Nobody wants single cab pickups.. and nobody, at all, wants a manual transmission. I would have to opted for a garage queen from an old grandpaw.... a Single Cab Ford, Dodge or Chevy for dirt cheap money... preferable a manual with 5 speed overdrive and 4x4. That pickup is a unicorn and if you find it in mint .... buy it. I would even be fine with a 6 banger.....
What is the single best vehicle to buy if you're a tightwad?
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Yaris is simply unbeatable for cost of ownership
J body for the win……
Miura. Even tight wads gotta live a little...
There used to be one running arounf Millbrae California in the early 1970s.
I'd go with a Saturn, the common one (sl1?). Cheap to buy, cheap to run, cheap to fix, not many fatal flaws.
I don't think a true tightwad will be willing to pay what a good one is worth. Ranger/B2300 is going to appeal to the cheapskate.
There's a club or something. You see them once in awhile cruising 280 North of Page Mill Road. Incredible sight.
Minivan or pick up truck. Yeah you’re trading some fuel economy off but in return you gain a metric crap ton of utility and ease of use with either option.
“Just get a small trailer and pull it behind this little car when you need it!” Great, now I have another thing I have to pay to register yearly, it’s yet another thing I don’t have time to maintain, and I have to find a place to store when I’m not using it.
“Just get a small trailer and pull it behind this little car when you need it!” Great, now I have another thing I have to pay to register yearly, it’s yet another thing I don’t have time to maintain, and I have to find a place to store when I’m not using it.
Pontiac Vibe - a Toyota Matrix except cheaper.
Base model Camry
I've never owned one And I never sat in one And being 6 foot 4 inches tall I have no plans of ever trying to get into one, But in the long run, I think a Prius would be pretty hard to beat. If you're going to buy it used try to find something that's not very old.
And expect to pay a lot of money for it but in the long run you'd be much farther ahead.
And expect to pay a lot of money for it but in the long run you'd be much farther ahead.
Zee09
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Mitsubishi Outlander Sport
I agree. Decent looking and handling. Good on gas. Cheap to license and insure. Mechanically sound. I could say the same about the Corolla, but they're too small, and you would be stuck with that belt driven, CVT transmission.
Bought a 2004 Saturn Ion MT with 105k miles for $4k. Drove it to 165K, changed spark plugs and oil, thats it. Took it to junkyard when it needed a new clutch and tires. They gave me $400.
I know of one person who take one in a heartbeat, me. Since my wife and I are retired and go everywhere together we've become a one vehicle family. If not for that I'd be searching for a good deal on one. This past Monday we were on or way home from a doctor's appointment and I saw a nice, older Ford (late 80's, maybe early 90's) for sale. I wanted to pull in and take a look at it but the queen suggested that would be a bad idea.
dnewton3
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A used Grand Marquis from your old neighbor lady down the street.
Or a Crown Vic.
