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Episode 23: Bangers and Mash

The Charles C. W. Cooke Podcast

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How to Buy a Beater for a Dollar

Since the age of 16 when I purchased a 1997 Buick Park Avenue, kind of like a police cruiser size from my grandpa for a dollar. The beauty of beater buying is that you're never done opening your wallet. It's just that you don't have to open it nearly as wide as buying a new vehicle. How much work does the average beater take to get into full driving form? Oh, well, if it's me buying a lot because I fall in love with the worst of the lot, older European cars like the Volvo I have now, I'd say $2,000.

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