# used car dealer talk **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [October 30, 2013, 11:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/used-car-dealer-talk/267908 "2013-10-30T11:50:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 52
**Author:** ![love4boost](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/love4boost/32/6658_2.png) [@love4boost](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/love4boost)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2013, 6:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/used-car-dealer-talk/267908/52 "2013-11-03T06:06:10Z")
> [@My crap box!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/my-crap-box/53436/87): > > I been selling cars full time for a little over 2 years now. when i first started i was buying 1k and 2k cars. and honestly it just wasn’t worth it. the money to be made is their on the cheaper cars. but the risk is bigger belive it or not. if you buy it from the auction a car at that price is sold as is, so your rolling the dice that that car has a good engine, tranny or frame damage. and if you have a cheap car that needs a cat, brakes and tires and a couple other small things that will eat up all your profit quick. plus the headache of dealing with all those little things. not worth it IMO. i would rather spend a couple extra grand, buy a green light car, have a week to bring it back if it has major issues. yeah i might set on it for a little bit before i sell it, but i would rather set on it for that period of time than to have it for the same period of time but be getting work done on it. > > and to the guys that are saying this dealer or that dealer is cutting corners on the cars, all i have to say to that is that every used car dealer is doing it. you want to be Mr. honest guy and get the best brand parts, and do everything the right way specially when dealing with cars under 4k, your not gonna make a dollar. Your right 100% but the good thing is if you get a peice of shit you #1 run it back through the auction the following week or #2 break even scrapping/parting it out… Lost on an expedition i had $865 into w a bad tranny… Sold rims and tires for 500, cats were 220 and i got 570 in weight… I SHOULDA pulled the motor and both bumpers as they were mint and more $ but was happy to break even and even make a couple bucks. > [@I have absolutely nothing to do today...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-have-absolutely-nothing-to-do-today/53615/20): > > i cant even imagine having to deal with a $400 auction car. the amount of time to profit ratio thats gona go in it is gona be like if your working a minimum wage job Not quite, a ton of the cars i get for a g note or under need barely any work, i just sell em needing the bodywork and there gone in a DAY… Sold a car i got for $500 at auction with the buy yesterday for $2,300… Spent $21 on it and that was for an inspection… Had some rust and shit but was solid. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/used-car-dealer-talk/267908)._