Brown Town B Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 greetings... since my great accident i have been driving around a rental. well needless to say its time to get my own car. im thinking of just getting a beater. maybe a mid to late nineties toyota or honda. i am only going to be here until august then i am moving to the big apple to go to culinary school to become a great chjef. if u have any advice on beater cars.. how to drive.. how to look for a good beater car.. what a good car is .. etc. plz help me. i hate buying cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 '88 Chrysler New Yorker, ha! Don't speed in the rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velazquez Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 what's your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Town B Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 i have ~$4600 to spend but i dont want to spend more than $3300 on the car itself cus i wanna take it to my mechanic and get it fully checked out etc. plus tax + registration etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theocide Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 get a 1977 Ford Puto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 '91 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Old Volkswagens hold up pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Honda Civic... my '93 Civic had 245k miles on it when I finally SOLD it... yes, sold it to a teenager who needed a car bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Damn for the first time a car question has me fucking stumped, guess I know fuck all about buying cars in America, but amen to the Honda Civic suggestion, cracking cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCONES TO DIE FOR Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 A 2001 Mitsubishi Diamante is a good beater car to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Town B Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 yeah so far my top choices are a 1996+ civic or accord but what else is there that is comparable A 2001 Mitsubishi Diamante is a good beater car to get. a Great, Fast car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest boo Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 (edited) edit Edited January 24, 2009 by tauboo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 95/96 Nissan Altima is a good car, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velazquez Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Honda is a good choice. I had an Accord years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest abusivegeorge Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Audi A3? Ford Mondeo? Toyota Corolla? Vauxhall Omega? Honda Prelude? Saab 9-3, 9-5? VW Golf? Nissan Primera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Al Hounos Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 honda or toyota don't listen to the people saying VW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Town B Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 yeah i mention VW to my mechanic and he says "es puto..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Drahken Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Get a geo metro and grow a mustache, the things are like indestructible go-karts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneToThirtySix Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 I have a feeling you'd be a fan of the Toyota Supra, lion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCM Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 a gold Triumph Acclaim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ezkerraldean Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 (edited) Old Volkswagens hold up pretty well.indeed they do. get a mk2 vw golf/jetta/scirocco make sure it's a manual too Edited January 24, 2009 by ezkerraldean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brown Town B Posted January 27, 2009 Author Share Posted January 27, 2009 i got a 1995 ford taurus w/ 130k miles for $2000 bWHAHHAHA AAJKAAHAHHAAHHAHAHA JAHHAHAHHAHAHAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 i'd go subaru but thanks for playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 Here's a beater to avoid. This was my first car and I fucking hated it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted April 23, 2021 Share Posted April 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, Braintree said: Here's a beater to avoid. This was my first car and I fucking hated it. Oh shit me too. Good memories of blasting the 18£ Snare Rush Mix at full volume with the windows down, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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