I Need A Cheap Winter Beater That Won't Leave Me Stranded! What Car Should I Buy?
Quick Facts:
Budget: up to $10,000
Daily Driver: During the winter months
Location: Portland, Oregon
Wants: AWD, safe, reliable, affordable
Doesn’t want: A beater that is about to fall apart
Expert 1: Tom McParland - Get A Value By Being Different
You need a Suzuki SX4. Suzuki wasn’t super successful as an automaker in the U.S. toward the end of its run, but that doesn’t mean they made bad cars. The SX4 was a spunky hatchback/crossover available with all-wheel-drive and a pretty durable little package. They are reliable, fuel efficient, and pretty darn fun to drive.
Due to Suzuki’s limited sales numbers, these are not easy to find, but I did locate what looks like a super clean example with 132,000 for only $5400. Don’t get too caught up in the mileage number, maintenance and condition are far more important than what is on the odometer.
Go find yourself a Suzuki winter hoonmobile.
Expert 2: Michael Ballaban – The Old Staple
You said you can’t find a Subaru for under $10,000 with less than 100,000 miles? Feh! Pish posh! And many other profanities besides! The first and second generation Subaru Foresters were great, with a surprising amount of feedback from the controls. They were just honest workhorses that happened to have huge side-view mirrors. Okay, so they weren’t quite an SUV, and were more station-wagon-like, but that’s mostly because Subaru was just ahead of this whole crossover curve thing.
Expert 3: Patrick George – iX Marks The Spot
If you wanna get something different and fun, might I suggest the E30 BMW 325iX? These days AWD variants of luxury sedans are as common as pee smells in New York City, but back in the ‘80s, the iX was a pretty interesting offering in its field. It had legit AWD too, with a locking center and rear differential that could send up to 90 percent of torque to the front or rear axle as needed.
(Jalopnik.com)
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
See The Animated Graphic For Proof
What's causing this traffic jam? If you tailgate, it's caused by someone like you
By keeping equal distance in front of and behind you, you'll get there faster, researchers say.
(AutoBlog.com)
By keeping equal distance in front of and behind you, you'll get there faster, researchers say.
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Well Said, Bill
“The more relaxed you are, the better you are at everything: the
better you are with your loved ones, the better you are with your
enemies, the better you are at your job, the better you are with
yourself.”
― Bill Murray
(CavemanCircus.com)
― Bill Murray
(CavemanCircus.com)
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