I'm going to have to get a new car(well not brand new) because the oldsmobile I just bought blew a head gasket while I was at my girlfriends house in NJ, which is where it's currently sitting until I can get rid of it. Fortunatly I hadn't sold the Honda yet so I'm driving that for now but it's on it's last leg, runs like **** and everything. So that brings me to the question:

If you needed a daily driver for under $10k(most likely $8k or under) what would you pick. Preferably a 4 cyl, 5 speed and needs to be really reliable but fun to drive. Can't be a sports car, needs to be cheap on insurance. Oh, and I'd like to stick with a foriegn car since I've not had good luck with used american 4 cyls. Any idea's?

 

>Well my wife just bought a 1999 Chevrolet Tracker 4x4 5 speed with CD player and not much more That she uses for commuting between Ludlow (exit 7 MassPike) to Tweksbury , Ma.
She bought the "truck" for $4200.00 tax title and everything from a Chevrolet dealer and it had only 17000 miles and extended warranty ... and this gives not only her 2002 Silverado , but my 2000 Silverado a chance to not rack up the many , many miles .
So my point is ... also check the dealerships , since you may find a good deal there too .

 

My brother is selling his 94 maxima it has the better v6 from 95 70k miles an old man owned it then his fiance drove it for a while not it just sits he wants 5,000 for it firm the interior is mint looks like noone has ever sat in the back.

 

Thanks but I think I want to stick with a 4 cyl, mostly for gas mileage reasons.

Any other idea's?

 

I have a 96 Caviler 4 cyl 5sp that has been awesome.140k miles and still on the stock clutch.My friend owned it since new and I bought it with 100k miles on it.Never a problem and cost me 2g's.That left me alot of $$ for my real car Why spend alot of $$ for a beater?For 10g's I'd look at the Hyndia's with the 100k mile warrenty.But I would never spend that much for a second car though.

 

>Geez I spent somewhere around $23000.00 for my second car .But now it's my primary vehicle , and the Camaro is the fun car .

 

get a Corolla... compared to the Z they're not excessively fun to drive, but I have two friends now who have bought one. Its good transportation.

 

go 4 a corolla or a camry. very well built cars. if treated right theyll run 4ever it seems. my dad's camry has maybe 140,000 or so and it runs strong only thing he's ever done to it is front brake pads once and a new battery NOTHING ELSE has been changed i believe. he may be selling and i could let u know if u wud like.

good luck,

jake

 

i gotta agree on the camry

if you want a 4 cyl foreign car then camrys are probably some of the nicer ones. my buddy has had 2 of them and they both drove great and are wicked comfortable too

 

You guys are missing the obvious...a Civic Hell you should be able to squeeze into a brand new Civic for under $15K. Why buy used when for a little more $$ you can get something brand new?

Barring that I would imagine a 1-2 year old Civic DX (no options) should be under $10K.

hth,

-N

 

I buy whatever is cheap and very used. Usually spend no more than $1000.00 and when it breaks I buy another one.

 

I don't want to keep throwing money away on cars that last a few months then die. I'd rather invest some money into a car I'm going to like to drive, especially since I don't have a Camaro or any other vehicle as a fun car to drive.

I'm actually kinda leaning towards a Nissan Altima or Maxima, or maybe a VW Passat now. Does anyone know anything about these cars? I'm looking at 98/99 models with around 50k on them. I drove an Altima yesterday and it was pretty nice, suspension and steering was tight and the transmission shifted pretty quick. Felt like a well put together car. And if anyone is wondering, the reason I'm getting a 4 door family car is because I'm going to be keeping it for at least 5+ years, and I'll probably be married in the next 2 years, so I want to make sure I have a good car that will be functional.

Any other suggestions or input?

 

Since you said maxima would you like to take a look at my brothers? 94 70k nada is 6 he will take 5 for it.

 

I would but the bank won't finance anything older than a 98(has to be 5 years old or newer). Plus I'm looking for a little lower miles so I can get some of the factory warranty remaining.

 

Someone mentioned to me about leasing a new car. What are everyone's opinions on that? Don't know much about it except your making payments on a car you don't own, then you have the option to buy at the end of the lease.

Any other idea's? Anyone know of a car for sale or a good dealership?