Q: Would it give me trouble in the future?
I'm looking to buy this car. It's missing a timing chain and has 246,000 miles on it? Would the car cause me trouble in the future? I'd like to know if i should buy it or not because if it's going fail me then i won't buy it, but i need advice from someone who knows about cars.
My car has 246000 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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