Never thought I'd be looking for a beater again but with me going back and forth to Waterloo and my Wife starting her new job in Guelph I just can't drive the G that far a distance in the snow even with some good snow tires the front of the car along with other areas would just get ruined.

I'm looking for something around the thousand dollar mark, I don't mind spending a little more if its a good buy and a good deal.

If any of you know of a good car please pass the info to me.

Thanks

Roy

 

You might give this site a try.

http://www.redflagdeals.com/forums/f...splay.php?f=59

GL in your search. IIRC there is an older van somewhere for under $1000 in there.

 

I love RFD! Great place to find a deal.

 

I've been looking for the same thing. I'm leaning towards a older honda/acura just for reliability. Try Kijiji, I've found a couple dozen or so that has fit the shoe! You can do a good specific search there as well if you're picky like me

 

Ya I've been keeping an yey on kijiji also, I did find a few cars that caught my interest I'm just not in a big rush yet I'm hopping that my work will give me a truck soon but knowing how cheap they are I'm not holding my breath.

Thanks Sam for the link I'll check it out.

(One thing I noticed the people selling hondas and Toyotas are asking some rediculous prices for there car because of the reputation in reliability. Some cars that are reliable and aren't that much are Hyundai, Ford Focous and some mazdas I would include Nissan but I don't think they are that reliable once they reach high Km's IMO plus the thought of replacing those MAF's make me cringe)

 

want a sunfire LOL

 

Im on board with you guys looking for a beater as well.. hope it doesn't start snowing before november. hmm.. never tried red flag deals out before will give it a shot..

 

Update on my search......NOT IMPRESSED AT ALL!!!!! people's definition of mint is way off to my standards, its rediculous how some of the cars are described and when I go and see them their total junk, the ones that are decent are firm high prices for the year and km's and the ones that are the real good deal are gone within the first hour posted.

I did however find a Maxima (ya I know what I said but they seem to be best bang for the dollar unless you want to go Domestic) this one is in London its a 99' 227kms ES model loded whithout leather, its in good shape for the year and my only concern is the engine light wich doesn't affect the perfomance of the car so it may be a minor sensor other than that one nothing else so far. I actually told a guy off yesterday because he described his 98' mazda 626 in mint condition and when I got there the car looked like it hadn't been washed in 3 years plus it looked like a family of dogs lived in the interior with all the rips in the leather plus the stains in the carpet....so the search continues.

 

Hey Roy, I hear that the 4th gen maxima is pretty reliable especially even though it has the high mileage, if I were to choose a beater it would a maxima from 97-99.

 

I bought myself a beater in May. A 2000 Mazda Protege put the winters on already and hauled the alternator out last night for a rebuild. Plug change this weekend followed by a tranny oil change, oil change and a rad flush. Should be good to go for Nov 1st, when I store the G. Good luck on finding a decent beater.

 

^good choice Shilo.

Gman, get that engine light looked at. Could be something potentially very expensive coming up soon.

 

Yes I intend to before I buy it.

 

I just got a beater... and literally its mint.

2000 Malibu, 112000km, leather, wood trim, been garaged for 9 years. 1 spec of rust under the gas cap which ill have fixed in the spring. otherwise MINT!

I got it for free, same car with 130k was listed at $5500 on the trader!

 

Nice scoop!

 

I drive my winter beater more than I drive my G coupe - it is a 2000 Accord SE 5MT Sedan that I bought last october. I honestly prefer driving it more than the G35 at times, because it is smoother over the rough downtown toronto pavement, I can park it anywhere without worries, and it just seems that it is built better overall than my G35C.

Roy, my advice is to spend a bit more and buy a better vehicle which you can sell back for what you paid. There tends to be a lot better vehicles in the 3500 to 5000 range.