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Rental cars suck. They're expensive and depressing. Made us wonder: is there a situation where it's a better deal to BUY a dirt cheap car instead? Let's find out.
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Our California-based producer Joey needed to take a three-week road trip around the midwest and southeast to work a series of races at Road America, VIR, and Barber. The rental car was gonna cost a fortune. So when a friend mentioned he had a rough two-door, stick-shift Toyota Yaris sitting out back at his shop in Kentucky, and would sell it to him for the same price as the rental, a light bulb went off.
On the one hand, a lot could go wrong with long distance driving in a car that was literally pulled out of an overgrown lot. On the other, if it doesn't, Joey now owns a car for the cost of renting one.
Plus... no rental agreement prohibiting track days.
Special thanks to:
Capaldi Racing | Built to Compete. Drive to Win. https://share.google/6iRzhLasdNBsQS8kY
Hoist House DIY Automotive Shop https://share.google/3q18FB17o76c9Ouue
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