This is a good idea if:
1) You have a short commute
2) You don't have to invest any money into a beater with a heater
3) You're able to cover the tax, title and registration fees for selling the vehicle in the spring
4) You have the time to properly check over said beater to ensure it's safe and not a danger to yourself or anyone else on the road.
This is a bad idea if:
1) You work 12 hour days and don't feel like working in your garage on meantime transportation
2) After you work 12 hour days you actually want to spend time with your family
3) You drive a lot and can't afford to have a beater break down on you and jeopardize your safety or a potential client meeting
4) If your not a good gambler: i.e. you invest too much into a junk to keep it reliable.
5) If you don't like spending the time to look and haggle with people to talk them down as much as possible so you may actually break even in the spring: then buying old cars is not for you.
6) If you don't have a spare 2500 laying around with nothing else to spend it on
??? you can pick up a 92-98ish jeep with less than 140k for nothing... the I6 motor is unbeatable and the design is so simple any repair can be done in no time?? ... i have a 30 mile round trip to school in NYC traffic and a 50 mile round trip to work (which i am doing right now (co-op program at school) and have never had any major problems with beaters ... plus these jeep parts are cheap as dirt and many things can be found used.... i can see it being a bad idea if your not mechanically inclinedplus money saved on insurance alone is worth it ...idk....just my .02 ...
This is a good idea if:
1) You have a short commute
2) You don't have to invest any money into a beater with a heater
3) You're able to cover the tax, title and registration fees for selling the vehicle in the spring
4) You have the time to properly check over said beater to ensure it's safe and not a danger to yourself or anyone else on the road.
This is a bad idea if:
1) You work 12 hour days and don't feel like working in your garage on meantime transportation
2) After you work 12 hour days you actually want to spend time with your family
3) You drive a lot and can't afford to have a beater break down on you and jeopardize your safety or a potential client meeting
4) If your not a good gambler: i.e. you invest too much into a junk to keep it reliable.
5) If you don't like spending the time to look and haggle with people to talk them down as much as possible so you may actually break even in the spring: then buying old cars is not for you.
6) If you don't have a spare 2500 laying around with nothing else to spend it on
??? you can pick up a 92-98ish jeep with less than 140k for nothing... the I6 motor is unbeatable and the design is so simple any repair can be done in no time?? ... i have a 30 mile round trip to school in NYC traffic and a 50 mile round trip to work (which i am doing right now (co-op program at school) and have never had any major problems with beaters ... plus these jeep parts are cheap as dirt and many things can be found used.... i can see it being a bad idea if your not mechanically inclinedplus money saved on insurance alone is worth it ...idk....just my .02 ...
I pay 60 a month for my 04GT.
The ol inline 6 cherokee's in Chi-town will run 3 - 4500 for a decent one. You certainly can pick one up for 2500 if you like to say a hail mary every morning. Cheap Jeep died out with the CJ-5' & 7's. Everything cost money now adays and a fair sum of it.
As far as wrenching:
ASE Master Tech, L1 and a whole sht load more pieces of paper to whipe my butt with, but it still doesn't mean that I want to come home and turn wrenches on some old POS. I did that when I was like you, in school and had free time even with working 40 and going to school darn near full time... single has its advantages.
Married, house, moved up to a new career after a BS degree and now I stay clean. I do have to do some long distance driving once in a blue moon, I need something that will be reliable; not should be. I also need something somewhat presentable and doesn't get 8 mpg with 4x4 engauged.
A guy at my job has an ultra-clean 99 XJ, but he's always complaining about 8-12mpg in the winter. He does brag about getting 16-18 with a light foot in the summer.
So, respectfully speaking, while I was once like you and had a beater for winter and one nice car, times have changed; I've already got two toys sitting in the garage, I certainly don't need a third.
I just need to re-shoe my horse.
is it me, but for those who have owned a 94-98 sn95, and now maybe own a 99-04 new edge, do you feel safer on the road when its raining/snowing in the older model compared to the newer model?
and for the guy that went in the ditch with the 04 GT, sorry man, that just brings tears to my eyes.
Buying an additional vehicle makes a lot of sense if you do it.
I've actually saved money by having the additional cars.
I have Blizzaks all around and I've only gotten stuck once in three winters: that was this year in my driveway after getting around everywhere else just fine.
To make a long story short, a guy on another forum is looking to trade his 03' GT w/ 55k for my Jeep. The problem is, I rely on my vehicles for transportation to work (I'm in college), which is really important. I can't expect the mustang to be as reliable as a 4x4 but is it driveable?
I'm curious as to how you have saved money? Did you get an additional 3 dollars off a month for a multi-car discount through your insurance or is it by just having fire and theft for letting your Mustang sit for six months and just paying liability on a beater?
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