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So many threads like this.
The best you can do is buy a car with a good service history and appears to have been well maintained.
Avoid cars that have not had their belts changed or negotiate a discount if they need doing.
Check oil levels, coolant, engine warning lights, exhaust condition...
I pulled out of the end of my road earlier, changed into second, third, broke and changed down to second for a roundabout, into third, lifted the clutch past the biting point and OUCH! There were knocks and what I did think at first was the exhaust scraping kind of sounds.
It's horrible...
Dude, that's a bummer!
Hand looks pretty gash, but were you wearing nail varnish!?
Surely some sort of compensation somewhere for a fault which caused a fire?