To follow that up, I want to say that deals can be found on used TOAD cars, for example our Yaris was bought just under 3 years ago, it was a 1 owner car bought for TOAD duty when new in 2006, the lady I bought it from always had it serviced at the local Toyota dealer, had towed it through I think 38 states behind 2 different motorhomes, before downsizing to a smaller 23-24 ft Born Free Class C. It has its share of minor cosmetic dings, faded upholstery, and is rather high mileage at over 200,000 miles when I bought it, now at about 235,000, price was only $2,500 (original asking was $3,500, she was down to asking $2,800 when I spotted the ad on facebook marketplace), I immediately put about $350 into it, replaced the cracked plastic tail lights, added LED headlights, new wiper blades, replaced the stereo (volume control knob was flaky), ignition switch (key sticking, worn component), etc. A few months later installed new front shocks and springs $150, new front wheel bearings $50, then last spring the air conditioner failed, while having it replaced the shop found the radiator had a slow leak, $1,500 later it has new Air conditioner compressor, condenser and new radiator. Last summer I replaced the alternator, and belt, and I think that is it, so under $3,000 to buy and get through the first year / 12,000 miles (my son used it as a daily driver for over a month commuting 100 miles per day while his car was in the shop being repaired from a collision), then another $1,700 or so in maintenance since then.
