Buying Cars

Yesterday, I think I just negotiated the purchase of my second car - both have been second hand deals. In this particular instance, I have a "gentleman's agreement" - I'm not sure if there's a feminist equivalent of this - and plan to phone the owner in two days, agree to meet, pay him cash for the car, and drive away. The difficult thing, of course, is have I bought a lemon? In this case, I don't think so, but I wonder if it's close to its breaking point. I bought a Subaru and have never owned one. It's got 250,000 km on it and it looks great, seems to work well, but where is the breaking point with these cars? It's also 11 years old. Anyway, I love the colour and I only hope it will last as long as my last one has, which is still going strong as I write this. I'm also touching wood. It still has a couple of long, heavy hauls to make before we try to sell. I'm pleased to be NOT adding to the economy in buying new, especially after all the new items we've bought for our home. It'll be new to me. If I keep blogging I will update my thoughts on my new old car.