my friend needs to buy a beater car for about 1000 bucks.. he prefers stick over auto i believe..

anybody?

 

Any older EF civic or crx you should be able to get for about that. Check autotrader or the newspapers. If I hear of any cars around here for sale, I'll post something.

 

sweet! thanx alot.. my buddy is saving up for a EVO IX and he's selling his mazdaspeed protege right now.. thats why he needs a beater car for about a year untill he has enough $$ saved up

any info will help guyz! thanx!

 

Last one of those beaters I got was from Sound Ford in Renton in '97 - it was a trade-in with high miles but a very nice body. It was considered a 'back row car' by the dealership. I got it for under $1000, and ran it for 3 1/2 years with few problems. I sold to a gal who needed a cheap, solid car, and it's still running her around town. It was an '89 Escort 4 speed hatch. When I sold it, it had 164,000+ miles on it, a new clutch and new tires (and still looked good!). (I sold it to her for $6.)

Many new car dealerships have 'back row cars' that they want to just get rid of. Many can be had for a reasonable price, "as is."

 

hey thanx for the tip tomas.. ill tell my friend that

 

Here is another reference. If he is interested he could go down to Tacoma this Saturday at 6 and catch the public car auction. It is hosted by Taylor Auctions and you can find a large variety of cars to choose from. They are right off of Steele Street and you can get their address and check out their items for sell at Taylorsauction.com
Hope this helps.
-Jake

 

Have him check out the local vehicles listed on Seattle's Craigslist <-- linked

 

one of my employees sells cars... i can see if he has anything under 1000...anything more specific than a 5-speed?

 

'93 geo storm 70k miles stick shift for 1500
89 chrysler convertible 60k miles stick shift for 2000

 

hehe.. ill ask him about these.. are they still available? sorry about the late response