Wow!! I found out Linders is in Granite St, which is kind of an easy access to i90.

Ok. Since I don't live in Worcester, I don't know any of the terms.

Go to linders. Far and away better than any car dealer I've used. 20 years. Only ever bought from them.

Sorry-It was an obscure reference to getting deals in Worcester. I hope my tone didn’t come across wrong, I wasn’t trying to be nasty—only lamenting that it’s so hard to get a good deal on a car right now.

Who is Spag and Duddie? When I went to Worcester to meet the mothers side of my family (my mother, who still lives in Vietnam, has two older sisters and two brothers in law in the Worcester area), I saw the prices at Affordable Auto Exchange being much cheaper than the competition, so that is why I am here to ask.

They're not giving anything away here 40 miles to your West. Hope you find your car at your price, but Spag (and Duddie) died a long time ago...

I do know these prices are in 2016-9. Two weeks ago, I saw some very cheap prices at this same location. Also, some pictures from 2 months ago (July or August 2022) saw prices under 3000 as well, but I know nothing about these cars. In 2021, a car at Affordable Auto Exchange came in for 2180.

Wow!! The odd thing is since I live in Cambridge, I don't get to see many dealerships like this, and even in Dorchester (one of the less affluent neighbourhoods in Boston), I wasn't able to find cars with these prices.

I'm not familiar with any particular places for used cars here, but going based on prices from pre-pandemic, hell pre 2021, is pointless and a waste of your time. Used car prices have skyrocketed due to shortages, and with Hurricane Ian, there's even more of a shortage. Your best bet is calling up places or looking them up online to see what they have right now rather than driving around hoping for a cheap clunker.

you'll need to do a Carfax or something similar for any car you buy that cheaply.

A lot of the too-good-to-be-true cars around here have salvage titles, which means they were in a collision, or maybe a flood, and then repaired. Those cars are risky, because they tend to have invisible damage that doesn't become a problem until later. hairline cracks in the frame, electrical problems, etc...Some dishonest car flippers will just do the minimum repair work to make it look good and get the engine running.

I've seen a lot of those for sale around here lately, both at dealerships, and on facebook marketplace. I saw one that looked like a great deal, until I found out it had been totaled 3 times! by 3 different owners!

There are some very nice scenic drives south of Worcester through the towns near the MA/RI/CT line.

Ok! I thought you are.

No, I'm not familiar with either of those places.

My 85 year old uncle (my aunt's husband, aka. uncle by marriage) used to own a 1994 Pontiac Grand AM (he bought it used in 2000) and he used to live in Worcester, but then, his children brought it to the junkyard even though he took 'good care of it' and it is in nice condition in 2008, the year he moved to North Carolina. Now since he is ageing, he is back in Worcester, but this time, he lives in Webster MA. I didn't get to see the Pontiac Grand AM that much simply because I wasn't in the US yet. I was in Vietnam then I moved to Russia to study (I did travel to the US in 2008 at age 7, so I got to see the Grand AM for one last time), but I didn't come to the US until 2012 (I moved to Belmont MA in 2012 by the way).

I might be watching out for severe damage on cars. I think I might be using these as sort of project cars since I am thinking of buying the new C Class in a number of months. I am also curious if you know of Affordable Auto Exchange?

You know what they say about things that are too good to be true, right? There's two possibilities in my mind for what's going on there. First is that dealers will sometimes list low prices to lure you in, but then refuse to sell you that specific vehicle and offer something "comparable." Other possibility is that those cars have had some kind of severe damage. It's worth the money to run a Carfax on them. General advice is: don't trust any used car dealers.

Edit: Also, don't buy a Pontiac. The later years especially are crap and they don't make parts for them anymore.

They change color slowly, so there’s no real great place to watch then change

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Go for a walk around Wachusett Reservoir in Clinton. Park by the high school and walk through the trails to the top of the dam. I love doing that walk every year at least once or twice.

Just go west on 122 south on 202 and back west on 9. Really nice views.

They don't really rust much these days. That was more when cats were all metal. Mostly plastic now.

It is already peak in NH north of Lake Winnipesauke. Was up there yesterday. Over the next week it will move south. The summit of nearby Mt Wachusett will be a nice place to see it in the coming week, as will be Mt Watatic and Mt Monadnock.

If you’re into hiking, you’ll love the view atop the most climbed mountain in the world: Mt. Monadnock, about an hour and fifteen minutes north in Jaffrey, NH. It’ll be crowded, and you need to purchase a parking pass in advance.

If you want to avoid the crowds and get the absolute best view, summit a little before sunrise. This time of year, you’ll have to start climbing by about 4:45/5 to make it in time.

Who cares about car rust!

That thought pattern is akin to worrying about quicksand near desert areas in California….

Look around… there are MANY 20 year old cars still in the road…

Enjoy where you are.. there is no perfect place!

As others have mentioned, just take a ride up I-190 towards Leominster… Wachusett Mountain and the roads around it are very nice for fall leaf peeping.

Thanks