whats a cheap car w/good gas milage

Post by **sixxdeuce** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

What would make a good work/commuter car for cheap? It has to be super reliable

Heres what I have so far

AE86older sentranx2000Civic hatchford festiva(I hear these are bullitproof)

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

civic hatch by far easiest to get parts and quite reliable. an ae86 corolla would rock but it is a lot older and usually prone to rust.

Post by **Eklectrick** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

civic hatch. or if you wanna separate your self from everyone else with a civic hatch, get a gen2 integra. maybe a little harder to find but they look nice I think.

Post by **Rex** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

Civic Hatch no doubt. (Owner's identity protected) has an early 90's SI ran hard, can't shift for nothing, might have changed the oil 4 or 5 times (REALLY), replaced the timing belt once and it didn't damage the head when it broke and it's got over 204K on it, still gets 30+ in city driving. Just now starting to "use" coolant. Can't explain why, I told them, it sat in the cold too much this winter when they wouldn't drive in the snow and ice.

Hands down an un-modded Civic.

Post by **574-240sx** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

i had a 95 civic vx and it got 35city and 50+ hwy miles per gallon. The car was also slow and couldn't get out of its own way. nick

Post by **S13240** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

Metro!

Post by **Zydeco** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

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Post by **nismofan14** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

definitly a metro, they are cheap, easy as **** to work on and run **** near forever. My exgirlfriend had one with 250k on the original motor and has been sold to 3 other ppl since and is still running around.

Post by **krazy skwerel** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

if you get a civic though i can notstress enough do not get one with a 1.5. Piss on that engine its a big ball of suck. :batman

Post by **sixxdeuce** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

oh, I forgot the crx HF on my list

Post by **JohnI3laze** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

Can't believe no one said Vw golf/GTI/jetta yet. They are cheap as Tino's mom and run damm near forever. Admittedly they have gremlins but it's always little cheap stuff, the pricey parts usually last.

Post by **Mayhem_J30** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

tercel. it just won't die

Post by **Bubba1** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

For cheap and fun for commuting, you have a lotta choices:S13 - the ideal commuter carMazda MiataCivic CRXSentra SE-RToyota Celica GTSubaru 2.5RS

Post by **gibbo80** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

crx top choice with the civic, actually i think any of those hondas go forever. I dont know about gas mileage but chevy celebritys i think are imposible to kill:D

Post by **MainEvent212** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

umm...toyota prius? or a Honda hybrid car?...those thigns get like 55 mpg

Post by **[Zero-S]** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

I think he wanted a cheap one, ME. I'd say a civic or a metro if you want a cheap car, but if you want to get a new one hands down get a Honda Insight. The civic hybrids are crap, and the prius looks like an echo the got beat with an ugly stick (as if the echo wasn't ugly enough...).

Post by **nissanrcer240** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

i would have to say 1st or 2nd gen integra, couple of my friends have 1st gens, and one of them has a 2nd gen and theyre great cars..they never have any real problems with them, of course they take care of their cars pretty well, but its not that hard

Post by **importracer45** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

a 1990 Oldsmobile 88 .... hahaha ... wanna buy it, ill hook you up with a good deal and trust me it wont die ( ive tryed )

Post by **p00t** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

VW Scirocco.

Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

CRX would be my # 1 choice, just because they are relatively entertaining to drive.

Post by **98TURBOKA** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

Man a CRX is where it is at. I drive mine like a rented mule and she won't die. I got a 160k on it and it still gets upper 20's mpg. She still takes alot of the riced out crap on the roads from light to light.

Post by **goshoryuken** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

Get a brand new corolla... :-), they're pretty darn cheap and look nice stock .. just add rims.. or if you really want a car with good mileage get the civic hybrid.... or the prius.

Post by **Bubba1** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

I Had an old Corrolla for many years, and traded it on my 240sx. Car was dependable, reliable, good on gas. I'd still put S-13 as #1, Corrolla #2, CRX #3.

Post by **r34 gtr** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

hands down, a 1993 sentra xe. my friend has one that we only just managed to quasi-kill. it took 140k miles, all while driving the bloody hell out of it (shifting at the fuel cut, racing things impossible to beat (s2000, evo VIII, rwd sbc powered civics, etc.), hand brake u-turns at 60mph, many a autocross, tires and wheels from a race car -those were damn sticky! poked out about 2 inches from the body- extended 120mph runs, and finally killed it when we went mudding for the 3rd time in a week). in no way do i advocate this kind of driving, i mainly watched, and it still runs, it just has a bent valve or two....or 16...were gonna drop in a new engine as soon as he gets back from wisconsin (passed up a s2000 because he loves the car so much).

Post by **nismokid** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

the crx is a great choice i have a 90 and its the almighty "si", its got a whopping 108 hp and gets a good 30mpg ive been trying to break it since i started driving it and it just wont die. you cant go wrong, its a cheap car and parts are cheap the only thing wrong with it is that its damn slow

Post by **SmithSR** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

nismokid wrote:the crx is a great choice i have a 90 and its the almighty "si", its got a whopping 108 hp and gets a good 30mpg ive been trying to break it since i started driving it and it just wont die. you cant go wrong, its a cheap car and parts are cheap the only thing wrong with it is that its damn slow

:Werd of friend of mine had an '89 si that he maintained strictly, and could easily do 30mpg, unless he was trying to be Mr. GoKart racer. The engine was completely factory except for an already installed CAI, and the suspension was Eibach prokit with tokicos, energy suspension master kit, and that was it. A real blast to drive, the only problem is the thieves who follow you around to see where you park it. As for slow, this would only matter on a track, because if you have a good running unit, a CRX can outhandle most cars on the road, and you can bury the needle well past 125 and it'll keep pulling. Nobody had the nerve, or stupidity, to try and keep up.

Post by **LaureltheQueen** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

Making me miss my 91 si.

see sig.

The 90-91 si's were the only crx with factory disc brakes. It's insane how quick those suckers can stop. I used to brake-check people all the time. :-x

Post by **WingsNThangs** » Tue May 27, 2003 5:09 pm

1992 Toyota Camry. Oh yeah..

Post by **xru5tyx** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:02 am

i know a new versa 1.6 starts under $10000, helllllllllla cheap, but the engine is weaker than a GA

Website · Post by **s14derrick** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 9:04 am

im not even going to read what everyone else is sayng..get a civic. usually pretty reliable, cheap to work on, good on gas, parts are EVERYWHERE

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