car that doesn’t run isn’t bad.
Sell and move on imo.
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Originally Posted By Krackerjacked⏩
Yeah 2k for a car that doesn’t run isn’t bad.
Sell and move on imo.
But did I take a huge loss owning it for 9 months if I made money off of it
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Originally Posted By Archangel_Lost⏩
Did you srsly nuke your engine from not servicing it? Breh…

Anyway your car is scrap now and 2k is generous, a metal plant buying it by weight would prolly give you 500

You ain’t getting a new engine for 2-3k unless you pulling one from a junk yard and dropping it in yourself
They’ll probably give him $200 for it
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post 1701385433 05-21-2024, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted By theory816⏩
They’ll probably give him $200 for it
$2k is guaranteed but can I get more for it
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Originally Posted By conics⏩
But did I take a huge loss owning it for 9 months if I made money off of it
Imo definitely not.
Once you start using a vehicle for financial gain what you dump it for isn’t as important as long as the income offsets it. You should have been writing off the mileage for taxes too.
Potentially depreciation as well granted I’m not 100% sure you can do depreciation and mileage.

We have a travel trailer we rent out and they are notorious for tanking in value, but renting it out I’ll offset that while still potentially being able to take my family out in it.
Been debating on picking up a second tbh.
Originally Posted By conics⏩
$2k is guaranteed but can I get more for it
No
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250k lincoln

yes you're going to need blinker fluid and probably a new tranny (srs)

an 05 camry with less miles is a better deal than a 2017 ford with 250K LOL
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Originally Posted By Krackerjacked⏩
Imo definitely not.
Once you start using a vehicle for financial gain what you dump it for isn’t as important as long as the income offsets it. You should have been writing off the mileage for taxes too.
Potentially depreciation as well granted I’m not 100% sure you can do depreciation and mileage.

We have a travel trailer we rent out and they are notorious for tanking in value, but renting it out I’ll offset that while still potentially being able to take my family out in it.
Been debating on picking up a second tbh.
I did write off everything when I did my taxes but my overall for Uber was still a loss

Def did write the milage

But 2-3k I made then u subtract gas and tax from it so it’s little profit still

Let’s hope I can still get $2k for this car

I’m thinking of getting a 2019 Lincoln MKT next because it works for Uber black as well.

It’s going for $17k for 106k Miles

Another for 101.4k for $18k

There’s another for $10k with 198k miles
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Originally Posted By DeputyDong5⏩
250k lincoln

yes you're going to need blinker fluid and probably a new tranny (srs)

an 05 camry with less miles is a better deal than a 2017 ford with 250K LOL
It’s my fault dude for not checking and changing the oil but how was I supposed to know

I know nothing about cars

Also if it didn’t break down I
Could have gotten more
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Old cars suck because not only are you dealing with normal wear and tear like brake pads, you're also dealing with things breaking due to sheer limited life expectancy.

**** that breaks after a few thousand miles plus **** that breaks after 20 years...
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Damn how you doing Uber in a $3k car? What 3rd world country do you live in?
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Originally Posted By infinityplus1⏩
Damn how you doing Uber in a $3k car? What 3rd world country do you live in?
Wtf do u mean it just has high miles
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Originally Posted By conics⏩
I did write off everything when I did my taxes but my overall for Uber was still a loss

Def did write the milage

But 2-3k I made then u subtract gas and tax from it so it’s little profit still

Let’s hope I can still get $2k for this car

I’m thinking of getting a 2019 Lincoln MKT next because it works for Uber black as well.

It’s going for $17k for 106k Miles

Another for 101.4k for $18k

There’s another for $10k with 198k miles
What Lexus/toyota works for Uber black?
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Originally Posted By MBisonSon⏩
Old cars suck because not only are you dealing with normal wear and tear like brake pads, you're also dealing with things breaking due to sheer limited life expectancy.

**** that breaks after a few thousand miles plus **** that breaks after 20 years...
Old cars dont suck at all if you know what youre doing. Old cars that have been wrecked? Those are major hassle compared good shape old cars.
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Originally Posted By theory816⏩
Old cars dont suck at all if you know what youre doing.
yup.

drove a 20 year old toyota in college. Water pump and timing chain every 50k... compounded with manufacturer recommended maintenance, maintaining fluids and keeping the oil changed.
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Originally Posted By DeputyDong5⏩
yup.

drove a 20 year old toyota in college. Water pump and timing chain every 50k... compounded with manufacturer recommended maintenance, maintaining fluids and keeping the oil changed.
You were chaning the water pump and timing chain every 50k? Da fook?
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Originally Posted By Krackerjacked⏩
What Lexus/toyota works for Uber black?
All do prolly but for Uber black many little

2019 Lincoln MKT is the cheapest car that works for Uber black
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Originally Posted By theory816⏩
You were chaning the water pump and timing chain every 50k? Da fook?
Why change the timing chain at all

I’ve had double chains on 500,000kms with no stretch
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