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12-04-2016, 12:47 PM
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WTB cheap winter car
Anyone have an old car cheap I'm interested in buying as this car is just to get me through winters.
Budget is $1,000-$2,000 depending upon what the car may need to pass MD inspection.
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#2
12-04-2016, 01:54 PM
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Can you up your budget a bit? I would not want to rely on a $1000 car to get me home if the weather turns real bad while I'm at work. For not too much more money you can probably find a better used Cherokee or Subaru? Hate to see a post in February that 88carrera died after being stranded on 495.
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#3
12-04-2016, 06:18 PM
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2nd that, a reliable thousand dollar car is the holy grail. If you o need something for this year, maybe buy something more expensive and sell next year.
https://youtu.be/nZdC5ggYbwc
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12-04-2016, 06:42 PM
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Try Craigslist, If you don't mind a van, you can find something like a Dodge Caravan for your price range. They made lot's of em, and they go for cheep.
http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/s...max_price=2500
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12-04-2016, 07:05 PM
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^maybe buy two!
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12-05-2016, 07:45 AM
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A reputable FWD (yesss...including the Ford Focus
 ) can be made into a good winter warrior with a set of narrow, cheap steel wheels, and a set of Vredestein snow tires installed at all 4 corners. They are beasts in the snow, and the tread compound is made to stay compliant in low temps (summer performance tires get rock hard in low temps). HOWEVER, don't drive on them year-round, as they will wear quickly in warmer temps. AFAIK, Radial Tire is still a Vredestein dealer.
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- Tony P. Currently - 1984 944 SP2 racer - 1977 911 KM Special vintage racer - 2000 Boxster S (now mine) - 1995 993 (garage queen) - 2007 Cayman S (wife's track beast) - 2017 F350 (tow monster) - 2018 Jeep Wrangler - 1982 911 Targa (resurrection in process) Gone but not forgotten - 1989 944S2 - 1979 RX7 - 1986 944 - 1991 944S2 (in car heaven...) - 2001 Chevy Suburban 2500 (FIL's beast now) - 2012 Cayman R
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#8
12-05-2016, 09:15 AM
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Quote:
Best winter cat I've owned was a civic. The only limiting factor was ground clearance, traction was excellent until the floor became a sled.
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#9
12-05-2016, 09:30 AM
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1 month's payment on a GT3 + Uber!
Can you post some pics of the 260Z WIP? Love them!
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#10
12-05-2016, 11:40 AM
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Paul at Radial Tire has suggested different winter tires for each of our different vehicles. What a fantastic resource - all of his suggestions were spot on (even though they often conflicted directly with, for example, Consumer Reports). I [i]think[i/] he put Vredsteins on Ben's WRX.
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