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How much does a cheap(ish) used car go for these days (Can $$)?
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Post by .:x:Marissa:x:. »

If your just looking for something to get you around, you can probably find something for as little as $3-4,000....it'll be shitty, but who really cares.
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Post by .:x:Marissa:x:. »

Mind you, that doesn't include insurance which is a pain in the ass...
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Post by Axtech »

Well, so much for that idea. :lol:
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Post by Long Jonny »

my friend bought a chevy cavalier (manual) for $900... it works great and he's gotten offers from people for $4000-$5000, it's crazy...

if you want a crappy car, you can usually find one for $1500, wont be the best working, but if it's saftied and passes the emissions test, it's fine
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Post by Dabekk »

I just sold a 1990 corolla for $2,250, very reliable and gas-efficient, but used cars are probably more in Ontario.
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what you need my friend, is a 1968 dodge diplomat.

all steel, bench seat.

so lets say some asshole parked on the line at your local topless bar, and that's the only parking spot left because cindy, the babe with the big'un's is dancing tonight. no worries my friend, just take back your parking space, and watch as your tank of a car shreds through that newer, prettier vehicle like a hot knife through butter. then, you can easily get out of your car by sliding on the bench seat over to the passenger side door and there you have it. even cindy will be amazed.
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Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
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I'd give you my van for free, but then I'd be stuck walking thirty miles every day.
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Reno: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cass: Thanks anyways... :roll: :P
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down
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Post by Henrietta »

Now come on, it's good for a shaggin wagon
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8-)
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so is the diplomat.....i mean c'mon a bench seat! :lol:
Whenever death may surprise us,
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.


Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
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Post by Gimme_Shelter »

Bandalero wrote:what you need my friend, is a 1968 dodge diplomat.

all steel, bench seat.

so lets say some asshole parked on the line at your local topless bar, and that's the only parking spot left because cindy, the babe with the big'un's is dancing tonight. no worries my friend, just take back your parking space, and watch as your tank of a car shreds through that newer, prettier vehicle like a hot knife through butter. then, you can easily get out of your car by sliding on the bench seat over to the passenger side door and there you have it. even cindy will be amazed.




i enjoy having a huge car myself just because nobody else does
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Post by finding emo »

Actually, if you got for a cheap car, I would suggest a used Volvo... they usually last at least 350,000 miles.

I know here they are the cheapest car to insure too. Considering they are the safest car in the world followed then by a Saab.
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Post by robcore »

'91 dodge shadow, used. 800$
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94 accord here
Whenever death may surprise us,
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.


Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
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Post by Sufjan Stevens »

Oh come on people, the best cheap car is a 1989 Ford Tempo. Me and the Tempo, we had some good times together, like when I first bought the thing. I drove it home and it was great, then I park it. An hour later, when I try to start the thing, it wouldn't move. So my dad has the ingenious idea to tie the Tempo's bumper to the back of his truck and drive it to get it fixed. Now common sense would say, "Hey stupid, the plastic bumper will rip off," but I just stood there in silence as I watched my dad rip 3/4 of my front bumper off. I then proceeded to nail a block of wood on the front.

Long story short, I got the car working again, and some drunk plowed into it when I left it parked out in the street at night. The lush was going 60MPH down my side street and wrecked it. Fun!
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I'd have to say around 1,000-1,500 ; that's all it takes to get a decent old car. It may be ugly, but if you take your time looking, you can find a good running one for that.
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400 dollars.
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Post by Bandalero »

ah yes, the ford tempo. i've heard many a good story about that car. 60,000 miles later, it needed a new transmission. that's just one of them.
Whenever death may surprise us,
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.


Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
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