Good car around 4-5k thats cheap to maintain and reliable???

[BooostedA4]

im thinking for when i go to school..in FL

[tls502]

You are askin in the wrong forum, because most bmw's cost at least 11 I would imagine. I would say a civic or a prelude. Those are easy to find and can be good for horsepower, or would satisfy my needs.

[MrPayne]

I got my Lude for 4.5K. No maintenance problems so far(only 3K miles driven by me, 135K on the clock). Very fun car to drive. Very nice handling (I have 4WS). Decent power, definitely not great though.

[petar7408]

944- i got it, reliable as they come

[Bretts02]

haha 944, yea you can get it for that price but i'll be damned if you drive it for more than 20000 miles without something fairly significant going wrong. The only way to get one thats gonna last is to spend like 7-9k on it. Even then ur looking at one of the more expensive cars to fix

[m3racer36]

im doing a 1g eclipse as my beater the parts are cheap and easy hp

[petar7408]

Originally posted by Bretts02
haha 944, yea you can get it for that price but i'll be damned if you drive it for more than 20000 miles without something fairly significant going wrong. The only way to get one thats gonna last is to spend like 7-9k on it. Even then ur looking at one of the more expensive cars to fix

20k miles?? they run for a long time w/ no major problems.. the timing belt has to be changed every 30k miles but thats about it. haha BUT after every 20k miles you wil lose something like the sunroof, then the motor on the headlights etc.. but the engine is sound


you can get a good one for 4k and not put more then 1-2k within 2 years

[ComeOnNow]

for 5k you can get a very decent e30 325iS

[Agaru_Vala]

VW

[BooostedA4]

Im leaning towards a 94-95 INtegra GSR with about 130k on it with maybe a couple small problems that I can fix myself.
Ive had a GSR and a Type R before and i love the teg...

Another choice would be a 240sx but i doubt one of those.

Maybe a 96 civic??
Still I dont want to sell my car right now but I gots to cause money is tight and it SUCKS!!

[DragonMax]

95-99 5speed max

[MotorWerkz]

honda civic

[robfrmny21]

94-95 honda accord lx 5speed

[DukeBoy27]

I drive a 93 civic si with the 1.6L SOHC motor. It sounds weak, just 125hp, but it also weights less than most cars, and the hatch will give you great utility. It is also reliable, and low cost for maintainance. From 0-60, it can probably keep up with most faster cars... but don't expect it to perform anymore after 90mph+. Good luck!

[Flight1339]

Anyone ever driven a 300ZX, the early 90s model? I have heard from some that they are pretty nice. I hear them drive by and they sound pretty sweet. How are they? A kid at school's Dad may be selling one cheap and I am thinking of getting it.