You can probably find a drivable one out here for a grand, but you're talking mid-late 80s Renix ones.
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Aug. 16, 2010 12:42 p.m. BoxheadTim Dork
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Aug. 16, 2010 6:26 p.m. pres589 HalfDork
Starions seem cool but they also make me nervous, like owning one would be a never ending science project of keeping the thing running right, although I know there are folks on this board that like the car. So maybe some day...
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Aug. 16, 2010 6:28 p.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
lizard wrote:
ArthurDent wrote: Miatas for 3K for impossible to find here but for most of the US its probably the best car on the list.
Didn't look at the article, but I didn't see Miata on the OP's list? I know it's the answer to every automotive question here, but possibly not everywhere...
It was there. The OP was so happy that the Miata was on it, he italicized it.
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Aug. 16, 2010 6:28 p.m. oldeskewltoy Reader
although the MR2 is there... no mention of any rwd Corollas....
admittedly most of the AE86s now in NICE condition will run north of $3k, but you can still find pretty good ones for between $2k and $3k. (GTS models)
SR5 versions of the AE86 can still be had for under a grand... and take all the mods the GTS can
Older rwd Corollas are also fun, and usually much cheaper.... until you dump a boat load of cash into one like I've done..... http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/2130/
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Aug. 16, 2010 7:59 p.m. 92dxman HalfDork
I'll raise your Escort and say Zx2. These can definitely be found for under $3k and ready to go..
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Aug. 16, 2010 8:36 p.m. captain_napalm Reader
oldeskewltoy wrote: Older rwd Corollas are also fun, and usually much cheaper.... until you dump a boat load of cash into one like I've done..... http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/2130/
Nice!
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Aug. 16, 2010 9:10 p.m. Vigo HalfDork
More fun, in my opinion, would be a CJ2,3, 5 or 7 with a v8 and those are all plentiful for under $3k.
Honestly.. i feel the opposite. Ive never seen a CJ-anything that wasnt a complete pile of E36 M3 OTHER than the ones that have had 3k+ dumped into them.
I think Wranglers are more fun, but as i said, its still difficult to find a 'fun' (i.e. working, 6cyl, 5spd) wrangler for under 3k.
Also, the only car i ever flipped was a SBC-swapped CJ with a turbo400 trans with first gear lockout disabled. It came in with customer complaint of 'misadjusted shifter'. I was going straight at about 30 mph, trying to shift from 2nd to 3rd, shifter decided that meant 1st gear. Long story short went from 30 mph going straight to 0mph on its side with one of the wheels ripped off.
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Aug. 16, 2010 9:16 p.m. pedretti New Reader
Datsun1500 wrote:
Can you get a wrangler under $3k?
yes, my dad's bought several (for rock crawers) all running fine and in perfect condition for daily driving or with some modification good (small) rock crawlers
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Aug. 17, 2010 12:52 p.m. nutherjrfan Reader
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/cto/1900474124.html
here's a Wrangler for $3,200 ; '05.
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Aug. 17, 2010 1:01 p.m. EricM Dork
you will not find a Relativity un-rusty 914 for under $3K, I have looked.
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Aug. 17, 2010 6:36 p.m. Datsun1500 Dork
nutherjrfan wrote:
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/cto/1900474124.html
here's a Wrangler for $3,200 ; '05.
and it is a scam, unless it is in Utah also
http://provo.craigslist.org/cto/1886835862.html
Same Jeep, Same ad. Washington DC, Utah, whatever.
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Aug. 17, 2010 8:38 p.m. nutherjrfan Reader
i figured, with it being 05, how do you find that stuff out, google fu?
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Aug. 17, 2010 10:11 p.m. Datsun1500 Dork
googled the email address from the ad. Up came the Utah one.
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Aug. 18, 2010 12:10 a.m. friedgreencorrado SuperDork
oldeskewltoy wrote:
although the MR2 is there... no mention of any rwd Corollas....
admittedly most of the AE86s now in NICE condition will run north of $3k, but you can still find pretty good ones for between $2k and $3k. (GTS models)
SR5 versions of the AE86 can still be had for under a grand... and take all the mods the GTS can
Older rwd Corollas are also fun, and usually much cheaper.... until you dump a boat load of cash into one like I've done..... http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/2130/
I voted up your RR on the cam covers alone!
JNC just squeezed out another paper issue (Vol. 4, damn, they're having a hard time getting off the ground!), and there's a pretty good article on the AE chassis.
http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/shop_article.cgi?section=shop&article=volume04
Hover your mouse, you're looking for "thumb_3" (4th pic, the cover is thumb_0).
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Aug. 18, 2010 1:32 a.m. Luke SuperDork
bravenrace wrote:
IMO, this list has no merit, since it didn't include the Civic/CRX-si's.
Agreed.
Fiero seems like an odd choice, too, especially when you've already included the MR2 and 914.
