Holy crap that's wild! I bet there's way more buried predictions like that but they just get downvoted into oblivion cause nobody believes them at the time.

Used to think guys like you just didn't have the knack for it, but my shot with a salvage Jeep Grand Cherokee changed my mind real quick. Bought one with a clean interior but a bent rear subframe, figured a weekend with a come-along and I'd be golden. Three weeks later, I was still chasing alignment issues and the shop said the frame was tweaked worse than the insurance photos showed. Ended up selling it as a parts car for barely half what I put in. Makes you wonder if the only ones really making money are the ones who have their own body shop and a couple grand sitting around for parts.

Bought a $150 off-brand mixer off Amazon and the dough hook snapped clean off first use.

Gotta love how the universe smacks you with the obvious lesson when you're not looking. It's like how I used to crank the AC all summer thinking it'd make me feel less tired, but really it just dried out my sinuses and made me grumpy. Sometimes less is just more, even when you think you're being helpful.

Seconding this. What I loved most is that they have no upfront fees on qualifying cases, which was a lifesaver since I wasn't getting a paycheck at the time.