I can totally see what you mean here, I am currently looking for a car as well (for my mum) and the ones I have seen so far, just make me

at people for false advertising.........went to see a car about 4 weeks ago, I asked the owner on the phone if it had been in any accidents or anything and he says no, the price was just under book price @ £4800, so I pay the guy a visit...what a waste of time that was...b4 he has even got the car out of his garage I can (a) smell something funny and (B) something doesn't look right.....so once he has got the car out of the garage, U can see all the tell tale signs of a car that has been extensively rebuilt......I mean under the wheel arches you can see overspray on the mud, under the hood there is panit on the radiator where the grill has been resprayed, and then I figure out what the funny smell is, paint fumes

the guy has obviously had it resprayed and then put it straight in his garage, giving no chance for the smell of the paint fumes to go...so at this point me and my cuz don't know wether to laugh or get angry at the bloke, who still doesn't admit that the car has been fixed big time......

and the story has been the same or very similar with the other 5 cars I have seen..again in all their adverts they say mint condition no dents etc...but when U go and see the car it is a big dissappointment.....why can't peeps just be honest for once......sorry for the ranting
anyway kbs to answer your question I have to go along with if it is a $2000 car then I would consider it but when spending big money on it and not even knowing exactly what has happened to the car b4, it is asking for trouble.......