When you're young, you want a car that goes fast and looks pretty. When you're older you want a car that'll last a long time and not give you any trouble.

I went through a similar experience which involved a Triumph TR3, my father, and my own money. My dream car. I asked my father to look at it, as I always used to, and he popped the hood, took a sniff, and told me "This car's had some sort of electrical fire". I was devastated, wanted that car so bad, but took his advice and didn't buy it. The guy who finally did had nothing but trouble with it.

A succession of MG's, sporty American muscle cars, and a few motorcycles has taught me a few things; to buy for the long run, always be ready to say no thanks and walk away, that modified vehicles often run badly and are expensive to repair, and that the old mans advice has saved me thousands of dollars and a lot of headaches over the years. I'd have walked away from any car that didn't have oil in the engine; that says a lot, about both the car and the seller.

Just my 2 cents.

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4252 Reviewed by 4252 on . I have never been this upset in my life... So today was supposed to be the day on which I got my new car. Well, this guy named Michel drove his car here from a town that's about 5 hours away. I loved the car before I had even seen it in person, and when I saw it I loved it even more, not to mention when I saw it driven. It's a highly modified car but not overdone in any way. IT has some imported parts from Japan but it pretty much looks like your average Civic if not better. Anyway, so we took it to a garage to be looked at. Basically, Rating: 5