There are plenlty of really good lower mileage cars available for well under $10,000. While I agree with ZERACER's philosophy, I'd point out that there are plenty of well maintained cars for sale.

I do agree that a car stored for five months a year is a questionable candidate. My car's former owner died, and it was driven maybe four times in 20 months; it took me two years to work thru all the problems caused by long term idleness. I'm not unhappy I bought it, (it is my 3rd Crossfire), but just know that a car with 28,000 miles CAN have a lot of issue. The Graphite roadster was always a daily (in Arizona) before I bought it. That car never gave me a moment's issues, other than when the ignition locked up.

And "it's the tumblers" is often a statement made by an owner with no clue. It's not the tumblers, the car needs the sticky fix done TODAY.