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Message: <blockquote data-quote="swampratt" data-source="post: 4339348" data-attributes="member: 15054">When I buy a car it is cheap.Usually a junker that needs fixed and I fix it and drive it until someone buys it from me for more money than I have invested in it.To me that is the only way to come out ahead and not lose any money on buying a car.I have been offered OVER  $30,000 more than my out of pocket  for my old truck.  I have $4,500 into.During the pandemic many people sold vehicles for more than they bought them for that is a win.Anytime you sell a vehicle for less than you have in it you lost money.I DO NOT care what the  book worth value is as that is made up crap to make people feel good about going in the hole.In order to say a good investment is there you must make more $$$ than you spent.I have only lost $1200 on a vehicle in my life and that was a 1976 Corvette I sold to a friend.Sold it for what I paid and tossed in 1200 worth of interior parts.He still has it with tunnel-ram sticking out of the hood with 2 600cfm carbs on it  <img src="/images/smilies/smile.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>