Suggestions for a decent beater?

As much as I love my 67 Cougar I could really use a “better” car as a daily. I’m thinking I might save up all of my cash this summer and get a daily so that my Cougar can just be full time project car.

Topher505

10 Feb 2016

Since I probably won’t be making more than 3 or 4 thousand dollars over the course of a summer that’s the limit. Other than that, I’d prefer something fast and fun. Doesn’t necessarily need to be pretty or fuel efficient. Don’t much care how old it is so long as it’s fuel injected. It does have to be something I can get locally in the US. I know 4k isn’t really a lot to work with.

So, any ideas?

Comments

Just got done with owning a P71 Crown Vic. They’re cheap to be had and they share the 4.6 2v with the Mustang. Not a bad beater platform to consider!

I have been owning a 2002 Chevy Blazer for the past few months and that car well exceeded my excpectations. It’s comfortable and you can drive pretty much anywhere (a snow covered sandpit wasn’t a problem). It might not be the fastest thing arround, but i wouldn’t call it slow

Miata? Might not be the fastest in a straight line, but it’s fuel injected and it’s plenty of fun. Just try to find one with a lsd. You’ll still have money to put into your project after too

Look on craigslist for a honda civic or crx with a dual cam swap.

Volvo 740

Civic! I’m not joking, it’s a recommendation from my experience

Volvo s70, i’d like a factory rwd Volvo with a T5 engine

Nissan sss pulsar i think they have an rb20 motor they go like hell but for a fwd

Crown Vic P71. Dirt cheap, menacing looks, tougher than nails, comfortable ride, strangely good gas mileage. And the best part? It’s got a 4.6L V8 that’s full of potential. It isn’t all pink fluffy unicorns dancing on rainbows, however. Being a former cop car, a P71 with, say, 120,000 miles, has faced more abuse than a civilian Crown Vic of the same mileage. That, and if I were you, I’d Lysol the (literal) crap out of the rear bench. And finally, since people would think you’re a cop, get used to being forced to do the speed limit thanks to paranoid traffic. But apart from those downsides, it’s a great rig full of potential.