A guy at the Pomona swap meet said stop buying cars with clean paint, and he had a point

Grant Dixon · 2026-11-04T18:10:05.680381+00:00

I used to skip every car with faded paint and dents because I figured it meant the owner never cared. A seller named Ray at the Pomona swap meet laughed and said "you're paying for paint, not parts" when I walked past his ugly $1,800 Corolla. He was right, that thing had a solid motor and a straight frame while the shiny cars around it were hiding rust. Now I look at tires, frame rails, and service records first, so what's the ugliest car you ever bought that turned out fine?

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