Most reliable car that could be had for <$1000?
I'm currently looking for a beater/daily for summer, and the key right now is reliable and cheap. I know some of you know which motors specifically are the most reliable and stuff like that, so does anyone have any input or experience with cheap cars that are also really dependable? So far I've been hearing my best bets are an S-10 or an Escort.
90-96 escort GT Ford built sohc lx motors are alright... but i doubt u can find a good running one. GT has mazda bp very reliable easy to fix cheap parts
90-94 protege LX same motor in the Gt 1.8dohc easy to fix! Dx - really good sohc motor...very reliable
Ef Civic.. if u can find one that isnt ragged out...but i doubt u will for under a 1000$
90-98 toyota Corolla/Geo Prism - cheap as dirt and very reliable.
yeah i'm kind of avoiding hondas because i expect most in that price range to be ragged out. but if i find a clean example its def an option. thanks for the suggestions dawg.Originally Posted by JITB
Look for a cb7 Accord, they're usually a lot cheaper than civics and extremely reliable. Maybe an old Camry?
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Look for a low mileage domestic car. You can find Buicks under 50K miles for under $1K if you look around for a little while.
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You can find tons of stock unmolested Civics of this price range.
I bought the wife an excort se '98 and she's pushing 200k only left us stranded once and that was the timing belt. We bought it for 750 bucks a few years ago, been a great car.
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dude u gotta buy a car from an ol lady
we have a pofessor who has some car that you cant exactly call a beater but is somewhat close to it
he already had enough cars and has no use for it
he was expecting to get $200 out of it
we told him he could probably get more
First gen RX-7
No but really, they are cheap and easy to work on. In the 7 years i have owned a rotary i have never had any big problems dispite what everyone whats to think of them.
But i would probably get a honda if i were you.
honda accord
toyota camry/corolla
deff a corolla. you can still find Te72's on CL every once in a while for really cheap
this.
my mother-in-law have one...she wouldnt change the oil for months...and it still drove fine.
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try looking at a volvo my 850's run great and the old 740's dnt die trust me i have been trying to kill mine forever its going on over a year without an oil change or any maint. it just keeps running
96 Volvo 850 T5 turbo
98 Mustang Sprayed
06 Dodge Charger
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