Convertable for around 5k?

[Wadded Beef]

Best convertable for around 5k? My friend is car shopping and he wants a convertable of some kind for not too much money. I was thinking a miata, but he said he was looking at saabs and I thought "this kid needs help" so what do you guys think?

 

[mb]

Miata was the fist thing that came to my mind.

 

[njmodi]

95-97 Mustang GT, 5spd.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef
Best convertable for around 5k? My friend is car shopping and he wants a convertable of some kind for not too much money. I was thinking a miata, but he said he was looking at saabs and I thought "this kid needs help" so what do you guys think?

Why does he want a convertible? 😛

And yeah, in that pricerange, Miata's about all you'll get. Women don't care - all they see is the droptop and go all ga-ga. 😛

- M4H

 

[malbojah]

Geo made a convertable about 15 years ago. I'm sure you could find one for less than 5k

 

[Tylanner]

CHRYSLER LEBARON

Ebay Linkers

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[Buickbeast]

Geo metro convertible, pic

 

[CrackRabbit]

A Chrysler LeBaron with a 2.2 or 2.5 turbo 😀

 

[Buickbeast]

Originally posted by: Tylanner
CHRYSLER LEBARON

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As long as it's a turbo GTC 🙂

 

[Tylanner]

Originally posted by: Buickbeast

Originally posted by: Tylanner
CHRYSLER LEBARON

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As long as it's a turbo GTC 🙂

The linked one is a GTC but dunno about turbo...

 

[Buickbeast]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
A Chrysler LeBaron with a 2.2 or 2.5 turbo 😀

beat me to it! The only dodge turbos I would rather have would be a turbo Caravan or Omni.

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: supafly
Miata was the fist thing that came to my mind.

My 94 was $5400 when I bought it a few years ago.

 

[jammur21]

Originally posted by: supafly
Miata was the fist thing that came to my mind.

 

[shelaby]

chrysler sebring, my dad got a 98 for 4300, great shape, and i know a lot of you arnt chrysler fans, but its a fun car, and has a lot of space for a backseat and trunk too

 

[Wadded Beef]

the sebrings actually look nice, good find! but hows their reliability?

 

[Shawn]

Originally posted by: Wadded Beef
the sebrings actually look nice, good find! but hows their reliability?

it's a chrysler. so probably poor.

 

[Twista]

mustang baby! v8 stick shift! CANT GO WRONG THERE! 97 year 😉

 

[Buck Armstrong]

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
A Chrysler LeBaron with a 2.2 or 2.5 turbo 😀

I've got Jon Voigt's LeBaron.

 

[NutBucket]

I'm gonna have to go with Miata or Mustang. For the love of god please don't let him buy a 'stang with less then 8 cylinders! (well, unless its a 2.3 turbo but I'm not sure those ever went into convertibles)

 

[GTaudiophile]

Miata will do cirlces around a Stang on a twisty road...more reliable too!

 

[redly]

Olds Cutlass convertible

 

[Kishan]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Miata will do cirlces around a Stang on a twisty road...more reliable too!

I agree-Bash it all you want, but you can't have such a fun car that is reliable under $5k.

 

[Wadded Beef]

i'm 6'3" and couldn't drive a miata comfortably, my friend is about 5'11", would he be comfy?

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: GTaudiophile
Miata will do cirlces around a Stang on a twisty road...more reliable too!

and much more fun to drive. If he can put up with some people making fun of him, the Miata is probably the best bet.

Oh, and don't get a Sunbird no matter what you do. If I had my choice of having to run five miles barefoot over broken glass, or drive a Sunbird, I think I'd run. A friend had a Sunbird convertible...the thing was immaculately taken care of, and yet it got terrible mileage, had NO power, leaked after a while, and blow a HG at 50k or so. VERY disappointing.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Buck Armstrong

Originally posted by: CrackRabbit
A Chrysler LeBaron with a 2.2 or 2.5 turbo 😀

I've got Jon Voigt's LeBaron.

I've got a pencil that he chewed on!