I am going to Purchase a Old Car~~~  

A car that old may have many problems shortly. I think you should be prepared that the maintenance cost would not be low. Also, you may have to prepare the money needed to replace different parts here and there.
Overall, I would not buy a car that old as it may cause more problems and more costly in the long run.

If your state has emissions testing, make sure you get that done right away. And if you are buying the car at a dealership, make sure that they aren't the ones who do the testing...bring it to a different testing facility. Some repairs for that could be costly. Nothing wrong with older cars, especially ones that appear clean and well maintained. Hope you enjoy it, and don't forget a picture!!

We have a truck that is 20ty years old. IT leaks a little oil but otherwise works just fine. We don't try to take it on long trips any more but will drive it to the big town 60ty miles away.

You Gotta Be Careful About The Age Of The Vehicle. Like The Person In The First Post Put, Problems Are Very Likely To Occur Considering Age. If Your Buying It To Fix It Up, Then Cool, But If Your Buying It Just To Get You From A - B, I Would Consider At Least A Car In The Early 90s Minimum. Even 95 And Above I Think Would Be A Little Better. That Way You Can Still Buy Parts Fairly Easily And Your Car Won't Be Too Old To Get A Mechanic To Fix. But Hey, If You Like It The Go For It, But You Know The Risks And Don't Need Me To Tell You.

Good Luck With The New"ish" Car.

I guess it is great if there is not too much wrong with it, with old cars there is usually always repairs to make and sometimes you are dishing so much money out that you could have purchased a new car for the price.

I hope you got your car now and everything is alright with it. I think it is good to buy an older car if it runs good. I hope that it will last you a long time and be trustworthy also.

Most people aren't looking at what you are saying and although it might be an old car you are saying that it belonged to one person and they took very good care of it.
Those are two pluses in your favor and that he told you that you need an oil change now how many people would be honest enough to tell you that it's not the age but how well it was taken care of.

Older cars are a lot easier to work on are repair because today they are building them so that the average person can't work on them.

Like me and my brother say because we have bought older model cars before and definitely have gotten our money back plus more in just the usage of them. And once you have enough for the type of car you want you probably will still have that older car. Take a look at the newer cars sitting on the side of the road sometime and think about somebody is still making payments on it plus they have got to get it fixed.

I once had an 82 chevrolet station that was just for the purpose of getting back and forth to work drove it over 100 miles everyday. I paid $200 for it an drove it for a little over 2years so did I get my money back yes and probably would still be driving it if a young boy hadn't run into me coming from work.

If you get enjoy it and don't weary I have a feeling your husband knows something about cars and he isn't going to lead you wrong.

Take care
Royal

It sounds like that you will buy this car very soon. I am not sure, but 25 years for a car is very old. Hopefully it still works very well. As sometimes the fixing cost can be very expensive. Good luck!

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I don't like newer cars. I will probably never buy a new car. We have 3 vehicles. They are a 1991 Mercury Capri Convertible, that we bought in a yard sale for $900 five years ago, one is a 1991 Ford Escort Station Wagon that I saw sitting in a yard with a price on it of $250 or best offer. We paid the $250 for it that evening, the third is a 1996 Dodge Dakota Pickup that we paid $600 for. All of these vehicles run well. I am well versed in the repair and maintenance of vehicles, so this helps me in the long run. I take good care of our vehicles. I have found a product that I will continue to use for as long as it is manufactured. It is a waterless car wash, meaning that you use NO ADDITIONAL WATER to keep it clean and protected. Anyone who wants to know more can PM me, and I will get back to them.