I NEED TO BUY A CAR BUT I DONT KNOW ABOUT CARS!!! PLEAS HELP?

Question

I want to buy a car i found, but i dont know about cars. so i found this car it is DEADWOOD 2000 with 68000 miles for $2500 but it have a problem with the transmition. just that. is that a good car? is it too cheap??? thank u?

Answer 1

I'd pass on it.  I just took a relatively new one to the crusher today because you can't get parts for them anymore.  You'll never find a transmission for it.

Good name by the way, "Deadwood".  It fits.

Answer 2

a car with a bad transmission is a bad car.

take that off ur list.

seriously.

and if your buying a used and old car, go for toyota's and Honda's cuz they'll last u a lifetime, while American and German one's wont last u more than a year.

Answer 3

dude, you shouldnt buy that car. they stopped( daewood) that company because it wasnt getting any profits so i think some other company bought. but anyways they ran out of business for a reason, their cars suck. no reliability whatsoever. i think ive only seen 5 in whole entire life. the price actually may be too high. if you get it for a lower price then i would probably agree. say 1500 maybe. if you tell the guy all that im telling you now, he just may do it. if not, leave it.

Answer 4

There is no simple answer to your question because no matter how good the manufacturer is, (although in this case the Deawoo can be pronounced JUNK plus there is no longer any dealer support for it so good luck finding parts or service)  everything becomes suspect once it is used. If a vehicle has been neglected, damaged by accident or flood, or worse, rebuilt, it does not matter if it was once the greatest on Earth. When shopping used, try to find the real deal, not a detailed, cleaned up, former mess. Serious shopping is work, but it saves real money. Spend some time on dealer lots & ask friends about their cars, in order to get ideas.

When inspecting a used car always check the OIL for level, smell & feel, ATF- color/feel/smell [if it's burnt, so is the trans] COOLANT look for contamination [if ATF in coolant, walk away], BRAKE FLUID-if its black it is overdue for flush, look down the sides for sanding marks, waves or color changes indicating repair, look in trunk for water marks. Run a Carfax & have a shop or used car inspection service check out the vehicle before purchase.

I used to work for a company, in Texas, that inspected Used Cars for the buyer, at their expense. We once worked with a local TV station, investigating classified ads for cars. The disappointing result was that 90% of the ads were run by resellers [aka Curbstoners]. Many of them posing as if they had owned the car for years. So first off be a serious shopper, don't get excited about appearances. I told people that when they called, or if you email, about an advertised vehicle, ask if the car is titled in the sellers state, in the sellers name & will they show you their ID & the title? If you get ANY answer but yes say T-Y & hang up, don't believe the stories about selling for a friend etc., they are usually fiction. Now as to car choice, watch for over-looked cars. For example, Mitsubishi, Suzuki & Subaru build solid dependable cars for a reasonable price, they are cheap used, because everyone thinks of the big players.  In fact domestics can be a real bargain, if the mileage isn’t over 100k. But actually, $7k will nearly buy a new Kia, with a 10yr/100k warranty, according to ads here.

Some folks argue that it is better to by a “loaded” used car, rather than a stripper new car. This is false logic in that the vehicle has more to go wrong, yet less, or no, warranty to protect it; in addition to all of the other used car risks.

Don't buy any car, new or used w/o reading up here:

http://www.usedcartips.org/

More tips: http://cartalk.com/

Car prices: http://www.kbb.com/

As to "certified" I've seen, 1st hand, where that was nothing more than a piece of paper w/check marks. Not true of all dealerships, but some.

Extended warranties are only good if they are from the manufacturer, still read it closely. All of the others have too many exclusions in the fine print, they're a complete waste of money.

Bottom line, keep shopping.

Answer 5

Go to a dealer and tell them you have never bought a car before and need one today, they will help.

Answer 6

take the car to a michanic

Answer 7

Transmission problems are the worst kind of problem. If the transmission is in bad shape at all, it's almost always going to need to be rebuilt or replaced very soon (VERY SOON). It's going to happen. That costs thousands of dollars, if you can even find someone to do it on a Daewoo (very few of these were made). Bottom line is, the car won't be worth fixing, and will go straight to the junk yard. It's reached the end of the line, and at this point will probably never be worth more than $500 ever again.

Answer 8

Have the car go through an inspection it could end up costing you more.

Answer 9

I would find someone who knows a little bit about cars to go shopping with you. This car with a messed up transmition is most likely not a good idea you could end up with more problems...why spend $2500 just to turn around and fix your new car? Also...DO NOT go into a  car dealership and tell them you have never bought a car before..they're there to make money...YOUR MONEY! They'll chew you up and swallow you whole!!!  Try ProBargainHunter.com