I'm looking for a winter beater, suggestions?

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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?