wow great advice mohdata... thanks a lot. seems a second hand car will require a lot of maintenance, but still it will be better than a new car - at least for time being.

do you know approximately how much will all the maintenance you mentioned will cost? cause seems that I will need a budget for the maintenance as well :-)

mohdata, if it is ok with you i will contact you again when i buy the car for more advise?

thanks a lot!