Shitter for under $3k

[KwiKJiM]

i know which option your going to take.....

[VN_BeRLiNa]

I reckon one of those old mini's which you will be able to do up a llittle with that money hehe....!

[Paddington]

1. Something Jap - apart from Esky
2. Something you'll at least be able to get a slab for when you sell it
3. Something where parts or wrecked cars are plentiful and cheap
4. Something with a bit of poke

IMHO from driving shitters since I was 18:
Lasers: tons of parts, easy to work on, only problem is diode inside the dizzy. Car gets to running temp, it gets too hot and cuts out. Easy fix.
Dattos: so easy to mix and match parts
Toyotas: Shedloads of old coronas, Corollas, cheap as, easy to work on, plenty of granny spec cars out there
Eskys: Cant go wrong

if you get a laser, just dont buy any parts for it (ie 323 stuff) from mazda, even if you are desperate, as the part is usually listed at twice the Ford price.

LOL @ Triumphs. heheh. My dad killed two, a 2000 & a 2500. and then a Wosely after that. Any wonder why he is known as "ace mechanic"?

[Nitephyre]

i know of an mx63 cressida... $1000 unreg in brissie
yay for old luxobarges

[Sonicman]

mighty boy! :D

[DoctorB]

one of my workers bought an Ex-taxi EF on gas for $2000

body is clean. IF you can overlook the fact its yellow with grey bumpers...2 grand is 2 grand.

[hemi770]

Surprising that no one has mentioned the trusty Sigma yet. Those earlier Subie 4x4s can be ok for cheap as well.

[GTREA]

Even in my Shitters I like to have fun......That means RWD and a bit of grunt....matched with 10l per 100km fuel economy.

$3000 would buy you a Half decent R31

[Klown666]

Well you guys have forgotten the gemini

Pretty easy on fuel, not bad looking, easy to work with, although most have rust, you can buy a decent one with little or no rust, parts are plentiful.

you can see some good examples even for around a grand.

[Conquest_Tsi]

Lasers, are cheap to run and reliable, very suitable

[tamiyaDrifter]

Someone from my school bought a Corona for $500, wrote it off and got $3000 back on insurance!!

[Paddington]

Well you guys have forgotten the gemini

true! great car and loads of bits swap over from different models.

and there is even the diesel version for complete Tight assededededed motoring.

[ToyotaBabe]

Gemini?? as if!!!!!

I would definately reccommend the Toyota Corolla. I had a 1980 Corolla as my first car and I didn't have hardly any problems with it! I can't speak highly enough of them. Thanks to that I have updated to a Camry recently (see pic in avatar) and could not be more pleased with it.

Once a Toyota driver, always a Toyota driver!!!!

[Merry Vanly Stan]

Originally posted by sv_i
if you get a laser, just dont buy any parts for it (ie 323 stuff) from mazda, even if you are desperate, as the part is usually listed at twice the Ford price.

funny you should mention that, in my experience it has been exactly the opposite!! ford want more for the parts than mazda do..

[Klown666]

arrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggh watcccccccch outttttttttttttt its a camry driverrrrrrrrr! nah i dont have anythin against them but geminis are pretty cool cars for the amount of money they cost,