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I’m looking at a Pontiac Solstice and trying to figure out if it’s a reasonable buy, especially since I’ll only be keeping the car for a relatively short time.
For anyone who owns/has owned one:

How much should I realistically expect to negotiate the asking price down?

What are the most common issues I should look out for when inspecting one?

Are there any expensive/problematic repairs that tend to come up?

If something does go wrong, are we generally talking hundreds of dollars or thousands to fix?

Anything specific I should check before buying one?

I’m trying to figure out how much of a repair/maintenance buffer I should have beyond the purchase price. Any advice from Solstice owners would be appreciated!

I’m an international student in the US and will only be here for ~16 months total (8 months here, 4 months back home, then another 8 months here).

I’m considering this 150k-mile Mustang. I know buying a high-mileage car isn’t ideal, but I really don’t want a boring car either. My dream has always been to own a convertible, so please don’t just tell me to get a Toyota 😭

I mainly want something fun and reliable enough to get me through my time here without becoming a money pit. Would you consider a 150k-mile Mustang for my situation? What should I look out for?

Note: I already asked the seller if they have maintenance records and they said no.

Update: Thank you all for the responses! The consensus seems to be that it’s not worth it, especially since it would likely lose a lot of its value by the time I need to resell it.

I’ve had this side labret for just over 2 months. It was pierced by a reputable piercer in the US, but I had to return to my home country where there aren’t many experienced piercers. About a month after getting it, I downsized it myself using the jewelry I was given.

Within a few weeks, it started embedding—the tissue grew over the back until I could barely see it, and at one point it was almost completely covered. About a week ago, I switched back to the original longer bar after sterilizing everything and using saline.

Now a painful bump has formed. I’m trying to LITHA, cleaning it once a day with sterile saline, and using alcohol-free mouthwash. I’m worried because I previously had a belly button piercing that got infected and it was a nightmare. Does this look like irritation from the embedding/jewelry change, or does it look more concerning?