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UER Forum > Private Boards Index > Car Talk > winter beater ideas (Viewed 6958 times)

Nismo Location: Montreal. Lachine Gender: Male Total Likes: 12 likes It's so vewy droi here \| \| \| \| \|	winter beater ideas < on 10/7/2008 7:22 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	I have 2000 dollars to spend and need something 4x4, what should I look into

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Posted by Nismo
I have 2000 dollars to spend and need something 4x4, what should I look into

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in the snow, I'd put that car against a truck.

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Posted by Nismo
I have 2000 dollars to spend and need something 4x4, what should I look into

you need 4x4 or AWD?

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If you want 4x4 i would suggest:

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An Early 90's Jeep Grand Cherokee, easy to maintain, and super easy to find.

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An Early 90's Ford Explorer, also really easy to find.

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Or an Early 90's Nissan Pathfinder, not as easy to find.

If you need AWD I'd suggest:

Early 90's Subaru Legacy sedan or wagon, Super reliable and lots of fun if you find one with a turbo engine.

Or an early 90's Subaru Justy (good luck finding one though)

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Posted by SoNaive
If you want 4x4 i would suggest:

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An Early 90's Jeep Grand Cherokee, easy to maintain, and super easy to find.

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An Early 90's Ford Explorer, also really easy to find.

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Or an Early 90's Nissan Pathfinder, not as easy to find.

If you need AWD I'd suggest:

Early 90's Subaru Legacy sedan or wagon, Super reliable and lots of fun if you find one with a turbo engine.

Or an early 90's Subaru Justy (good luck finding one though)

The Jeeps had transmissions and transfer cases that were junk. I recommend a Wrangler if anything.

The Ford Explorer... if it has an automatic, stay right the hell away from them. You can't give automatic Suxplorers away up here.

Pathfinders are pretty rugged, but have a rot issue with the older ones. Again, find one with a manual transmission if you find one.

If you want economy, roll with a Subaru, again, make sure it's a standard transmission.

Nismo Location: Montreal. Lachine Gender: Male Total Likes: 12 likes It's so vewy droi here \| \| \| \| \|	Re: winter beater ideas < Reply # 5 on 10/7/2008 8:08 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	i found a 2.2turbo suby but osme one got it before me

Shael Location: Witherbee, NY. Gender: Female Total Likes: 7 likes Baaaaah. \| \|	Re: winter beater ideas < Reply # 6 on 10/7/2008 8:45 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Sam is soooooo right about the explorer. My stepdad is getting ready to get rid of his. The check engine light's on for the 20th time and we're getting sick of putting throttle control sensors in the bastard. Only thing wrong with my buick...the blower for the heater's shot...I think. I'm not sure. It's either the blower's fried, a control box in the dash is shot, a broken wire or a bad fuse. I find out Thursday when I get the oil changed. Shael
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bandi Lippy Mechanic Bastard Location: Trent Hills, ON Gender: Male Total Likes: 734 likes A liminal mind is all I've ever known. \| \| \|	Re: winter beater ideas < Reply # 7 on 10/7/2008 11:52 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	I'd vote for Subaru... early 90's Legacys are cheap, a blast to drive, and you can put STI struts and brakes on them. Turbo ones have a lot of potential too. Legacy and Impreza Brightons are super cheap as well, because they're total base models. The Impreza Brighton didn't even come with a passenger's side mirror.
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Sinister Crayon Location: Colorado Gender: Male Total Likes: 3 likes \| \|	Re: winter beater ideas < Reply # 8 on 10/8/2008 2:34 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	BMW 325iX [last edit 10/8/2008 2:35 AM by Sinister Crayon - edited 1 times]

bandi Lippy Mechanic Bastard Location: Trent Hills, ON Gender: Male Total Likes: 734 likes A liminal mind is all I've ever known. \| \| \|	Re: winter beater ideas < Reply # 9 on 10/10/2008 4:16 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	YES
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chromehorse Location: Brockville, Ontario Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes \| \|	Re: winter beater ideas < Reply # 10 on 10/10/2008 5:21 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Vintage AMC Eagle for the win!!!! lol

Xanadu Location: Las Vegas NV Gender: Male Total Likes: 0 likes \| \|	Re: winter beater ideas < Reply # 11 on 10/11/2008 2:41 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	4x4 Blazer, cheap truck. Probably only last one winter though.
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Posted by Sinister Crayon
BMW 325iX

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GL for $2k lol.

For uniqueness and street cred, I suggest an AWD Caravan, preferably with wood paneling.

bandi Lippy Mechanic Bastard Location: Trent Hills, ON Gender: Male Total Likes: 734 likes A liminal mind is all I've ever known. \| \| \|	Re: winter beater ideas < Reply # 13 on 10/11/2008 2:21 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Oh God no. Don't do it. Are there still any AWD Caravans out there that still move?
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bandi Lippy Mechanic Bastard Location: Trent Hills, ON Gender: Male Total Likes: 734 likes A liminal mind is all I've ever known. \| \| \|	Re: winter beater ideas < Reply # 14 on 10/11/2008 2:23 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	I actually used to have an AMC Eagle sedan... baby blue, with a dark blue landau top, and blue shag carpet. It definitely fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down. Not much fun to drive either (heavy, gutless, no handling), but man, it'd crawl through ANYTHING.
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Posted by bandi
Oh God no. Don't do it.

Are there still any AWD Caravans out there that still move?

totally a joke =P I wouldn't recommend any mopar at that price.

hmm.. $2k price with all 4 wheels driven. I'd go Tracker.

Samurai

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Posted by 944kid
totally a joke =P I wouldn't recommend any mopar at that price.

i don't know... I had an 86 Daytona Turbo Z that was fun and an 86 Dodge 600 that was indestructible.

everything after the 2.2/2.5L years sucks.

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Posted by bandi
Oh God no. Don't do it.

Are there still any AWD Caravans out there that still move?

Yes there are. I saw one myself out here for sale in Oregon the other day.

Samurai

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Posted by Agent Skelly

Yes there are. I saw one myself out here for sale in Oregon the other day.

yeah, but did it move under it's own power?

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Posted by Samurai

yeah, but did it move under it's own power?

Yes; most of the AWD Caravans you see up here are from the soccer moms from California who traded them while they were under 50k on the odometer.

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