Q: I want to purchase this car is it worth it for $800?
This will be my first car that I have ever bought. I want to make sure that it's worth buying. It's said to not have any problems but from what I read online they require a lot of maintenance. I really love the body type and want to make sure in am not making a huge mistake buying a car that's older than I am.
My car has 130000 miles.
My car's transmission is unknown to me.
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