it has to do with the fact that when you buy cheap cars, they cost time, effort, and money to repair and keep running, especially if you're driving it daily.
Yeah, I already know all of this. You get what you pay for.
I didn't say for 1000 you can buy a perfect no issues car, I said you could buy a decent car. As in, it's not bad, but it's not good. It'll be better than some 400 dollar junker, but it won't be as good as a 2000+ used car.