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10-21-2006, 08:36 PM
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Winter Car I'm looking for a good winter car looking to spend around 1500 on it anyone got anything they want to get rid of that will make it through the winter?? lemme know!
10-21-2006, 11:01 PM
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Buy an old beater 3.4 camaro. Fill the trunk with sand or salt bags. Makes a decent winter car. Not for mountains or anything, but around the midwest is fine. I have driven my 3.8 camaro through every michigan winter since new(1998). Weight in the trunk and good tires will make it go through just about any snow within reason.
10-22-2006, 03:55 PM
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I've had a few winter beaters over the last 10 years..... '83 Dodge Ram, '78 Caprice Coupe, '88 Skylark Coupe, etc..... The most expensive of the group was $800 and they all ran for more than a year with just a few hundered dollars worth of work.
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Most of the Jeeps around are $2000-2500, but maybe check on www.jeepsunlimited.com and see if there are any local deals.
11-03-2006, 12:54 PM
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I got my 94 Sunbird for a tad over a grand with a new top end. 130k miles. Car gets around 26mpg with the A/C on and I drive it every day.
Its not all that pretty but its reliable enough that I drive it every day and put about 1,000 miles a year on the Z.
Its not all that pretty but its reliable enough that I drive it every day and put about 1,000 miles a year on the Z.
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11-04-2006, 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by ChevyWeatherman
Hey Schultz did you see the red LS1 Camaro for sale on Dilley's Road just south of Wadsworth Road? That would be a nice winter car. 
oh and my bro has a new little suprise, he says he has you by 2 lengths.... BRING IT! haha jk But he got a new STS kit...
11-04-2006, 08:05 PM
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I got a 92 Sunbird 4 banger 5 speed with 202k miles on it and it runs and drives really nice for how many miles. It's supposed to be my winter car but I'm thinking of getting a truck instead. I love rwd in the winter.
11-04-2006, 10:32 PM
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I did the winter beater last year and bought a van for 2k and had to sink another 700 over the winter, sold it and now I am just gonna drive the TA on some Dunlop M3s... wish me luck. 
11-04-2006, 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by camaromalley
I got a 92 Sunbird 4 banger 5 speed with 202k miles on it and it runs and drives really nice for how many miles. It's supposed to be my winter car but I'm thinking of getting a truck instead. I love rwd in the winter.
11-04-2006, 10:46 PM
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Originally Posted by ActionJack
I did the winter beater last year and bought a van for 2k and had to sink another 700 over the winter, sold it and now I am just gonna drive the TA on some Dunlop M3s... wish me luck.