2nd Vehicle/Winter Beater
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Hepar
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I think it all depends on the vehicle, how much and how you use the vehicle and how much maintenance you want to put in it.
For example, most Honda's have great reputations for lasting a long time, which I feel is true, but I also feel like once they start having minor issues they go downhill from there. So, I probably would never buy a Honda with much more than 100k on it.
For example, most Honda's have great reputations for lasting a long time, which I feel is true, but I also feel like once they start having minor issues they go downhill from there. So, I probably would never buy a Honda with much more than 100k on it.
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Swimmerboy2112
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My beater is a 1998 Subaru Impreza wagon, bought it last year with 204K now it has 234K still running strong.
BrianSD_42
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Buy COBs 2nd Gen. Make him a solid offer.
texas4rnr
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Did this two days ago. Husband has been driving a motorcycle to and from everywhere for the last two years. It was time to get a 2nd vehicle. We decided on a 2nd 4runner. Yep.
Long story short: Drove to Houston (5 hours) to get a 60k Toyota Certified '08 Sport w/JBL, Sunroof and no accidents. 18k. Would have driven the same distance or more in any direction but stayed within the state to avoid paying a ton in title and registration fees on top of down payment. Keep that in mind when purchasing a vehicle out of state to hold some back for registration and stuff.
Long story short: Drove to Houston (5 hours) to get a 60k Toyota Certified '08 Sport w/JBL, Sunroof and no accidents. 18k. Would have driven the same distance or more in any direction but stayed within the state to avoid paying a ton in title and registration fees on top of down payment. Keep that in mind when purchasing a vehicle out of state to hold some back for registration and stuff.
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I just moved to OH from TX and did the same thing. I bought a couple cash vehicles (1998 4Runner & 1999 Lexus RX300) both 4x4 so we could park our nicer vehicles for the winter.
The Lexus has 260k on it and the 4Runner 200k. for peace of mind, i did the timing belt and water pump as well as some other maint on both of them.
whatever you spend on the vehicle just be sure you have enough in reserve to catch it up on maintenance
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KidVermicious
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No such thing as too many miles, as long as the potential new vehicle is in decent shape. What I'd avoid are vehicles where the regular maintenance hasn't been done, because those are the ones that'll cost an arm and a leg to get reliable again.
unlimitedFJ4
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I used to drive a older 93' impreza as a third car/underbucket to put more mileage on! So I could keep the 4runner and evo10 low mileage
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LandCruiser
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A great deal of people have winter beaters here in Colorado with the idea that you let the winter ruin your crappy car. When it's 15 below, the roads are covered in snow and ice, and close to whiteout conditions, I'd rather be in a reliable, new car with the best electronic stability and safety features than trusting my (and my family's life) to some sketchy ancient POS.
