CGLockRacer wrote: One of these for about $3k.
CGLockRacer wrote: One of these for about $3k.
Bus tokens.
Best looking/most maintained grandma/grandpa car they can find for $2-$3k
No timing belt, most people don't do it or don't plan for it and then can't afford it.
Probably anything in that price range will need repairs, but it's gong to depend on wetter he will fix it or not.
Example old 2.2 camry. You can pretty much not do anything to them and they will keep limping along(except the tbelt) but if you are repairing them they can get expensive if you have to pay someone. Valve cover, axles, struts ($$$), mounts, and Diffs that never get cheap checked like to die.
I am a big proponent of the ecotec cobalt, as much as I hate them the only common failure I see if the fuel pump assembly leaks. Plus they are chain motors, and most of them have cheap tires.
He will be looking at higher mileage stuff so if it's a truck it will probabky need front end parts which we don't think nothing of but if you are paying someone it can get expensive quick. Like an old 4.0 jeep will probably need a cam and crank sensor, intakes Crack alot, tps sensors go out and the screws get stuck in the tb, tie rods and stabilizer bars go iut all the time, which are all cheap parts but if your paying a shops markup and 80 or 100 an hour it's not cheap.
Actually a Cobalt might not be a bad idea. I've seen decent ones in the $2k-$3k range.
honestly, any of the 2010+ Asian cars will qualify. Hyundai, Kia, Honda, Toyota, Suzuki, or Nissan. I would exclude Subaru turbo powered cars and anything mitsu and you are good to go.
In this case I would recommend a Hyundai Accent hatchback of '00-current.
Cheap to buy, cheap to run. Simple but effective hatch design.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Accent
that is more or less what I was thinking. They are a simple to own appliance that actually feels better on the road than it should
My wife used to have a 2.2 Camry, and the biggest problem I had with was the door handles. It kept breaking the interior door handles. In the two years I was around it, it must have gone through a dozen or so, and it wasn't picky; front, back, passenger, driver, it didn't matter. At the end I always kept them on the shelf in case I needed it. If this is the worst you can say about a car, it's not that bad.
Saturn S-Series. Spend 2K on a "nice" one and keep adding oil.
Most camrys that vintage need exterior door handles. A local yard pulls everyone that cones in and keeps then in a box at the front counter
In reply to Opti:
Aren't those really cheap new?
Have no idea, never bought one, my buddy always went to the yard to get them. Wasn't even my car and I broke the pass side twice.
Gearheadotaku wrote: Saturn S-Series. Spend 2K on a "nice" one and keep adding oil.
most people can't be bothered to check their oil.. what makes you think his non-car enthusiast family member is going to remember to throw a quart in evertime they fill up. I am pretty sure that having to throw a quart or two in between changes qualifies as "falling apart" to most people
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