opinions wanted; car sales gone bad

AS IS means if it breaks in half crossing the sidewalk, you own both halves.
The buyer will have to live with and learn from his mistake. When buying a old used car you should first look at what still moves in the streets. Tick hash marks on a scrap of paper or something. Accords, Camrys, etc.. will out number Noen, Escort, and others 5 to 1. There's your sign.
It's not all about domestic versus import either. They all break.
The cars that cost the buyer more when new often get better maintainance.
Things get fixed when they break so the list of faults doesn't out weigh the car.
Kids who can barely make the payments on their car cant maintain it.