For those of us at the bottom of the economy, $1K is a lot of money and represents a lot of toil.
Oh, my...a ‘lot of toil’.
Did you ever stop to think that MANY of us who are no longer in such a situation have lived through just that???!!?
Sorry, bud. Zero sympathy for you. Take your lumps. Earn your money. THEN enjoy the spoils of success. Until then, work your ass off like the rest of us did.
I’m not a rich person, I saved for a long time for that money (about 4 yrs).
“$1K is a lot of money and represents a lot of toil.”
BS, When I was making $3.25/hr when we got married we saved $7,000 in 8 years to have the necessary 29% down to buy a home.
We both had cars, paid for in cash and my wife didn’t work.
Get an old car and fix it up. They may take more gas, but they are way cheaper in the long run if you can fix them yourself.
I just got a line on a 69 El Camino that I will pick up for $2500. It smokes a bit, is pretty clean, not much rust.
I will go through the brakes and shocks, rebuild the motor adding flattop pistons, 202 heads, and after-market 4bbl manifold, carb and headers, 2 1/2" dual exhaust, new fat rubber and nice wheels (2nd hand from junk yard), Up grade the radio, add some gauges... upholstery, and paint after while..
I know I won't hit $7000, I doubt I will hit $6000 in the whole project, just do a bit at a time and wait for the parts to show up on the street or on sale...
I will wind up with a tough little rig that will beat the pants off of most stock cars, fly through traffic, be a blast to drive, chocked full of old skool cool, get 22 to 25 mpg hwy, yet be simple enough to fix myself. You can buy a lot of gas for what a $95 an hour mechanic costs.