Aside from the huge reply of 3800's I'm sure this thread will get, I'm curious, what has been your most reliable 'beater'?
For me it'd have to be a tie between my 95 civic coupe that had 214K on it and could chirp second on its origional motor/transmission despite only having 105hp. Never had a peep of trouble out of that car for the 7-8 months that I drove it with the original motor/transmission. Ditto for my 97 Explorer Sport 2wd 5/speed. Aside from me messing up the lower intake manifold gasket replacement that I did out of choice, not necessity, it ran flawlessly, and really 'delivered' above expectation for being a winter beater that I paid $650 for.
I know I'm not the best example of this since I don't hold onto cars for long, so I'm more curious about everyone else.
For me it'd have to be a tie between my 95 civic coupe that had 214K on it and could chirp second on its origional motor/transmission despite only having 105hp. Never had a peep of trouble out of that car for the 7-8 months that I drove it with the original motor/transmission. Ditto for my 97 Explorer Sport 2wd 5/speed. Aside from me messing up the lower intake manifold gasket replacement that I did out of choice, not necessity, it ran flawlessly, and really 'delivered' above expectation for being a winter beater that I paid $650 for.
I know I'm not the best example of this since I don't hold onto cars for long, so I'm more curious about everyone else.