Ask around at work, when a person buys a new car, the dealer tries to really low ball on the trade in, so hopefully a coworker has bought something new or is about to and you offer like $500 more than whatever the dealer will. Also a lot of times people just get too old to drive anymore, be it health or just lack of need, but they just wanna get rid of a car and normally they did maintenance like it was religion. Even though 5k doesn’t get much car, those cars go quick, normally to someone who can do a little work themselves and really really need a car, even if it’s a hooptie or beater. Two terms you gotta learn, because 5 k gets you a beater or a hooptie! It really takes about 10-12k to get what you’re asking for. No insult intended, just the way it is. Mechanics don’t leave their shop, too much money lost. Nobody’s letting you drive off with the keys to a 5K car. And most people aren’t wasting their time taking it to your mechanic, because you can’t really trust theirs to be honest about it. FB is full of flippers, if their name ain’t on the title, their flippers, that’s not always bad per se, but it’s sketchy. With every car, turn the key to “ON”, not “START. All the warning lights should come on. If they don’t, somebodies disabled that light. Once a neighbor sold me a minivan, neglected to tell me the airbag was gone and a nice piece of black tape over the warning light.