[asdff]

You are effectively paying $3500 for a car. If you want a new car now you have to pay for it, probably more than $3500 I'm guessing, and it too will amount to a gamble of what else is lurking around the corner just with a different car.

[Marsymars]

My take on this has made it usually worth paying the $3500, since I know that otherwise, maintenance and repairs are up to snuff.

[asdff]

Exactly. I am the only person I know who actually keeps a maintenance log. I've never bought a car that had one before either. Never seen one advertised with one. It has always been guesswork when you buy a car even new considering issues out of the factory and the headache of dealing with the recall process if they even sufficiently offer one.

[BenjiWiebe]

Hi! I keep a maintenance log too. The next owner probably won't benefit from it though, since I plan to run my vehicles until they're ready for the scrap heap.