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Old 03-24-2005, 10:20 AM
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Default lookin to maybe get a beater, wana stay german, VW or audi.....

id like to spend under 1700-1800$ i can work on my own cars so thats not a problem, any suggestions from people that ahve owned them? any model between say 86 and 96. needs to get decent milage. im lookin at jettas, golfs, 80s, 90s, 100s. i like the 12v 2.8 is milage horrible? what was the first year for it? 92? thanks for any suggestions.
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Default a beater car should be reliable...

you don't want it to become a project car(repairs).

Buy a Toyota or Honda.
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2nd... I'd recommend a Honda Civic instead
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DAMNIT! but i guess ur right
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3rd - I am always working on my 90' Audi 200 TQ. Major headache sometimes.
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Default yeah but u see, ill end up turboing it.....

why cant i just leave cars alone?! everything i own gets modified.
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Default tell me about it...

i have a beater car and i modded that too.

auto start, aftermarket system, etc, etc.
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Still getting the Factory 5 that you talked about a while back?
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Default get a old lexus or somethin

its still nice and it will last forever. my dads had his lexus ls400 for 380,000 miles. only thing hes done was maintenance every 100 thousand miles. so hes spent 6,000 in total maintenance for I dont even know how many years. Its a 93 I think
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Default at some point, decided its not feesible at this time....

family problems, probably divorce of mom n stepdad soon, house will probably get sold. that would mean i woudnt have anywhere to keep it, etc. but i WILL build one someday, hopefully soon.


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