The wife’s Tacoma is 15, needs a paint job but it runs like new. I had an 04 Sentra until there was an illegal left in front of it. I never liked that car (Sentra’s got too big, I like em small) but I paid $10K for it and the insurance company gave me $4.5K so I’ll call it a win. Now I’ve got an Elantra, they’re paying me back for the battery I had to replace last week, I don’t know when batteries landed in warranties but the guy at Checker said he thought it would be an a few e-mails later they’re sending a check.
I can beat your Sentra deal. I bought a mercury Sable from a buddy who was transferring overseas. Paid $1500. I drove it 2-3 years, my daughter drove it 2-3. My son had it about a year when he got rear ended by an inattentive young driver. The kid’s dad paid us $4000 for the car.