So, my son needs a car...

On a whim, I pulled into a local Honda dealership with my 17 year old son, and this is sitting in their lot. Now, I looked at this car for maybe 5 minutes, and it’s pretty filthy. The exterior needs a thoroughly wash, polish and wax. The interior smelled pretty bad, but just in the, “I’ve never cleaned my car, ever”, sort of way. The dealer is asking $1,995, which is not unreasonable for a car with 115K miles on it. I’d offer $1,500 and start from there. I didn’t see any bad rust on the body panels, but didn’t look under the car, yet. It is a fairly well optioned little car, power windows, locks & mirrors, with alloy wheels and sunroof. Hell, I might drive it, and my son can have my 10 year newer Focus. I may go over tomorrow after work and take another look. My wife gave a cautious “maybe”.

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