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Old Dec 21, 2005 | 04:34 PM
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need a beater or motorcycle

I need something reliable to get to work/school that gets good gas mileage, prolly above 25 or 30. Domestic preferred like a probe or a saturn. I've also considered a bike around 250cc that would be street legal. I need something under 2k and around southern Louisiana. Thanks.
Old Jan 2, 2006 | 08:33 PM
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Re: need a beater or motorcycle

I'm only a few hundred miles from baton rouge. I've got a 96 RS 3.8 that spun a rod but still runs, and an old yamaha bike (not a crotch rocket, but a real bike). Both need a little work, but they seem to be right up your ally.
Old Jan 2, 2006 | 11:45 PM
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How much work does the bike need? The 3.8 doesn't get good enough gas mileage to justify buying it. send pics to seawolf06@hotmail.com
Old Jan 3, 2006 | 12:09 AM
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I was pulling in 32 mpg on highway with the 3.8L. It's a great car, and need's alot less work than the bike. The bike's engine is locked up, so it needs to be rebuilt, a new paintjob, ignition, and there's no title

the car is great for a good gas milage beater. the KBB value on it is just over 3000. I'll let it go for 2200.
Old Jan 3, 2006 | 12:20 AM
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I need a 4 cyl or motorcycle that can get 30+ mpg in the city, since I'll only need it for to/from work/school. Thanks though.
Old Jan 3, 2006 | 12:34 AM
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good luck with the search. Let me know if you find anything of the like leftover, I'm searching for the same thing.
Old Jan 5, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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I have a basically new 92 Kawasaki EX500 Ninja. It only has about 6,000 miles on it total and I bought it with 3,000 miles on it. Want good gas milage, this bike got me over 50mpg all summer long. It has the full faring kit installed, and is fully tuned up with new air filter, spark plugs, oil, filter, brakes, coolant. Hop on and go needs absolutly nothing.

$2,000 email me at shara100@aol.com if you want pics
Old Jan 5, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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sounds great, but I need something closer to BR.
Old Jan 5, 2006 | 03:03 PM
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I can possibly get the bike to you or meet you somewhere around your area if your interested. Well let me know and maybe we can work something out.

Thanks
Old Feb 2, 2006 | 01:22 PM
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I've got a '93 Suburu Legacy Wagon with a 5 speed manual transmission, loaded with options that all work except for the cruise control, a bunch of new tune-up parts including new Toyo tires. It has 143k miles on it, but these things are known to last well past 200k. It's very reliable, I commute 100+ miles a day in it. Its in excellent shape except for the body, which has some rust spots and lots of dents. It gets about 25 mpg because something is wrong with the TPS sensor, it would probably get 30+ mpg if you fixed that. I haven't bothered because 25 mpg is good enough for me. For $2000 I'll drive it to Baton Rouge and fly back to Illinois.
Old Feb 6, 2006 | 03:39 PM
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from jersey but i got a 94 grand am 4 cyl, 62,000 miles! looking for $1,900.00 needs some tlc maybe just spark plugs, PM me
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