car for fiancé

[coop8070]

I am tired of working on my fiancés mercery sable and want to get her something reliable for the family. I found a 2000 Bonneville ssei with 126k for 5.4k at a dealership. Are these reliable cars? I am fairly mechanically inclined. I just don't want to spend a lot on repairs to her car (save that money for repairs and upgrades to mine). Your thoughts?

Link to the add.
http://m.cars.com/vehicledetail/#vdp?li ... 0910098271

[bobgto65]

Look in the 2000-2005 (other than GXP) section at the first thread for the common issues with them. Make sure you get a good look under the car for bad rust issues.

[nos4blood70]

They can be extremely reliable if they were taken care of. However, that price is off the charts.

[coop8070]

What do you mean off the charts? It was the cheapest with the lowest miles.

[spoiledred94]

These cars were in the$30K+ class new. Taken perfectly care of they'll sell higher than the BB if I read the above right. I bought our 01 SSEi that had a few problems for $4.3k. The trans the steering, 130K mi, the sunroof, the motor mount, the AC, the heated seats, a few body dings, bumper skin. all with serious issues and I"ve been told I got a pretty good deal.

They are great cares if you can keep up with the maintenance.

Kris