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Old 06-21-2018, 07:55 AM   #38
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Originally Posted by strat61caster View Post
Pretty decent achievement for a net profit of $500 over five years of ownership not including gas and insurance.

Bought: $1k
Maintenance: $1.5k (mostly driveshaft, clutch, windshield and tires)
Insurance payout for fender bender:$1k (fixed myself)
Final sale price $2k

How much did you sell that lancer for? I'd wager it is very close to proving the point that good cars can be had for $5k or less.
My statement was in reference to the car traveling 25K miles without an issue and had nothing at all to do with price and what you got for it.
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