Revving Up Your Engines: Finding a Good Used Car

When it comes to finding a good used car, King Andrew recommends starting with word of mouth. "Tell your friends and everyone you know that you're looking for a good used car," he advises. This can be especially helpful if you're buying from someone who's selling their own vehicle, as they may be more motivated to get a fair price. Additionally, estate sales and online marketplaces like Craigslist can be great resources for finding a good deal on a used car.

However, King Andrew warns against visiting traditional car lots, where the prices are often inflated by 3-5 times what the dealership paid for the vehicle. Instead, he suggests researching the car's history to determine its original purchase price and then negotiating a fair price based on that information. Car auctions can also be a good option, but only if you're experienced and know how to spot a good deal.

One of King Andrew's customers, Kenny K, chimes in with his thoughts on the 2019 Nissan Altima CVT and the 2019 VW Passat. While both cars have their drawbacks, Kenny recommends avoiding the Nissan due to its reputation for transmission problems, especially with its Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). In contrast, the VW Passat has a more reliable transmission system. King Andrew agrees that the Nissan is not a good choice, citing the company's history of quality control issues and planned obsolescence.

When it comes to General Motors (GM) vehicles, DW suggests looking for older models, such as a 1957 Chevy Bel Air or a 1967 Bel Air, which were well-made and can last for decades with proper care. However, GM's quality control has been declining in recent years, and their focus on profit over quality has led to a range of problems. DW notes that modern GM vehicles have low resale value and are often not worth the investment.

Finally, JDM weighs in on the future of lead-acid batteries. While they're still a reliable source of power for some applications, JDM predicts that technology will change and lithium-ion batteries will become more prevalent. However, lithium-iron batteries may become a viable option in the near future, especially for larger vehicles like cars.

In terms of specific recommendations, JDM suggests considering alternative battery options, such as lithium-iron batteries, which offer improved performance and longevity compared to traditional lead-acid batteries. While these batteries are currently more expensive than traditional options, they may eventually become more affordable as technology advances.

Laser Man, on the other hand, is a big fan of Toyota forklifts, particularly those made in the United States. He notes that Toyotas are known for their durability and reliability, with many owners reporting that their forklifts can last for decades with proper maintenance. Laser Man's friend had a 30-something year-old toyota forklift that still ran like a clock, despite being used extensively for work.

Overall, King Andrew's advice is to take a patient and informed approach when searching for a good used car. By doing your research, negotiating a fair price, and considering alternative options, you can find a reliable vehicle that meets your needs without breaking the bank.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enRev up your engines,King andrew says what's the best way to finda good used car, word of mouth of course,tell your friends and everyone you know thatyou're looking for a good used car, becausea lot of times maybe some granny can't seewell anymore and she's got to sell her car,or maybe there's an estate sale somewhereand you can get a good used car that way,you don't want to start up and just go tocar lots because car lots their pros, if yougo to a used car lot generally the price theirasking is anywhere from 3-5 times what theypaid for the car, so you want to find a carwhere they bought the car,now don't do this though, I've had customerssay, oh I'm going to go to a car auction andbuy a used car, don't do that unless youra pro, because there's a lot of junky carsin auctions and you might just end up buyinganother junky car, so don't go to an auctionfor that but try privately with people andtell everybody you know, I've used craigslistmyself, but the problem with that is you haveto be a pretty good mechanic because a lotof the craigslist cars are junk and you'rejust going to waste your time driving aroundseeing one junk car after another, you wantto try word of mouth first,kenny k says scotty what do you think of the2019 nissan altima cvt and a 2019 vw passatthanks,well out of those two if you had to buy one,I wouldn't buy either, but if you had to buyone I'd buy the VW, the nissan they've hadnothing but problems with their transmissionsto begin with and the CVTs are even worsethan their regular automatic transmissions,it's kind of weird but nissan has a companythat makes the Jatco transmissions it's splitoff from nissan but it's still owned mainlyby nissan, it's called Jatco, and all theircvt transmissions are made by Jatco and theirlike the worst in the world, even the VW transmissionsare better than that, so if you had to buyone of those I'd buy the VW, which is goingto shock people because I always tell peoplenot to buy VWs but your doing a bad applevs a less bad apple there,dw says what GM vehicle would be worth buying,ok an old one that was either taken care ofor done over like a 57 chevy bel air or forthat matter a 67 bel air, those things werewell made and they could last a long time,gm's quality control has just been going downhillfor decades there's no way out of it, theywant to make as much profit as they can, andso their making them as cheap as they possiblycan and they pay their workers as little asthey possibly can so all the people at thetop and the stock holders can make a profit,it's just a bad scene I mean they get toomuch into planned obsolescence, and too muchinto lowering quality and it's a shame butthat's the way that it goes, I mean I learnedto drive on a chevy biscayne it was basicallya cheap version of a 67 bel air and thosethings can run forever but not anymore thequality is just gone they have just lost theirquality,and if you check the resale value of moderngm vehicles man it's low you can pick themup used cheap, the reason is their not thatwell made,jdm says scotty what do you think of the futureof lead acid batteries, will we keep buyingthem 30 years from now as a reliable sourceof power for some electronics,well there are many different types of batteriesout there, and the lead acid has been aroundfor so long and it works, it's good for startingup internal combustion engines where you needstrong powerful batteries, now as a counterpoint to that, in my triumph motorcycle Ihave, I don't have a lead acid battery itcame with one and I took it out and I putin a lithium iron battery, not a lithium ionbattery but a lithium iron battery, and itwasn't bad for, it was $10 more than the leadacid battery it cost me like $80 for the lithiumiron battery and that thing I'm not makingthis up I got a 900 cc motorcycle,it can sit there for a year not touched andI can turn the key on, push the starter buttonand it will start right up, but the problemis, it's a motorcycle, the bigger batteries,they do make lithium iron batteries that youcan put in a car, but their like $900 andmore, people don't want to spend, maybe thetechnology will change and they'll get cheaperand we'll have lithium iron batteries in ourcars, but who knows for now the lead acidbatteries work quite well and their not allthat expensive so we'll probably still beusing them for quite some time,laser man says scotty what do you think oftoyota forklifts, ok their great forkliftsI mean they made them in the US for decades,they guys I know that have forklifts theyswear by the toyotas they just seem to runforever like the old toyota stuff was bulletproofand that's why the sold so many of them, Imean they made most of them I believe it wasin Indiana where they made them, those toyotaforklifts can last basically forever if peopletake care of them, I had guy down the roadwho had a golf cart business and he used theforklifts to pick the golf carts up to eitherwork on them or put them in people's truckswhen they took them away after he fixed them,and that thing was 30 something years oldand the tires were all rotten and everythingbut it still ran like a clock,so if you never want to miss another one ofmy new car repair videos, remember to ringthat bell!\n"