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Trying my very hardest to avoid writing a paper. Looking at buying a beater car to take to school. I haven't really looked and the small amount I have there are too many choices. Any good ideas for a car <$5K, >25MPG, easy maintenance, and auto? I don't care about color, looks, or performance will probably (hopefully) keep my Raptor for the times I want to drive something fun. I know people are going to suggest a civic...but I have not found any decent ones so far.
 

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I bought an 02’ Focus off CG for 1300 almost 5yrs ago. Spent $50 so far in repairs. I’ve only put about 10k on it but it never skips a beat.

Honda’s were too expensive for what I needed.


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Late 90's to early 2000's Saturn SL1/2, SC1/2, SW1/2. They are very inexpensive and you'll easily get north of 30mpg. I drove an sc1 for 2 years, 140k miles to 170k. Never had a failure and there were plenty of hwy only trips I would get 38mpg average.

The plus with them is they don't get the draw from the normal people that look at Civics and Corollas that drives the prices up.
 

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Anything Buick, Pontiac etc with a 3.8 NA motor from 2005 and older.

find a grandma wagon with 80 Miles and drive it for another 200k
This all day. Before my Panther, I had a '98 Buick Lesabre that I bought with 150K on it for $1100. Normal maintenance (which includes intake at 175K) and I sold it with 356K on it for $250. Full power everything, great AC, 30+ mpg and it rode like a Cadillac.

And before that it was a '93 Bonneville that I paid $400 for with 120K on it and sold that for $150 with 250K on it.
 

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Trying my very hardest to avoid writing a paper. Looking at buying a beater car to take to school. I haven't really looked and the small amount I have there are too many choices. Any good ideas for a car <$5K, >25MPG, easy maintenance, and auto? I don't care about color, looks, or performance will probably (hopefully) keep my Raptor for the times I want to drive something fun. I know people are going to suggest a civic...but I have not found any decent ones so far.
Kings of the beater cars:

1996- 2002 Toyota Corolla
1996-2000 Honda Civic

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Drive the car you have.
Don't want to take the Raptor to a parking lot full of dip shit college kids. Plus shit gets stolen a lot here in SA, So I avoid taking my truck to places where it will sit for long periods of time.

I bought an 02’ Focus off CG for 1300 almost 5yrs ago. Spent $50 so far in repairs. I’ve only put about 10k on it but it never skips a beat.

Honda’s were too expensive for what I needed.


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This all day. Before my Panther, I had a '98 Buick Lesabre that I bought with 150K on it for $1100. Normal maintenance (which includes intake at 175K) and I sold it with 356K on it for $250. Full power everything, great AC, 30+ mpg and it rode like a Cadillac.

And before that it was a '93 Bonneville that I paid $400 for with 120K on it and sold that for $150 with 250K on it.

WTF where are these deals?
 

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Late 90's to early 2000's Saturn SL1/2, SC1/2, SW1/2. They are very inexpensive and you'll easily get north of 30mpg. I drove an sc1 for 2 years, 140k miles to 170k. Never had a failure and there were plenty of hwy only trips I would get 38mpg average.

The plus with them is they don't get the draw from the normal people that look at Civics and Corollas that drives the prices up.

Agreed. I had an SL2. They have a little more power, and a better head. There is a forum for these cars with a wealth of knowledge. Cheap, reliable, and Almost 40 mpgs



Kings of the beater cars:

1996- 2002 Toyota Corolla
1996-2001 Honda Civic

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Yes, except the civic. he wants an auto, and the auto hondas from that era are troublesome.
 

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These deals just don't seem to be present here or really anywhere close. Thoughts on picking up a flood vehicle?
 

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These deals just don't seem to be present here or really anywhere close. Thoughts on picking up a flood vehicle?
No! Don't do it. Eventually everything electric will give you a hard time. Power windows, A/C, Lights, etc. Where are you looking? For $5k you can pick up a decent ride around here.
 

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No! Don't do it. Eventually everything electric will give you a hard time. Power windows, A/C, Lights, etc. Where are you looking? For $5k you can pick up a decent ride around here.
I don't really want to spend $5k, the cheaper the better. I'm going to take a hard look at the saturns. Ugh time to write that paper.
 

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+1 for the Saturn. Had a 93 SL2 for my first car and a 95 SL2 that was turbocharged. Awesome little cars but they do burn oil so be careful.
 

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So cheap

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