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From what I've heard the reliability of the Mitsibishi Eclipse is questionable...also, every once in a while I see one blowing blue smoke, just like the Chrysler minivans that use a Mitsubishi engine (any correlation??)
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Originally posted by Shaun G:
nissan sentra agreed. solid little pocket rocket. all the people I know having a sentra (used to have one myself) had no problem but a dripping crankshaft seal (which is cheap to fix) Tiv
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Nissan Sentra 91+ (preferably an SE-R w/the 5th gear fix already done)
A2 VW's are a mixed bag. Easy to work on, easy to get parts for, easy to make into a sporty, fast car BUT it's not easy to find a good one. Most will need some work to make them run tip-top. But with just a bit of TLC they can go forever.
Toyota FX16's were a fun, small car with a great engine that was also in some Corolla GT-S's as well. Toyota reliablity is legendary for a reason...
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Originally posted by Forbidden Doughnut:
Contour...reliable? I love my car, but what the hell are you somking? Waterpumps? 4 bangers are not impervious to that either. They also need their timing belts changed to prevent catastrophic problems. Warped brake rotors up the whazoo. Ford front wheel drive auto trannys are complete garbage.
Well...$4500? My '95 Duratec LX cost me $3600. I got an SVT exhaust and E1 rims w/ KDWs for $500, dropped about $150 under the hood (K&N, Bosch 4s, Ford Racing plug wires, steel waterpump), and am gonna get about $300-$400 in brake work done (BAT Big Brake C & stainless steel hoses), so that levels out at about $4500. The car was owned and maintained by adults who didn't race or do anything stupid to it, so the engine and tranny are still in fine shape. And with the help of my local CEG guys, all the labor into the car has been near-free. Who knows, maybe I'm lucky and got a better deal than you find on V6 Contours, but it's not like it can't be done.
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Originally posted by dnewma04: Originally posted by Pete D: [b]Escort GT Still sporty, didn't do too bad for safety, decent power and handling, good for $200k.  Whoops, didn't mean to put that $ sign in there, I was reffering to 200k miles. TB is right about the prizm, although they aren't even remotely cool -Pete
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Well today we looked at a 91 Cabriolet and it was junk (80k miles). Tomorrow we are looking at a 1990 or 1991 (I forget) Integra with 103k.
She is more willing on the car now after the humbling experience from the Cabriolet. She is also thinking of an early 90's Accord with somewhere in the 100-130k mile range. I will keep you all updated. Thanks for the help.
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Originally posted by Dweezel:
Well today we looked at a 91 Cabriolet and it was junk (80k miles). Tomorrow we are looking at a 1990 or 1991 (I forget) Integra with 103k.
She is more willing on the car now after the humbling experience from the Cabriolet. She is also thinking of an early 90's Accord with somewhere in the 100-130k mile range. I will keep you all updated. Thanks for the help. I assume you were looking at a vw cabriolet, those things had a pretty bad theft reccord too. How much is that integra? Accrording to the classifieds in my lap $1500 can get you a 91 celica with 106k, hell there is a 93 saab 900s convertible for $6500, and considering this is NYC metro I would thing our stuff is more $$$ here -Pete
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Maybe she should consider a probe/mx-6 or a mercury capri (the FWD one). I dunno about the reliability of the capri (but being a little convertible, with an available turbo she should like it), but the probe does fairly well.
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the probes are nice if you find a good one.and those are few and far between and only if you get the GT
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Originally posted by Dweezel:
Well, my gf's parents are buying her a new car. She wants something that is reliable. Her parents gave her a ceiling of $4500. I already told her about a 4 cyl tour. Any other suggestions? Are there any other options? 
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