They would all be domestic I'm guessing. My car's a foreign and it's about time for a new distributor cap and it's about $30. Fuel filter for it is $25.
What are some low maintenance cost used cars?
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theres the very obvious civic or accord
i cant say my maxima has been extremly reliable, but it also has 155,000 miles on it. Its never had any engine or tranny work, mostly brakes, exhaust, body, wear and tear kinda stuff.
i cant say my maxima has been extremly reliable, but it also has 155,000 miles on it. Its never had any engine or tranny work, mostly brakes, exhaust, body, wear and tear kinda stuff.
toyota pickup/tacoma, manual transmission. Have had great luck with them in the past. Easy to troubleshoot, easy to work on, parts come cheap.
fuel filter for my Chevy with TBI fuel injection;was $5.99 at Advance auto parts,
have you checked prices at a different place?
Fuel filters are fairly generic, you can certainly find one cheaper. I'm guessing you're going through the dealer.
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Domestic cars usually have cheaper parts, but when it comes to an older AND reliable car, the Japanese cars usually win.
Dodge Shadow/Plymouth Sundance and the Chrysler K-cars usually have very cheap parts, but they generally aren't as reliable as their Japanese counterparts...
Dodge Shadow/Plymouth Sundance and the Chrysler K-cars usually have very cheap parts, but they generally aren't as reliable as their Japanese counterparts...
Thats what I was going to recomend but I know how to work on cars. I have had several of those over the years and they are some of the best beaters out there. Parts are so cheap and there are so many in junkyards you can keep one on the road for pennys
. My current beater is an 89 Caravan 2.5l turbo and I love it.BTW the reason there are so many in junkyard isn't because they are a POS. Its because Chrysler used the same basic 4 banger in just about every fwd car they made from 80-94 so they made a billion or so of them. They are also worthless so a lot get junked just because something minor broke.
hmm,
been to any old car shows of late?
i go to them a Lot
you see Very few old Japanese cars...
I do see Triumphs,Mercedes,and Some VW's..
at a car show i went to on 8/31/2003,
there was aprox 300 autos,
i would bet 150 were GM
80 Ford products,
30 Mopar
and the next 40 were assorted, among the rest.
Ths Sunday prior,I was at a "Lions" car show,where there was "Classes"
classes were "A" to "Y"
V class was VW, there was 7 Vw's there.2 were karmin ghias
anothe foreign class there was 2 Morris cars,
one Czhek car,i have seen before,its very rare in the uS,
one old Toyota,like 1980,
and about 5 more foreign cars,
There was about 280 cars at the show,
the oldest car was from 1905,it was a Ford
another old car there was a 1910 Stanley Steamer,very rare today. {really neat car}
all told i think there was about 30 Foreign cars there at the show.
The nicest foreign one i saw,was a 1969 Porsche,with an about 1973 engine,
setup for racing!
I own a 1967 Camaro
it runs very well,and is Very dependable.
If i need a starter,or an Altenator,or an oil filter,gas filter etc,
they are Not hard to find,nor do they cost a Lot of money.
Lots of luck in your search.
each parson likes are a little different.
besides GM stuff i do like Mopar,some Ford stuff,
i have owned a Honda,a few VW's,a couple Subarus.
I would consider a new Toyota hybrid if i had the money,{Prius? i think}
but, If there was 2 foot of snow,and i had to get to work,{like last winter,here, locally}
i think i would drive;
either my rusty chevrolet 4x4 pickup,or my not so rusty Chevy full size van.
Want a reliable domestic?
Olds Eighty Eight, later models.
Great engine, lots of parts if you need, and it is reliable.
Olds Eighty Eight, later models.
Great engine, lots of parts if you need, and it is reliable.
Originally posted by: cavemanmoron
hmm,
been to any old car shows of late?
i go to them a Lot
you see Very few old Japanese cars...
I do see Triumphs,Mercedes,and Some VW's..
at a car show i went to on 8/31/2003,
there was aprox 300 autos,
i would bet 150 were GM
80 Ford products,
30 Mopar
and the next 40 were assorted, among the rest.
Ths Sunday prior,I was at a "Lions" car show,where there was "Classes"
classes were "A" to "Y"
V class was VW, there was 7 Vw's there.2 were karmin ghias
anothe foreign class there was 2 Morris cars,
one Czhek car,i have seen before,its very rare in the uS,
one old Toyota,like 1980,
and about 5 more foreign cars,
There was about 280 cars at the show,
the oldest car was from 1905,it was a Ford
another old car there was a 1910 Stanley Steamer,very rare today. {really neat car}
all told i think there was about 30 Foreign cars there at the show.
The nicest foreign one i saw,was a 1969 Porsche,with an about 1973 engine,
setup for racing!
I own a 1967 Camaro
it runs very well,and is Very dependable.
If i need a starter,or an Altenator,or an oil filter,gas filter etc,
they are Not hard to find,nor do they cost a Lot of money.
Lots of luck in your search.
each parson likes are a little different.
besides GM stuff i do like Mopar,some Ford stuff,
i have owned a Honda,a few VW's,a couple Subarus.
I would consider a new Toyota hybrid if i had the money,{Prius? i think}
but, If there was 2 foot of snow,and i had to get to work,{like last winter,here, locally}
i think i would drive;
either my rusty chevrolet 4x4 pickup,or my not so rusty Chevy full size van.
So out of all those billions of domestics you saw at the car show, how many were daily drivers that were never ever completely rebuilt/restored and were daily drivers? That's a stupid comparison. Imports didn't even start becoming popular until the 70s and 80s. Obviously, there are going to be 10x more domestic cars than there will be import cars, especially "old" ones. And when he says old, I'm sure he means late 80s, maybe early 90s cars.
I'm not saying anything in terms of reliability because that all depends on the car and the person who drives/drove it. People can have great luck with some brands and crap luck with others, regardless of the origin of the manufacturer.
I guess Eagle Talon AWDs don't qualify as low maintenance? Or no? I like the fact that I can get a manual and an AWD together in a car, makes it both fun and safe to drive, especially during the winter snow.
AgaBoogaBoo
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A good cheap car all round is to find a GM car with a 3.8L v6. No Dist. cap, no timing belt, O2 sensor on older ones (88-early 90's) is like $25, etc...
I am a mechanic and my daily driver is a Buick LeSabre coupe. 4 speed auto with the 3.8L V6. Over 140K with factory Alt, starter, etc...
And this is the ricer board, so most are going to say Toyota, nissan, hinda, etc... even though most of them have timing belts ($$$), very exspensive replacment parts (as I see you already know), etc.....
I am a mechanic and my daily driver is a Buick LeSabre coupe. 4 speed auto with the 3.8L V6. Over 140K with factory Alt, starter, etc...
And this is the ricer board, so most are going to say Toyota, nissan, hinda, etc... even though most of them have timing belts ($$$), very exspensive replacment parts (as I see you already know), etc.....
Read my post, this car also has the 3.8L V6. I think it MIGHT share the same platform as my Buick LeSabre. Good car, and can be had very cheap.
No eagle talon but an AMC Eagle would work
. They are AWD and were available with a manual plus they are cool as hell.TRENDING THREADS
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