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I had bought this car from a private party today. it has 212k miles, (risky I know but the car drove better than a honda civic I had that had 195k miles) no leaks, no nothing, everything looked fine. the guy I bought it from kept telling me it had no mechanial problems. it drove like new. as I left their house, the car was shaking. not heavily, but just enough. I drove about not even a mile, and the car shook even harder, the steering wheel got stiff, and the brakes didn't work, and a check engine light appeared on the dash. the car lost power, but it didn't shut off, it just stopped accelerating. I turned the car off for 10 mins, and it sttarted back up just fine. so since I just bought it I figured it needed a tune up and possibly a new battery, so I thought nothing of it. the car continued to shake, which again, I thought a tune up would fix this problem. about 15-20 mins later, the car stops accelerating, and the car engine shuts off. I put the hazrd lights on, and about 20 mins later, the battery completely dies. I figured if I got a jump it would start back on fine. wrong. the car now is in NON running condition, it won't start. the engine turns, but won't start. I have no idea if the engine is done or its another problem. I was assuming it needs a new altenator, but I really don't want to think really negative and go to conclusions that the engine is finished. before I bought the car, I had the engine running for a good 30 mins with no problem. (and the day prior it was running for about 30 mins no problem). had white smoke coming out the exhaust. engine ran smooth. I have no idea what the problem is. we checked the starter , it wasn't that. any suggestions ?