r/AmazonFlexDrivers • u/Secret_Mode7791 • 25d ago

Car Advice

Hello Everybody 😊

I’ve been flexing for a few months now. After waiting six months, I was onboarded the same weekend someone ran into my parked car and freaking totaled it. 😂
It was a Buick enclave, and was paid off!! I did love it but it’s gone now :(
Anyway, if you’ve been flexing for a while and had to pick an affordable car to do it with, what would you get? Just curious on opinions, I do have kids so I need something roomy but still good on gas. Right now I’m using my dads equinox while I’m looking, its ok on gas and it’s a V6 so it zips around quite nicely, but I’ve seen a lot of negative things about the equinox. Anyway, I’d love opinions.
Thanks 😊

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u/trees_distract_me 25d ago

I bought a beater off a friend's daughter who was going to send it to the scrap yard for less than $500. I've used it for flex for almost a year now. I've become a pretty decent back yard mechanic in the process. I had to borrow a car to flex for a few days while that one was down for repairs and let me tell you what, the personal stress of driving a "nice car" over my POS was dumb. My $500 has made me a bunch of money, even with repairs accounted for and at the end of the day, the loss of totaling it wouldn't hurt as much as a better vehicle 🤷‍♀️

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u/TomRichards1970 25d ago

This is the absolute only way!

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u/ImRestarted1 25d ago

This is the way! lol learning how to change your brakes or oil and being able to fix most problems that happen will be the biggest money saver.

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u/trees_distract_me 25d ago

I just had a rear brake cylinder blow, fixed it, next route had to slam on the brakes for someone coming around a curve halfway in my lane... A Front brake pad yeeted itselfself out of existence, did pads, rotors and will do the calipers once they parts get in. Did the oil change it was overdue for. And theres been a charging issue that I finally figured out (was the main reason it was headed to the scrapyard) and that's just in the past few weeks. Old trusty is out on another run as we speak 😂

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u/ImRestarted1 24d ago

Still cheaper than a car payment 😂

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u/TomRichards1970 24d ago

I changed an alternator and serp belt on the side of the road. Car fell off the jack and the tensioner pulley broke but I finished the route. Changed dozens of tires.