right now it costs me $16 to fill up my civic and i can get over 300 miles to a tank. it saved my *** last summer when it took 45 bux to fill up the civic.

 

i had an 86 mazda b2000 m5 i drove on rainy days and during high gas prices. it was very worth it. never got the truck dirty! now i have an 86 honda accord a4 that i do the same thing with i got for like $280 in parts lol. i love havin em. i usually just drive them on rainy and crappy days. or on two lane roads i'll never get to race someone on

 

with gas prices low right now i'm thinking my money is better off paying on student loans with high interest.

 

yes beaters are worth it, especially when gas is high.... but my point of view, i wont buy a beater for less than $2k cause "I" think they will NOT be reliable... yes a beater is nice to have but you also need something reliable, or atleast i do... both civics that i have had have been very good, never replaced anything... other than change the oil/filter and add gas..... by the way, the civic is for sale, i found me another beater, a truck...

 

I'm going to be getting a beater since my trans broke and I can't afford to fix it the right way, right away...a guy at work is selling an ealy 90's Olds Cutlass for $400...

 

yeah a beater should be reliable. if i dont trust it i wont drive it. my beater was 3,700 for a 1998 4 door automatic civic with 100k on the clock. leather seats and all. i added 200 worth of tires and spent about 50 bux on a tune up. it runs like a champ.

 

hell mine needs a smog pump/air pump for the emisions junk, and a cam seal. thats about $100 - $150 worth of parts, i bought the car for $600 and im driving it now getting 30+ mpg, not getting my truck dirty or sitting in the weather. ohh and the insurance is only $50, since its my primary now, my truck insurance went down!! So YES they are worth it


94 Toyota Camry with 119,000 miles

 

yea but i hate the fact that i have put a new built transmission and a 6.0 so it would be reliable and then not drive it?

 

Just bought mine for $400...89 Cutlass, 99K and a few minor problems...trans cooler line leaking, efans inop (someone cut the wiring and wired in a manual switch which is also inop), something loose in the L/F (ball joint, control arm bushing, or something), horn inop, rear view mirror fell off windshield...just to name a few. I should be able to make the repairs for under $200 though, and hopefully this car will get me through until I can afford a FLT lvl 5

Oh yea, the car used to be black, but has no paint left on the hood, roof, and trunk...like most 80-90's GM vehicles lol.

"She's got alotta years, but she's a creampuff..." (Scarface reference)

 

i thought beaters were supposed to get great gas mileage?