Hey guys, I'm looking for a cheap car, something in good shape, good gas mileage and under $5k.

I'll also have my bike up for sale soon, so if anyone is interested in a 2002 ZX-6R with about 9k miles PM me.

 

I know of a mid 90's T-Bird with a V6 that runs great and looks good too. They're wanting $1500.

 

You'd have to promise me you wouldn't run over a fire hydrant and flip it though.

 

Mike,
Not sure exactly what you are looking for. But I have a nice daily driver, that's comfortable for sale. Gets decent milage for the type/size of car. It's a Black supercharged buick riviera 3.8L that's all stock. 3 mods away from being a 14 second car (pulley/intake/exhaust) but the car rides out nice. I put quite a bit of work into it.PM me what you are looking for generally..

 

How much for the Riv?

 

http://photobucket.com/albums/v409/Yoell/Mazda/


1995 mazda protege.

dohc auto. after market cd and speakers. no ac. runs great. clean, only one tiny ding on pass side and some peel on the front, w/ a little chip. cant even see these. great on gas. power options.

Drew
dustinimports@gmail.com

 

I've spent quite some time on the car. 3600 obo It's jet black. and a very nice ride.... esp for everyday driver.

 

Rivs are nice cars imo... L67 is a good motor.

 

Yup it's a strong running car that is for sure.

 

looks like some beaters here... jsut a warnign some of these might have been ther "race cars"

http://orlandoforums.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=88

the riv is cool, friend of mine his parents had one for like years, they had "issues" with teh odometer but I believe it has over 200k still running.

 

A little update.

One reason I was looking for a uber cheap car was I thought I wasn't going to be able to get a loan, or at least not a good one. Well, it turns out that even with so-so credit the Central Florida Educator's Credit Union freaking rocks. They've already approved me for a $10k loan at 7% interest rate for anything 98+ and under 100k miles. Since the payments won't be bad on that kind of loan, I'm going to get something a little nicer I think.

So, I think I'm going to aim for an Audi A4 1.8T, around a 2000 or so. I've been able to find a couple right around $10k in autotrader, so I'm going to start looking at them. If anyone knows of any, feel free to post up!

 

they are nice... but imo... if you are getitng into something like a '00, I'd get something american and relatively cheap to work on.

seems most europeon cars are pricey for even simple maintenance.

 

Hey Mike Sorry I haven't talked to you so busy man. If you want a cheaper car Rick is selling his moms neon CHEAP with AC and everything!!! Also give me a ring so we can get Nick all confirmed.

 

NOT SO at all. I am not sure about Audi, but my wife's 99 BMW 328i convertible is very cheap to work on. Not only that, it rarely ever breaks. I can quote many similar parts that are way cheaper on the BMW than something American. Just to quote one part we recently had to replace on the BMW and also a friends 96 Dodge pickup. A radiator. I found a radiator for the BMW brand new for $110 and for the Dodge it cost us $270. Take a look at eBay and you will find that a lot of parts are very comperably priced or often cheaper. Check out an engine for a BMW compared to an LS1.

American cars are no longer that much cheaper if at all. They are just as sophisticated and a lot of times more expensive because of demand. BMWs just dont break down causing the demand for parts to be less.

This is all just from my experiance. I have owned and worked on a lot of cars. If you truley want a cheap car to run and work on pick up an old Triumph Spitfire. They get nearly 50mpg and parts are so cheap you can nearly rebuild the entire car for what an LS1 would cost to replace.

Anyway, just some thoughts.

 

mnypit prolly right about the BMW,
but i would steer clear of Audi/VW. their quality ranking is low.
100k miles jetta's are "supposed to use a quart between changes"

parts were Ok moneywise, but dealer maint was a killer, $180 for a tranny fluid & filter change, that you "had to have special VW only tools for"

since my kid just called me mooching money, let me step into the "Dad Zone"

seeing as how you are kind of digging yourself out of a hole, I'd stay cheap & easy.

like the Neon, do that, get a year on it, pay down bills, round up some other assets,
but at LEAST a few hundred dollars in the bank,

and go to State Farm, and start a $50 a month retirement annuity. $50 a month ain't much, but over a few years, it is a NICE pad, and makes you very strong financially when you go to buy big ticket.

and not be car poor. being car poor sucks, esp if you been broke a$$ poor for along time, you get your head above water, and then smash yourself back into debt & insurance.

you need to have a $100 to your name between paydays.

i remember you thought alot of your girl, and she's been pretty supportive, maybe go lite on the car budget, and try to repay her with some easy finances for awhile.

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