Ideas for a 3-4k Family car?

[backtrail69]

2001 Camry. 2.2l.

+1 My GF has a 2000 camry 2.2l, Great car. We just drove it 2500 miles last week...

[einstein57]

The accord has more cars in the million mile club then camry last time i checked (94-95 model in particular)

[doglegleft]

+1 e34 touring... one of the coolest grocery getters still.

We went through the same deal a year ago... growing family = bigger car. We went with a 95 e34 touring... picked it up off of Craigslist for under $4K... spent $125 for a a pre-purchase inspection from an independent bmw shop to make sure we weren't throwing away cash.

We've had the car for over a year, no real issues... all our friends with mini-vans hate us. 20 to 22 mpg around town... some highway driving. The cargo space is perfect for everything and the fold down seats convert the touring into a near pick-up.

There is plenty of DIY write ups... as pointed out earlier in the thread you are going to have make sure the dual sunroof was looked after... make sure there are no issues with the hatch / harness... other than that it’s a great ride. Just be picky... and you will get a good deal.

[CleanAzzE30z]

E34 wagon it is. Ive always wanted one.

[einstein57]

Good choice. I'm trying to convince myself i don't need an e39 touring. I'm loosing the battle. LOL

[txtorquemade]

64 Mercury Comet! j/k

e34 touring would rock. I have one for my massage table toting wife.

[VacMan]

Excellent choice. Pop by the bf.c E34 section if you want to see plenty of nice examples.

Here's one more of mine. $1400, a spare set of wheels and some junkyard parts later:

[Rodoni]

wait, what??? link please???????


edit: read autoblog just now... those are overseas only. no 1 series diesel hatch for US. the 3 door hatch is by far the best looking 1 sereis too. :(

i actually just saw one in my town last week. Great looking car. It was from michigan.

[M42Power]

An e34 touring 525tds, great durability, great gas mileage but not avaliable in the us

[325ix]

e36 sedan. so much more room than an e30, can be had in your pricerange. a lot of them have fold down rear seats as well. I actually prefer my e36 sedan to my old e34

however, yes you could def get an m50 powered e34 touring in that pricerange. Though it will be automatic.

I was gonna say touring something

[PeaveyBassist]

Mark IV Jetta.

[Holland]

Late much?

[pbr87]

I've got a friend selling a 2002 Honda Accord for about 4k.

[CleanAzzE30z]

Fuck it. Theres a 2001 Titanium silver 540i 6-speed w/ 70k miles in my driveway.

[dashboardmonkey]

Fuck it. Theres a 2001 Titanium silver 540i 6-speed w/ 70k miles in my driveway.

pics pleez