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    Quick car ideas - cheap - wagons! Suggestions needed

    So hopefully this won't turn into a typical mountain thread...

    I am just making sure I am not overlooking some type of car.

    We decided to replace the Jeep with something else that is cheap. This way we don't have a car loan when we get a house later this year. After we get the house we will get the nice car, aka GTI. It is just smarter to not get another loan before the mortgage to hopefully keep our interest rate down on the house.

    Here are the requirements
    1. Reliable
    2. AWD or full-time 4WD
    3. ABS
    4. Wagon or SUV style (fold flat rear seats)
    5. Dirt cheap to maintain aka not BMW suspension where there are a ton of bushings that are all crappy.
    6. Low maintenance (timing chains are great, no valve adjustments, etc)

    So far I can only think of one car. Subaru outback wagon. There HAS to be more options. Please suggest any cars that you have had experience with that meet the bill. This is NOT supposed to be a fun car, just a good car that never lets us down.

    Also, we will probably just trade our Jeep in, if someone wants a good car (that needs cooling attention) for just over trade in value please let me know, you can get it for cheap. Part time 4WD, no abs, command trac, 2000, 164k, auto, rear lift, tow hitch, front tow hooks, fog lights, custom sunroof that doesnt seal right, good headunit/infinity speakers, K&N intake kit, bored TB, TONS of engine service records, rancho shocks, aftermarket wheels, two sets of tires (winter/all season), 3 row radiator, electric fans. Say around 4k give or take.

    - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

    #2
    I say find an older volvo cross country or Audi allroad. Both are top notch and make subies look like pintos. If you do the work yourself they will be pretty economical.


    Looking for a clean e30 shell for a project.

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      #3
      No to any Audi. My friend is an audi freak and has turned me off of them. Too many electrical problems. Also, the allroads have air rear suspension that has about a 85% failure rate.

      I should look into volvos again. If I remember right it took a while to get AWD in them but the price might have came down. Good idea!

      - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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        #4
        Volvo V70 awd non turbo.

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          #5
          I forgot about the air suspension, utter crap.

          I was looking at an older Volvo last spring, awd '98 I think, had like 130k and the guy wanted 3800$. They handle great and are real easy to work on (my wife loves volvos and we've had great experiences with them).


          Looking for a clean e30 shell for a project.

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            #6
            Did they offer manuals with AWD?

            - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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              #7
              Originally posted by monkeytaco View Post
              I forgot about the air suspension, utter crap.

              I was looking at an older Volvo last spring, awd '98 I think, had like 130k and the guy wanted 3800$. They handle great and are real easy to work on (my wife loves volvos and we've had great experiences with them).
              I got my '98 fwd V70 a few years ago for $500 at ~120k miles. Currently at 176k miles, only issue I've had was with the power-steering.

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                #8
                Don't think they had a manual, but check this out:

                http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/2119213455.html


                Looking for a clean e30 shell for a project.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Roland H View Post
                  I got my '98 fwd V70 a few years ago for $500 at ~120k miles. Currently at 176k miles, only issue I've had was with the power-steering.
                  $500?! Or 5k?

                  $500 would be retarded awesome.


                  Looking for a clean e30 shell for a project.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by blefevre View Post
                    Did they offer manuals with AWD?
                    The volvos? yes. Not so easy to find though, custom order only.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by monkeytaco View Post
                      $500?! Or 5k?

                      $500 would be retarded awesome.
                      $500. The driver's side door hinge had ripped out of the metal when I bought it. PO backed out of the garage with the door open... the rest is self explanatory.

                      3 hours with a welder and it's almost as good as new, nobody's noticed.

                      I got my 240 for $50.... :D

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Roland H View Post
                        $500. The driver's side door hinge had ripped out of the metal when I bought it. PO backed out of the garage with the door open... the rest is self explanatory.

                        3 hours with a welder and it's almost as good as new, nobody's noticed.

                        I got my 240 for $50.... :D
                        That's awesome.

                        exactly how many cars do you have?


                        Looking for a clean e30 shell for a project.

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by monkeytaco View Post
                          That's awesome.

                          exactly how many cars do you have?
                          Too freaking many, in the process of consolidating.

                          97 M3 (selling)
                          78 ford LTD (not running, grandfather bought new)
                          90 suburban (selling back to the parents)
                          79 volvo 242 DL (not running, uncle bought new)
                          86 volvo 240
                          98 volvo V70 (selling to parents)

                          used to have:

                          2001 B5 S4 (flipped for a profit)
                          96 Volvo 850 (sister wrecked this summer, 233k miles)
                          81 volvo 240 (wiring issues out the arse, parted out)
                          79 volvo 242 GT (got rear ended and totaled)

                          Not even 20 yet either....

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                            #14
                            So what do the volvos have going for them?

                            - E30, DSM, Golf R, Mazda 3 Skyactiv

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by blefevre View Post
                              So what do the volvos have going for them?
                              cheap. reliable. transportation.

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