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It totally depends, when you consider a used car both imports and domestics can be reliable or be totally unreliable. Pretty much the biggest factors I consider are no.1 How well was it maintained? And if it does have any problems, how easy can I fix it? I have bought some cars for cheap due to them having simple problems as the reason why they where sold. Another thing to consider is it known to be a reliable car? Some cars are known for problems like late 90's GM 3.4L for piston slap and bad intake gaskets, and my nissan is known for having crappy timing chain guides that wear out too soon. Pretty much nitpick any used car, and if it does have any problems get an estimate for how much it would cost to fix and have them lower the price down by whatever amount of $$$ that you would have to invest to repair the said vehicle. Things like color I don't really care about...and size of the engine....I've known 4 bangers that will kick the shit outta of v6's and vice versa and engine size as in liters...not that big of a deal, hell my nissan which is a 2.4L 4 banger will push about 15 more hp than my 4.1L cadillac engine.....
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