What are best "beater" cars?

[hmsmith]

Honda's or Toyota's. Most of them easily get over 200,000 miles. I saw one for sale with 394,000 miles on it!! They say over 80% of the toyota's sold over 20 years ago are still on the road.

[NoMoreCards]

Just coming out of BK, I bought a 1994 Grand Marquis. We called it the "Granny-mobile" because that is what it looked liked. Anyhow, we paid 3000 for this car and it had 98K miles on it or so. We drove this car everywhere!!! I sold it 2 years later, with 150K miles on it and got 2K back out of it. The only money I put into the car was brakes, tires, and we replaced 1 rusty brake line.

I see these cars EVERYWHERE!! They were built strong, and they last. They are also rear wheel drive and with a bit of weight in the trunk...it gets around like a tank in the winter. Great car!! I loved it. My biggest complaint, it didn't have a CD player and was not pretty. But it drove and rode very nice and was extremely dependable.

[mavric]

we got a 98 s-10 blazer for $2500 . V-6 4x4 suv get's about 18-20 mpg and there are ton's on these suv's out there. cheap to work on and lot's of part's to be had in the junk yard. Just my 2 cent's .

[basketsbears]

Hi,

Just in case we turn back one or both vehicles (I'm really wanting to be cash only) - what are some good, reliable beater cars or minivans?

Thinking of $5000 or less?

Thanks!

Lynn