u/ResolveMammoth3863

Hello, I’m looking to trade in my wife’s 2017 Hyundai Elantra with 140k miles for something more fun for both of us to drive, as we already have a family car. She can’t drive stick, and it’d be her daily to get to her job 2 mins away and for myself to drive on the weekends for fun.

Looking at a 2003 Miata LS Covertible with automatic transmission. 86k miles.

According to the owner, the transmission only has 10k miles driven on it, car has new brakes, no accidents, cold ac, no alerts on dashboard. Asking $9,000 even. I plan to negotiate heavily as the car has been for sale for at least 4 months.

What things should I look for specifically? Is this a bad buy? I was going to sell my wife’s Hyundai for $2000 at carmax, and put it towards this.

I plan to take it to a mechanic for a pre buy inspection, but is this a bad buy? I just put about $700 worth of work into the Elantra, so it’s trade in now or drive it until the wheels fall off.

Hello everyone,

I purchased a 2026 Camry SE in Dark Cosmos yesterday for $35,5 OTD. The dealer includes what ultimately ended up being a “complimentary package” aka dealer upgrade that is done to every new car that leaves the dealership— “Charging Cable Kit/XPEL Solar Plate Premium Tint/XPEL Paint Protection Partial Hood & Fender Fronts/XPEL Paint Protection Doors/Wheel Locks”. The vehicle is still on the truck to be delivered, so it hasn’t received the dealership outfitting yet.

I want the XPEL tints for sure, but I am worried about having the partial hood/fender coverage leaving a line in the hood over time, and potentially on the doors as I believe they only do the bottom portion.

If it were you, would you decline the XPEL Partial Hood/Fender and Door Protections to later opt for a full ceramic coating (third party)? I don’t want to lose out on the value of the XPEL coverage, but the partial coverage makes me feel like it’s not worth it all together, maybe just have the front bumper wrapped. What do you all think?