Need A Dependable, Commuter Car

[oldoutboardjim]

Like it says. My son had a run-in with Bambi, and his old Civic is totaled. Anyone have a good, dependable, commuter car, or know of a good one somewhere?

[Steve@Tasca]

Jen ( CrazySVTchick ) is selling a black SVT EAP, not sure if you'd consider something like that or not.

[Doc]

What's the price range?

[oldoutboardjim]

What's the price range?

Great question. Here's some more info:
1) Price: Prefer under $5k, but could go higher for the right car.
2) Mileage: Prefer something wth low miles, but again, would entertain higher mileage cars (for example: I once considered a high mileage van that was driven exclusively between the Twin Cities and the Mayo Clinic, so these were 'easy miles'; i.e.: low strain on the engine, tranny, brakes, and other systems).
3) Transmission: Strongly prefer manual.

[Steve@Tasca]

Should be pretty easy to find a used ZX3 with a manual for that kind of money.

[oldoutboardjim]

Oops, should have posted that my son ended up with a '97 Mazda Protege with low miles. Great MPG, but I think my starter motor has more guts than his engine (85 HP or some such) . Decent car, though.

[focinite]

Coulda had mine fer around fourty five plus all my extra sh....stuff..err performance parts