YACT: What knockaround car should I get for 4 months?

[geno]

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: geno
I snagged a '90 Integra for $900 with 135K on it, it's actually a fun little drive, 5 speed, sun roof, light and handles well for its age. I'm sure you can find a 90-93 integra for cheap with decent milage

with or without a blown engine?

without! It had 135K on the clock last August, it now has 147k on it and it hasn't given me any probs except for a $75 axle and 2 hrs of my time It's run like a watch and the transmission is in great shape with no grinding

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: geno
I snagged a '90 Integra for $900 with 135K on it, it's actually a fun little drive, 5 speed, sun roof, light and handles well for its age. I'm sure you can find a 90-93 integra for cheap with decent milage

with or without a blown engine?

without! It had 135K on the clock last August, it now has 147k on it and it hasn't given me any probs except for a $75 axle and 2 hrs of my time It's run like a watch and the transmission is in great shape with no grinding

I'd actually love a late-model Integra...they're impossible to find around here though

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: geno
I snagged a '90 Integra for $900 with 135K on it, it's actually a fun little drive, 5 speed, sun roof, light and handles well for its age. I'm sure you can find a 90-93 integra for cheap with decent milage

with or without a blown engine?

without! It had 135K on the clock last August, it now has 147k on it and it hasn't given me any probs except for a $75 axle and 2 hrs of my time It's run like a watch and the transmission is in great shape with no grinding

I'd actually love a late-model Integra...they're impossible to find around here though

Yeah, some areas of the country are DA-less (DA being the 2nd gen), around here there's not a ton, but enough to choose from. Whenever I'm on a message board for integras, I always notice a TON of people from So-Cal, I'm sure that place is crawling with them

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: geno

Originally posted by: scorpmatt

Originally posted by: geno
I snagged a '90 Integra for $900 with 135K on it, it's actually a fun little drive, 5 speed, sun roof, light and handles well for its age. I'm sure you can find a 90-93 integra for cheap with decent milage

with or without a blown engine?

without! It had 135K on the clock last August, it now has 147k on it and it hasn't given me any probs except for a $75 axle and 2 hrs of my time It's run like a watch and the transmission is in great shape with no grinding

I'd actually love a late-model Integra...they're impossible to find around here though

Yeah, some areas of the country are DA-less (DA being the 2nd gen), around here there's not a ton, but enough to choose from. Whenever I'm on a message board for integras, I always notice a TON of people from So-Cal, I'm sure that place is crawling with them

Yeah seriously...Now, if I were looking for a full-size pickup truck...

 

[Zanix]

Dodge Shadow. Early ninties.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: Zanix
Dodge Shadow. Early ninties.

How fun...that was the first car I ever drove

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: b0mbrman

Originally posted by: Zanix
Dodge Shadow. Early ninties.

How fun...that was the first car I ever drove

ditto My first was a 91, find a 90+ 5 speed with the 523 tranny, they're so much better to drive than the older ones (can't remember the number). I even had a turbo Shadow after that too, that was a fun drive

The non-turbos can be found for CHEAP and they're a snap to repair! There's parts-a-plenty in the junk yards (don't let that fool you, they can be very reliable, people are just willing to throw them away since they're so cheap)

 

[b0mbrman]

Junkyards maybe...but I'm having big problems finding many whole ones on Auto Trader