WTB Daily beater under $800

[Shadow99]

Looking for a 4 door A to B daily car for someone. Under $800. Pass on rust buckets and punching bags.

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[VenomousDSG]

Pass on rust buckets and punching bags.

For under $800, beggars can't be choosers...

 

[10sec]

Yeah... good luck finding a rust free running/driving car for less than $800.

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

http://www.thechicagogarage.com/for...-1998-buick-regal-ls-solid-winter-beater.html

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

anything $800 is going to need $500 in work to make it not a death trap

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

That regal is an ideal winter beater

 

[daturbosix]

2005 dodge neon sxt for parts

 

[10sec]

That's like everything he doesn't want.

 

[JDHedman]

Have a 1997 Thunderbird. Not a 4 door though

 

[Shadow99]

lol Obviously not going to find a gem, durr. But there are decent ones out there, and thats what Im looking for.

 

[chris101]

anything $800 is going to need $500 in work to make it not a death trap

I'd say you'd be damn lucky if you only needed $500 worth of work into it to make it safe and usable.


Years ago (back in 2004) I didn't want to drive my brand new car through winter and bought a $500 1990 Toyota Celica. It very badly needed 4 tires, a clutch (yes it was a 5spd manual), a new battery, brakes at all 4 corners, and misc. other stuff like VC gasket that eventually added up to over $800 with doing my own labor of course. I drove it 4 and a half months through winter and sold it in spring for $1000 to the next person right when the radio crapped out and the rear suspension was needing to get replaced along with the headlights stuck in the up position all the time. (I had it advertised for $1200 but realized it was a bit unrealistic with needing more work and no functional radio) It was also really nasty rusty btw but it worked and never left me stranded AFTER fixing stuff...

^ hell, that thing was so freakin ugly I never even locked it (which was another issue I never addressed... sticky locks which really didn't like to work at all in frigid temps)

 

[daturbosix]

That's like everything he doesn't want.

for that price tho.....

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

http://www.thechicagogarage.com/for...-1998-buick-regal-ls-solid-winter-beater.html

Did you happen to see this one?

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

http://www.thechicagogarage.com/for...-1998-buick-regal-ls-solid-winter-beater.html

Or this one for sale

 

[Yaj Yak]

 

[Yaj Yak]

found somethin' sweet. offer $800. you might be good.

1982 Toyota pickup flatbed dually

 

[Dasfinc]

found somethin' sweet. offer $800. you might be good.

1982 Toyota pickup flatbed dually

Dead motor!

 

[Outlaw]

If that was run and drive and wasn't missing the back half of the cab I'd go buy it... So many possibilities to push that think way harder than it should

 

[Yaj Yak]

omg i didnt even read that. i just saw that it doesn't have a roof, or a back wall to the cab of it... but yeah. also a blown motor.

sounds solid for 1500

 

[Outlaw]

omg i didnt even read that. i just saw that it doesn't have a roof, or a back wall to the cab of it... but yeah. also a blown motor.

sounds solid for 1500

"I know what this is worth and won't accept lowball offers, I will store it instead"

This guy sounds like that jackhole that will have it up for $2,500 in the spring because he feels like he should recoup his storage fees.

 

[Dasfinc]

"I know what this is worth and won't accept lowball offers, I will store it instead"

This guy sounds like that jackhole that will have it up for $2,500 in the spring because he feels like he should recoup his storage fees.

I've seen running and driving dually yota campers that were complete runners for under $2k, more than once. Doesn't help the OP though.

 

[Dasfinc]

'89 Mercedes-Benz 300

 

[TCG Member 5219]

I've gotten bit by two "beaters" like this in the last year. Decided to cut losses and get a new car for the wife. Now I drive our nice minivan to work. No more beaters for me.

 

[Sprayin]

I bought a 97 Cavalier for $400 a while back and that thing lasted me at least 4 years. It needed nothing when I bought it but I replaced the PS pump and the tires over the owner ship. Then sold it on for $500. It had rust, but nothing that made it unsafe. There are deals out there, just have to find them.

Then again, this is the winter beater buying season, probably should have looked in the spring when everyone is offloading them.

 

[10sec]

Exactly ^^^ I bought my current winter car which is a SUPER clean Accord 4dr for $2k whilst the market was flooded. Has new everything, I doubt it would anything but oil changes for at least 50k miles. Pay a little more for something that's really nice and you won't have to put anything into it in the long run.