I am a high school senior that has been working two jobs for the past two years trying to save money to buy a car. With all that hard-earned cash, I do not want to just go and spend it on the first car I see…I want a reliable var that will get me to school,work, and college next year. I looked at a 1998 Volkswagen jetta a few days ago and I really liked it. My mother works with the owner and so trusts him. The car has 94k miles on it and is in great condition besides a few catches…It needs a new inspection sticker next month and i fear the tires won’t pass. In addition, one of the power windows do not work. Besides that, the mechanic that looked at it for me said it was in good condition. It was selling for $3000 but he accepted my offer of $2300 with one catch, I need to let him know by tonight……
I am not sure whether I should buy this car, or pass it up and go to a local dealership and look. There is a saturn for sale at the dealership for $3200 that I like but it has 157k miles on it and is much more expensive. I really like the jetta and feel it is in good condition, but it does not have the benefit of warranties or guaranteed satisfaction/free inspection like the dealership does. What should I do???

