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anyone have any experience with one? looking at one for a dd this weekend

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You know SVTP might be good to check with too

What draws you to this car? Just curious

I looked Derek not a happening section lol


And mpg, cheap and it's a 2door hatch.

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It would be a good DD, buddy had one and it was reliable and zippy. And it is a SVT.

Check the rotors and cv joint good as well as clutch engagement/ exhaust system for corrosion and deterioration.

thanks

They are pretty cool cars. The only reason why I ask, is I loved my VW. Some people don't like them, but I loved mine. A 2000-2003 TDI can be had for around the same price as that Focus and get double the gas mileage.

i fall under the hate lol

parts for vw are $$ too

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TDIs are beast. It takes some money to make them fast, much more compared to a 1.8T or 2.0T, but straight piped and blowing smoke from a car is fun as hell. My cousin had one, and he got up to 45-46 on the highway, 30s in the city.

Well that Focus wouldn't be a bad daily!

A friend of mine is a VW tech and has told me on numerous occasions to never buy a VW out of warranty.

I buy/sell cars for extra cash all the time. Let me know what you want in a car, what your budget is and I will help you find a car.

im trying to make it happen but i doubt it...

i want the car i sent you and was gonna offer 4 for it...

I put $2k in my 1.8T and it ran 13.9 on street tires and was one of the most comfortable and reliable cars I've ever owned. I remember very vividly getting my ass handed to me by a TDI and thinking to myself a 130HP Golf just beat me...lol...while getting 40+mpg.

Get me the VIN on it.

ill get it tomorrow for you

http://austin.craigslist.org/cto/3615463462.html <---this one looks nice. Take cash and play hardball.

http://sanantonio.craigslist.org/cto/3506010417.html





http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/cto/3573670015.html

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/ctd/3570844681.html

seen the dallas ones. they are all garbage looking compared to the yellow

Do you know much about the reliability of BMW's around the 2000-2004 range? I know one person who had one that old, and it's a tank.

I have been looking at those focuses for a daily here lately as well.

Better not get the one I want lol

Yeah. BMW's are another car in my opinion you don't want to buy out of warranty and/or high mileage. They have sensors for sensors (no joke, typical german engineering) and they tend to go for $200-500 bucks a piece. It's a crap shoot with BMW, if you can find one that has service records with a solid history, low mileage then you can drive it for awhile, but don't plan on keeping it past 90k-100k miles. Toanswer your question simply - stay away from BMW's in the 2k-4k range unless you are okay with regular repairs and idiot lights going off all the time.

In my expierence, you can't go wrong with Toyotas for basic transportation, especially the trucks. They routinely will go 300k+ miles plus if they have been cared for properly.

Acura's are good cars, the TL's always sell quickly because they are nice cars, good power and resell well. But theft can be an issue.

Sport compacts are going to be tricky because they are cheap enough for the kids to own and beat on and the theft rate is really high on them. This is especially true on anything Honda related.

buy this focus and lease it to me haha

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Too bad a lot of the Tacos I looked at in my price range are complete junk.

But I may have found a Ranger that I might go after this weekend. It's a steal for what it is. Not super pretty, but has the ability to be.

Tacos are a lil pricier, but they are worth the money because they will last forever. Awesome trucks that can really take a beating.

I've always had two Nissan Hardbody trucks and they were great lil trucks as well.

Rangers are great too! The 4cyl trucks are gutless, but they will run forever. If you buy one with an auto, be sure to check the fluid in the trans to make sure the trans has been serviced.

I'll help you find something if you want. :)

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I'm looking at 5 spds. After talking to many people that have driven them as DDs on traffic, they aren't as bad as I thought they'd be (learned to drive a stock on my grandpas F150 V6 with 4wd and 3.55s)

I'm hoping this Ranger I found pans out. I can afford it right now, and it seems to be solid.

Going to test fit the Brembo wheels on it. :D

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Trust me, I got paid $25/hr to do nothing but search CL at work today looking for trucks from OKC down to Brownsville. Haha

Try this, you can search many sites at once using this site. I use this for the cash cars I buy to flip for cash. :)

www.autotempest.com

You're welcome. :)

Wahh I want a daily. When I move the drive is gonna suck

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You chose to move there. Lol

I'm just not a fan of Japanese cars.

We just got rid of a 2008 G35S that was constantly having problems! We would have replaced it with a Yukon Denali, but the bank wouldnt give us $70k for a truck. instead, we ended up with a new Expedition LTD.

I have always been a fan of the early 2000's 3 and 5 series BMW's. Any used cash car will have parts needing to be replaced. I think you hit the nail on the head, when you said to find one with all of its service records and possibly a 1 owner. I believe if one could be had for a cheap enough price, it may not be a bad daily.

I drive a couple hundred miles a day, so Nic I feel ya! I'm in the same boat, as you wanting something else to throw miles on!

another long day driving in the stang :(

Checked this site. A lot of the same trucks I've found already popped up except for a few in OK.

Did you look at the top of the page and go through all the tabs of the different sites?

Yup.

Ive been looking for a cash daily to get out of the VW payment... I think I will prob go with another Integra because I loved the one I had in HS and they last forever with few problems and look much better than a Civic...

I really want a 85-94ish Toyota Truck, but apparently so does everyone else because the resale prices on them are fucken obsurd.

Trucks always bring a higher price in Texas just because it's truck country here. Everyone LOVES their trucks here and especially Ford and Toyota trucks because they are the best, most dependable trucks out there.

Matt, I feel ya on the early Toy's. Coming from Cali we loved those things. Slammed, sitting on a set of 18's or 20s', front 4x4 fenders...*drool* sweet cruisers!

you will laugh but I was thinking Marty McFly style...

http://www.imcdb.org/i029063.jpg
hense the 85 comment... I loved the older ones the most with the tiny ass back seat areas, just enough for a few subs and amps.:gr_grin: