Bubs360
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- Joined
- Feb 11, 2007
- Messages
- 902
- Location
- New Hampshire
- Car(s)
- '91 Sentra SE-R, 2003 Triumph Speed Triple 955i
Every winter, my van goes away because it has no heat, and it would rust away. To preserve it, I usually pick up a $300 beater and sell it in the spring. Last year I picked up a homely, but very bad condition Mazda 323 for $300. It needed a bit of work, but I was able to sell it for $500 just days before spring break. After a winter of listening to the automatic transmission struggle to choose a gear, I decided the car this winter must have a manual transmission. I also have a larger budget, so no more beaters. I intended to keep this one.
After weeks of scanning car auctions, Craigslist and other classifieds, I had a selection of beaters to go look at today. A bunch of sad, high mileage cars but they were the only ones I had found in my weeks of searching. Suddenly, just minutes before embarking on a day trip to go see them, an interesting little car popped up on Craig's List. It was apparently owned by a little old lady, classic story. So, it is a '94 model with roughly 65,000 "original miles". Very skeptical. But, it was close enough so I went to take a look.
I arrived, and found an incredibly clean, great running and ready to go car with a legitimate 64,983 original miles and a strong clutch. After taking it for an extensive test drive and verifying the mileage, I talked with the owners and settled on $700, a very great price for the car.
It's a '94 Hyundai Excel GS Hatchback!
Great running little car, smooth runner. Five speed. There is a bit of an issue with the driver''s front brake caliper, it drags a little, but other than that it seems to be a good buy. Very nice transmission, very clean and the interior is almost spotless. If this wasn't actually a legit low-mileage car, then it would still be damn well taken care of. Tracks down the road straight and nice, handles well, and apparently gets great fuel mileage. Hopefully this will be a great little car I keep for years to come.
My one problem I have is that, upon arriving home, my left front brake was smoking. Just like a stuck hand brake, but up front. Perhaps a frozen caliper?
After weeks of scanning car auctions, Craigslist and other classifieds, I had a selection of beaters to go look at today. A bunch of sad, high mileage cars but they were the only ones I had found in my weeks of searching. Suddenly, just minutes before embarking on a day trip to go see them, an interesting little car popped up on Craig's List. It was apparently owned by a little old lady, classic story. So, it is a '94 model with roughly 65,000 "original miles". Very skeptical. But, it was close enough so I went to take a look.
I arrived, and found an incredibly clean, great running and ready to go car with a legitimate 64,983 original miles and a strong clutch. After taking it for an extensive test drive and verifying the mileage, I talked with the owners and settled on $700, a very great price for the car.
It's a '94 Hyundai Excel GS Hatchback!
Great running little car, smooth runner. Five speed. There is a bit of an issue with the driver''s front brake caliper, it drags a little, but other than that it seems to be a good buy. Very nice transmission, very clean and the interior is almost spotless. If this wasn't actually a legit low-mileage car, then it would still be damn well taken care of. Tracks down the road straight and nice, handles well, and apparently gets great fuel mileage. Hopefully this will be a great little car I keep for years to come.
My one problem I have is that, upon arriving home, my left front brake was smoking. Just like a stuck hand brake, but up front. Perhaps a frozen caliper?
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