Need A Dependable, Commuter Car
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:50 am
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?
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Re: Need A Dependable, Commuter Car
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 8:14 am
Jen ( CrazySVTchick ) is selling a black SVT EAP, not sure if you'd consider something like that or not.
Re: Need A Dependable, Commuter Car
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:01 am
What's the price range?
Re: Need A Dependable, Commuter Car
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:19 am
Great question. Here's some more info:Doc wrote:What's the price range?
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.
Re: Need A Dependable, Commuter Car
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:32 pm
Should be pretty easy to find a used ZX3 with a manual for that kind of money.
Re: Need A Dependable, Commuter Car
Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2013 6:25 pm
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.
. Decent car, though.Re: Need A Dependable, Commuter Car
Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2013 12:22 am
Coulda had mine fer around fourty five plus all my extra sh....stuff..err performance parts