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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Thread: Car broke down (GTFIH)
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05-21-2024, 04:37 PM #1
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Car broke down (GTFIH)
Last edited by conics; 05-21-2024 at 04:46 PM.
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05-21-2024, 04:59 PM #3
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."It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience."
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05-21-2024, 05:01 PM #4
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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 lossI don't check my CP, IDC about reps/negs
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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
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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
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05-21-2024, 05:53 PM #12
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.Cliffs:
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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.
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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 milesI don't check my CP, IDC about reps/negs
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05-21-2024, 06:51 PM #22
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...The billionaire and the beggar both have 24 hours in a day.
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