Help Fred find the new Fredmobile

[Fred]

Blah.

Long story short my car may be totalled... :(

So... time to find a new, gently used, car...

Criteria:
I'd prefer American or European... ixnay on the iceray!
Model years 1995 and newer...
I'm prolly only gonna be able to swing 5-6 grand TOPS on it.
I'd prefer 4 doors, and a 6 cylinder engine... a manual tranny would rock, but probably isn't gonna happen.

any recommendations?

I'd love to find another Eagle Vision, a newer one with the 3.5 and tiptronic would be stellar (the one i just crashed was a 96 esi (3.3l with auto)).

---Fred

[PyRo]

Must it be another car? Cherokee/Grand cherokee.
You can get the cherokee with a 5spd, and the I6, plently of torque too :)

[Fred]

I'd debating that... I'm not a huge fan of SUVs... I like the milage compared to cargo space i get with a sedan.

[PyRo]

I got about 12mpg city 18mph highway in my 6cyl grand cherokee. I think thats about average for those things, but the cherokee is lighter and the 5spd will use less gas as well, so that would go up a bit. I think you could actually get a 5spd grand cherokee up untill 95, but they're rare.

[Fred]

blah, that milage is horrible.

no other suggestions?

maybe i should look at 6cyl white mustangs... ?

[PyRo]

Mustangs are 2 door, thats why I didn't suggest a camaro :)
What kind of milage do you want?
In the cherokee with a 5spd probably add 4mpg, and thats pretty good for a real SUV.

[Morally0Confused]

look at the early to mid 90 Audi's
audi 100/200 are the bigger models and the 80/90 are the midsize
all wheel drive
5 speed manual
5 cylinder engine
the model 200s have a turbo
bullet proof engines that people put loads of miles on without problems
im looking for a 91 audi 200 they have over 200hp
you might be able to find an older s4 audi they were i think 1992 to 1996

buddy of mine has a 1989 audi 90 and he isnt to far from hitting 300,000 miles

[magman007]

i hate to say it, but if you want something that will go and go and go, and not die on you, despite its slight slowness, i would say look into an old diesel mercedes.


i love my 240d, it just keeps going

[Mateo]

Yes, I love diesels, so much torque and they sound cool, but there is one thing I don't like about them: repair costs. Diesel parts are mucho $$$, but it takes alot to run down a diesel if you properly maintain it.

[Fred]

yeah, repair costs on older Audis and Mercedes' that are OOP are huge... I remember what it cost to keep my Jetta going back in high school...

keep em comin!

[impostal22]

Originally posted by Morally0Confused
look at the early to mid 90 Audi's
audi 100/200 are the bigger models and the 80/90 are the midsize
all wheel drive
5 speed manual
5 cylinder engine
the model 200s have a turbo
bullet proof engines that people put loads of miles on without problems
im looking for a 91 audi 200 they have over 200hp
you might be able to find an older s4 audi they were i think 1992 to 1996

buddy of mine has a 1989 audi 90 and he isnt to far from hitting 300,000 miles

if you find an audi for 5 grand or less, there's something wrong with it lol. i wanted an audi too, but 1 their mpg is pretty crappy and 2 they're muy espensivo...

edit- get a toyota camry..they're all the rage...or so i hear..

[PyRo]

Wait, Fred, as in Fred flintstone? Make youself a car out of wood, rocks, and some type of animal skin :)

[covadsucks]

Why not go for a Dodge Intrepid or the Stratus...both can be had pretty cheap and both have rather large trunks. Just my $.02 hope it helps some.

[Morally0Confused]

early 90 audi's can be found for less than 5

[lord1234]

find a friend who will take u to a dealer auction..u can make out like a bandit! (trust me i did)

[Fred]

I found a couple nice Intrepids in the area... same chassis, engine, and interior as the Vision I had... even found a few fairly new ones (2000) in my price range.

I'm thinking of trying to get to an auction like Lord mentioned...

but just gotta keep searching...

[Lohman446]

Watch the newer Intrepids with the 2.7?? (dont recall) engine. THey have proven to be a very very tempermental engine and if nto kept up well (3,000 mile oil changes mean 3000 miles) have been having very short lives, like 50K miles.

[Fred]

If I can, I'll be getting one with the 3.5... :) I had the 3.3... very nice engine.. but the 3.5 was way better... and had over 40 more HP to boot...

---Fred