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Imtired · 09-01-2012, 03:43 PM

I've gotten 3 beaters for the winter since buying my Z in '09.
The first was a '94 Ford Escort for $700. it ran like a champ through the winter until I let my sister-in-law borrow it in the spring and she wrecked it. Second was a '96 Buick Century wagon for 800 bucks. I bought this kind of as a joke, but it ran well the whole winter then it started to get eaten from the ground up by rust. Sold it that spring for scrap, $150. The third car is a '98 Dodge neon with 70k miles for $1500. Ran well through last winter and will definitely make it through the next.

Just ditch that car and buy a cheap car that will make it through the winter.

09-01-2012, 03:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
Imtired Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: MA Posts: 123 Drives: '16 R, '86+'87 GN Rep Power: 15	I've gotten 3 beaters for the winter since buying my Z in '09. The first was a '94 Ford Escort for $700. it ran like a champ through the winter until I let my sister-in-law borrow it in the spring and she wrecked it. Second was a '96 Buick Century wagon for 800 bucks. I bought this kind of as a joke, but it ran well the whole winter then it started to get eaten from the ground up by rust. Sold it that spring for scrap, $150. The third car is a '98 Dodge neon with 70k miles for $1500. Ran well through last winter and will definitely make it through the next. Just ditch that car and buy a cheap car that will make it through the winter.