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Posted By: Redlineracer12 Winter Beater?? - 11/16/04 05:56 PM
Hi i'm from the Minnesota twin cities area, and i was wondering if anyone knows somebody from around here with a good winter car for sale? I was kinda hoping for a manual with front wheel drive and good gas mileage (ford prefered of course!) such as a probe or equivalent. I don't want to spend much more than $1000, but i need it to be reliable. I have already parked my SVT for the winter in the shed but i am getting very tired of paying $2 a gallon to drive my 2 wheel drive F150 back and forth to the University of River Falls every day.
Posted By: ZoomZoom Diva Re: Winter Beater?? - 11/17/04 01:53 AM
I know this one is closer to $2000... but I think it's a deal...

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&paId=158524616&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&recnum=0&leadExists=true&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_14_%7CB-2000%7CD-_172_%7CN-N%7CR-100%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-55104&aff=national

only one I saw on cars.com which I would consider...
Posted By: slingersvt Re: Winter Beater?? - 11/17/04 04:35 AM
Hey Tony!!

I'm in Eagan!!

I have 93 Ford Tempo..(160K)....needs tires and ball joints (already bought ball joints...just haven't had time to put them on). PM me if you want more details....not looking for much more than best offer....$??500??. Never had engine problems....5spd two door....needs a little TLC but will make through the winter with new tires ($150 @ Mills FF) and install of ball joints.

Let me know!!

Mike
Posted By: captainandy15 Re: Winter Beater?? - 11/17/04 06:45 AM
Eagan? I'm from there too, we should get togehter over thanksgiving and talk cars?
Posted By: Redlineracer12 Re: Winter Beater?? - 11/17/04 05:40 PM
Alright, Thanks guys I'll keep the escort in mind! I just found a 93 probe in minnetonka for 1350 i'm gonna go check it out this weekend. so i got my fingers crossed!
Posted By: slingersvt Re: Winter Beater?? - 11/17/04 06:14 PM
Hey man.

Definately interested in hooking up sometime but I'll be gone for T-Giving. My car is down with Rick @ Buckshot Motorsports.....he's fixing a few things for me. When I get my car back I'll shoot you a line and we can go from there. Talk to you later!!

Mike
Posted By: XKontour98 Re: Winter Beater?? - 11/17/04 11:51 PM
Keep me in the loop in this. Ill be up in the cities alot and likely permenantly in a month.
Posted By: captainandy15 Re: Winter Beater?? - 11/18/04 12:37 AM
will do
Posted By: ZoomZoom Diva Re: Winter Beater?? - 11/18/04 03:04 AM
Originally posted by XKontour98:
Keep me in the loop in this. Ill be up in the cities alot and likely permenantly in a month.



Me too... I'm in the same neck of the woods...
Posted By: slingersvt Re: Winter Beater?? - 11/18/04 02:46 PM
I'll let you all know when I get my car back and maybe we can hook up on a weekend when it's dry or something....don't want to be cruising in the snow n' salt. Talk to you later!!
Posted By: Blue Goose Re: Winter Beater?? - 11/21/04 12:30 AM
If u want my friend has a 83 pontiac 6000 le fuel injected. he wants $75-$100 for it. runsr41 fine, good gas milage, and runs good except for the appetite for oil. no power, and looks like a big brown terd, but will run and get u where you need to go, not to mention that it is really cheap. kinda far away, but pm me if intrested.
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