Got a job w a different company so I gotta turn in my co car 2015 jeep Cherokee sport. Was nice having that, but higher salary / better co is good too and this job pays by mileage. In order to get the most of my money, I have been in the market for a cheap economy car. Looked at a bunch of older corollas, cavaliers, sunfires, Hyundai, KIA, proteges, etc. I was happy w my previous beater, 05 Geo prizm, almost bought a 96 corolla (same car), but the dude wanted $1300 and it needed tires, shocks, cracked windshield, faded paint,and old breaks so I walked. Drove by a car parked in front of a home w a for sale sign, knocked on the guys door and test drove. Its an 02 Chevy prizm lsi, 5 speed manual. It has 177k miles but drove real nice. The dude recently replaced breaks, rotors, all 4 struts, and clutch work. Tires are bout 60%, and everything works including the sunroof and cruise control. Paint is decent too for a 14 year old. Looked down the oil fill and saw some build up so I was concerned. Started it up and the engine sounded smooth, and it drove normal. No leaks. He wanted $1700, I got him down to $1300 and he removed the amp and subwoofer. It passed smog, and gave the interior a detail clean and shampoo. Also replaced the head liner. I just finished a mmo pistoak soak over night, smoke show this morning, ran half a bottle of motor medic 5 min in the crankcase then changed the oil. Oil came out dark, cut the pro master oil filter, did not see any thing of concern, filled with super s syn blend 5w30 from my stash and a microguard filter. Verified the breaks and struts were newer when under there. Cleaned the pcv, turkey based the power steering, break fluid, and clutch fluid, air filter still good. Gonna see what kind of mpg I get on this first tank of gas. Just wanted to share
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