Basically you trade one cost for another,ie the less the initial purchase price the more you will need to spend to try and ensure reliability . There is the argument that certainly at the lower end of the market you try and buy so that you budget for a total overhaul, and then try and buy the best vehicle you can for the money you have remaining , that way you hopefully end up with a vehicle that is a known quality . I would suggest that you buy a vehicle that is a standard as possible (not been messed about with),also not the top of the range version, and then bring it to specialisation that you need , without getting carried away by "bling". This will also allow you to gain the required knowledge to be able to fix en route , where allowing others to work on your vehicle will bring additional problems , as quite a lot are happy to use your car as a training aid , and charge you for the privelege . HTSH
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