And many of those comments are from people who have a fear of buying a used car, perhaps because they are not capable of performing a repair.
A check engine light does not scare me, it eliminates a lot of potential buyers there by lowering the value of the car. Someone with repair skills or having one in the family can benefit from fixing up a used car.
Wait where am I being profanely hostile? I was saying to myself I know damn well it could be something else. What is so hostile about that? I’ve been very respectful to everyone here idk what you’re getting at? Someone gave me a smart response earlier treating me like an idiot that just believed anything a dealer said and all I did was voice how that was unnecessary. There’s some miscommunication here.
And as you stated I’m giving “yes, but” responses but that’s not the case. I’m saying I bought the car already and that now I will see if it’s the problem or not? Where is the issues coming from?
I missed processing that you have purchased the car.
Hope all goes well.
This is a small club, new members are expected to take a hazing.
That may be why it’s a small club 
Difficult to find a perfect vehicle on a sub $5,000 budget, easy to advise to “pass” on every used car questioned about.
I bought my current truck with the check engine light on and the airbag light on! The truck ran well and it was a good deal. I paid $5500 when comparable trucks were selling for closer to eight, so it was worth the risk. The check engine light was an evap code. I replaced the purge valve for $100ish bucks. The airbag light was for a crash sensor. I had a shop read the code for me for $50, bought the sensor for a little over $100, I think, and replaced it myself. The first day I drove it to work, a guy offered me $6500…and I darn near took him up on it! But, it’s been a good truck, a check engine light generally isn’t the end of the world. Let us know how it goes.
I won’t. There are already 10 people in line to buy this bridge. Better hurry up, or it will be gone. (That’s basically the gist of this dealer’s argument, and of course it’s a bunch of bullplop.) Keep looking.
Well, to be fair, there are a lot of problem vehicles out there, which would be a bad deal at any price. It is not unreasonable to tell people to keep looking when they are considering one of those.
Like stated earlier. I bought the car, I didn’t just take a word for it. The people pulling up and opening the car to go sit in it as I’m paying for the car was proof as well as the two people who called him about the car as he was counting my money. So that showed me that hey maybe he wasn’t lying.
Well, I sincerely hope that the repair ends up being cheap and easy, and the car treats you well. Please be sure to post an update once you have found and repaired the problem, and gotten the car through emissions testing, so we will know what the outcome was.
Before you go since obviously I’m not too knowledgeable in some areas. I’m assuming emissions and safety inspections are separate things? I know it recently this month passed inspection and I think it emissions as well. I could ask my family but they’re asleep. How does one go about getting that done?
Not even close to the worst car ever, How about the Pinto and Vega and their clones, the Renault Le Car and Alliance, or was it markted as an AMC product. Ford Tempo and it’s clone. The Fiat 124, it had frequent repairs, but not for long because it died so quickly from rust.
The OP is a low bucks college student who needs a cheap car for a couple of years, not a worn out 4 wheel drive money piy with too many miles and too much money.
Regulations on safety and/or emissions inspections vary from state to state.
Your state’s Department of Motor Vehicles, DMV, should have the information you need posted on their official website.
That will be your most accurate, definitive source of information about required inspections and protocols.
Definitely not. And especially not the 2nd generation Focus
Well, apparently where I live it isn’t something required. However, where I’m moving to go to school it is required so I’m not sure what I’ll have to end up doing.
Ordered the sensor and it’s coming Wednesday so I’ll come back once I get that installed.
It is my understanding that college students and people in the military keep what is required in their home address not what is required where they will be living.
Okay so the other day I got the O2 sensor installed, we cleared the code and I’ve driven a little over 20 miles and so far the light has stayed off. I’m hoping that’s how it’s going to stay.