I'm looking for a winter beater, suggestions?

[CVD]

I havent looked for cheap cars in just about forever, so I'm not sure what to look for, and I'm not even sure that the cars I want are reliable.
I have a grand to spend on an AWD winter beater or a really kick ass FWD/RWD one like a sentra, civic, or RX7.
I'm not really having any luck on auto trader, anyone have any ideas where to find said deals or any leads on those kinds of cars?

[JET]

Dude, get a sentra! We have beat the snot out of mine all the damn time. I have put 34k miles on it between me and Andy, changed the oil once and the damn thing still runs great! I am definately sold on them now. If I was in the market for something like that I would get one hands down.

cars.com is great too. They have classifieds in there from the local papers all over the place. You can find some good deals on there.

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

Didn't you just buy one? :)

[ABV]

Check out these sites.

http://www.charitycarauctions.com/ This is where cars go when people donate them. I think there's a $100 fee to sign up for it, but if you can save a couple hundred over what you might pay otherwise, it might be worth it.

Also check out http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/. There's a cars+trucks section, where you might find a good deal. It's all in the twin cities area too.

[JET]

Charity car auctions has gotten crazy with thier fees. You buy a car, but there ends up being $250 worth of fees on top of the price you pay. That is actually where the sentra and by blazer came from, but the fees were less back then. It's not a real good deal anymore.

[Goat Blower]

That's about what the dealer auctions charge as well. The buyer and seller both pay a fee based on car price, from $100-$300.

Steve

Charity car auctions has gotten crazy with thier fees. You buy a car, but there ends up being $250 worth of fees on top of the price you pay. That is actually where the sentra and by blazer came from, but the fees were less back then. It's not a real good deal anymore.

[FORSFED]

I'd sell you that old white one back if I didn't still need it!!

[Pimpin Dsmstyle]

Buy my monte for 1k and fix it. If I fixed whatever this stupid electrical issues was ( could just be a ground, dont know yet) and put a new thermo stat in, it could be worth 2500 easy.

Worst case - has a stupid oil leak
- might need a battery and / or alternator
- Gets a little warm at lights, probably the thermostat

Has 170k miles so the rear struts and shocks are pretty gay but they work. The car runs / drives great. Cold air, Hot heat, everything works. Dont really know what I'm going to do with it. I get my dsm back this weekend, and I will pimp that this winter. Fuck this car, I dont know shit about GMs.

[EclipseGST]

I have put 34k miles on it between me and Andy, changed the oil once and the damn thing still runs great!

LMFAO!!! That is priceless. Gotta love winter beaters. I swear the shitty cars we have and beat the shit out of last longer than our nice cars that we have and try to take care of.

[blageo23]

LMFAO!!! That is priceless. Gotta love winter beaters. I swear the shitty cars we have and beat the shit out of last longer than our nice cars that we have and try to take care of.

SOOOO true!!! My "nice car" still doesnt work right. And my beater hasnt fallen apart yet. But back to topic, You can buy my sweet grand prix! $1500
Mike