Sub $1000 AWD winter beaters, what can you think of?

Post by **Onizuka** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

I know there is another thread for beater cars but this one is for AWD beater cars only, cause AWD is fun in the snow.

Here is what i can think of:

Old suby imprezatrashed awd DSMsuby XT?VW GTI?

thanks in advance for contributing!

Website · Post by **quiksilvia** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

anything, depending on how much damage

Post by **BadMojo** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

J-Spec Tuner wrote:suby XT?

Hey! The XT is mine!

Post by **240SXedUp** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

Doesnt really matter if ur spending a grand. All same quality id assume. Get a snowmobile. Mad fun.

Post by **AZhitman** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

Early 90's Sentra AWD wagon (hard to find).

Post by **JohnI3laze** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

An old All-track Celica but good luck finding one. And if you do find one, don't beat on it please. Sell it to me.

Post by **Onizuka** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

what about any VWs? are some of those AWD? or maybe and old audi?

Post by **Meantime** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

You can pick up a Passat wagon w/AWD (Snychro?) or an Audi wagon w/Quattro, but I wouldn't recommend either due to the expense of maintaining those cars and some questionable mechanical engineering. Neither do I feel their AWD is really all that great for the winter - I'll go into why some other time, needless to say I've had some poor experiences with Quattro in adverse weather.

A trashed DSM AWD will be a money pit, and again, their AWD really doesn't cut the mustard as far as snow/rough roads go. it's more performance-oriented than terrain-oriented.

Hate to sound like a broken record, but a Scooby is your best all-around choice for a reliable, economical, trustworthy winter vehicle. They are not very expensive, either. Even an old FWD GL-10 stomps easily through snow and slush like a mountain goat, and there are loads of them around for sub-$1000.

Post by **CaptainHenreh** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

Buy a Brat.

Brats are cool.

Post by **Meantime** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

CaptainHenreh wrote:Buy a Brat.

Brats are cool.

Brats rock, they are the shizzy, and I slap myself every day for selling mine. If you find one in decent shape, buy it first and ask questions later.

Guess I'll just have to find one of those ultra-rare Turbo Brats someday. EA81T!

Post by **Onizuka** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

who made the Brat? i dont even know what it looks like

Post by **CaptainHenreh** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

Behold! The Subaru Brat:

Post by **DSM91** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

Good luck finding an AWD DSM for less than a grand that will be running and reliable.

Meantime is correct. The AWD in DSMs is not the best for winter. Especially with the LSD rear. I can bring the rear end around without even trying. (as can be seen in my sig pic). However, if you can get one with the non-LSD rear you will be better off in the snow. (just not as good on dry pavement)

Non-LSD are mostly 90 and 91 ABS model talons and Eclipses. Some 92+ Lasers came without LSD, but its hard to find them since it was such a cheap factory option.

Don't ask me why the non-LSD cars handle better in the snow. I don't know, they just do.

Post by **Onizuka** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

CaptainHenreh wrote:Behold! The Subaru Brat:

SICK!

Post by **240SXedUp** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

I guess thats where they got the Baja idea from?

Post by **Ceptos** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

the original, old skool, audi quatro (fastback?), hehe, i cant remember what i heard, something like this was the first production car to have awd? or maybe it was audi in general, cant remember, probably wrong anyway =)

Post by **chrispy** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

best AWD snow vehicle = the Vista Colt . Mine is a 5sp with awd on the shifter, and it has enough room to bring a whole slew of people.

Post by **CaptainHenreh** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

240SXedUp wrote:I guess thats where they got the Baja idea from?

Um...you could say that.

You could also say that the Baja IS a Brat. Like, a new one. In fact, they were toying with calling it the "Brat II". Glad they didn't, though.

Post by **Onizuka** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

chrispy wrote:best AWD snow vehicle = the Vista Colt . Mine is a 5sp with awd on the shifter, and it has enough room to bring a whole slew of people.

that has got to be one of the ugliest cars i have ever seen....

Post by **Meantime** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

The Baja is an...aberration. I was excited, however, to see the one Baja commercial where they had an EXACT copy of my Brat in the background on the beach, right down to the tan paint, black jumpseats in the rear, t-tops and red targa stripe. I still have pics of it at home, I'll see if I can upload them later.

Post by **chrispy** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

J-Spec Tuner wrote:that has got to be one of the ugliest cars i have ever seen....

yes i think it is too. and mine is a light faded blue. it has fugley written all over it

Post by **Onizuka** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

it looks like there are some good deals to be had on old imprezas, which were all AWD which is cool.

Post by **Onizuka** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

ok never mind there were FWD ones...

Post by **Drift Machine** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

get an 80s AWD civic wagon, I'm pretty sure some were AWD.

Post by **MrFox** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

Ditto for the Tercel AWD wagon also. For sub-$1k car, parts'll be falling off, everything'll be rusted, but Tercels will never die!

Post by **Onizuka** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

i can live with massive amounts of rust as long as nothing big falls off like a door

Post by **JohnI3laze** » Mon Jun 30, 2003 5:05 pm

Brats rock. they are like El Caminos but they don't suck ***, I would definitely snap one up if it came my way.

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