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<p>No. I’m not telling you what you want to hear. </p>
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<p>Should be, but isn’t.
Actually… that’s not true. It’s totally possible to get a car for $1200. But one that runs and isn’t going to cost you more than another grand in repairs over the 6 months or whatever that you have it… not gonna happen. </p>
<p>I have been going at this process of finding a car for ~$1k every 8 months or so like clockwork since my now-fiance turned 16. He would buy a car for about $1k and then put another $1k or so of repairs into it before it would finally die about 7 months later. Then it would just be cheaper to get a new car. He finally got a car from a dealership when he had a steady enough job to make payments. So much cheaper.</p>
<p>And you would think with the crappy economy that people would be willing to sell cars for less- but I actually know quite a few people that are systematically selling their cars for parts and making more money than just selling the car. People want parts right now instead of new vehicles. </p>
<p>As for fees- try doing a quick Google search for how much plates cost in Florida. You can also just find a random car and run a quick auto insurance quote to see how much it would cost you. </p>
<p>In short- Google is your friend.</p>