There are inexpensive cars that almost always come with compromises. So yes-you are right in that regard. In this case-the pant is trash. And a really good paint job is $5,000.00. Anything less will not age well.Excellent score and confirmation there are excellent inexpensive used cars out there! Congrats OP. I think this retailed for about $30,000 new. So you got a car with probably most of its remaining life for about 1/2 the price. This is exactly, exactly, the point I am making in a different thread on depreciation.