Need suggestions for a beater car... (UPDATED - Car Bought!!)

[3.4 slow to go]

obvisously, you've never experianced a festiva and know not what ye talk about

[Yaba3800]

lol nope cant say ive had that.............................................. .................................................. .................................................. ..pleasure...

[CoreyCamaro]

Get a bike.

[shenanigans]

v6 f-body

[Paul Ford]

Go for the prelude my friend has one that he beats the piss out of and it won't die at almost 200k

[shenanigans]

Originally posted by shenanigans:
v6 f-body

cheap, you know where to get parts, you get in a bind with either car, alot of the parts are interchangable

you can beat on them all day and they will hold up for the most part, and have seen a ton of miles beyond that.

[InZane4all]

Went ahead with a 2003 Chevy Cavalier with only 30,000 miles on it and 2 years extended warranty. Only gave a thousand down which is the only reason I got it. Gave my Camaro in as a trade in :(

Naw, just kidding. Kept my Camaro as a Weekend car.... :D

[Dominic]

WHy do you need a beater in LA?

[InZane4all]

My job requires me to drive around a lot all day. So rather than keep adding more and more miles to my Camaro, I'd rather add em to another car.

[Dojo2000]

Wow, a 2003 Cavalier is not a beater. You should hav said you were looking for a second car, not a beater.

[shenanigans]

haha your beater is probalby worth more hten my regular car.


Just curious why people are so against adding miles to their camaros. I mena i don't want unneeded miles on any car I own, but not to the point of paying a 2nd carpayment and insurance.

[SpeedingFirebird]

Originally posted by shenanigans:
Just curious why people are so against adding miles to their camaros. I mena i don't want unneeded miles on any car I own, but not to the point of paying a 2nd carpayment and insurance.

My f-body is my project car. It's under construction all of the time, so I needed a daily driver. Also, my FB is mint condition, and for the most part, wanted to keep it that way. It has never seen a winter, and it never will.

If I lived in a non-snow climate, I might consider driving it year round.

[shenanigans]

I guess I could understand winer....


I mean my car i my project car, I guess that is why I don't go as crazy as most on mods.

[Dojo2000]

Ya, I'm in the process of buying a beater jeep for the winter.

[InZane4all]

I honestly did not have the intention of getting the Cavalier.

I was getting my breaks done on my car and since there was a dealer in front of the shop, I decided to take a look. I had seen a 97 Nissan Sentra for $4999 and wanted to get it. Unfortunately, the car was sold the day before. So the guy tried to convince me of getting another, more realiable car. Again, the only reason I got the car was because I was able to "pimp" the dealership to give it to me for $1000 down rather than the original offering of $3000 down and no payments for the first two months and an extended 2 year warranty. I also get free rental if I ever need to take it in for repairs.

It's... ok. It just feels weird.