Hillbilly, Yeah for sure, paid for is great! Can you imagine having a 9whatever the average car payment is - must be near $400 a mo?), and then gas hits $4-5? Ouch!
Up here it's the salt that kills them. My 97 ran just fine, the interior was still quite nice, but the cancer was starting
A good paint job is pricey. The car had 210-220 k on it. Hard to justify the $$$.
Pete