Hey guys, can anyone suggest any good winter beaters? Looking for a car, don’t want a truck, something that’s good in snow and it must be reliable.
Ps. The reason why I’m asking is because it’d kill me to drive a 240 in the winter:p and with winter fast approaching, I need to start looking into some sort of car. I was thinking something along the lines of an Impreza, but the wallet is saying “oh hell no” lol. Looking to spend around $4-8000.
Thanks!
$4-8000 for a winter beater??? Shit must be nice, most people consider a winter beater to be a $500-1500 dollar car. Buy another 240 if youve got that kinda cash laying around.
I would go for a civic, with some snows they are unbeatable for reliability and getting around in the winter.
how about an sr 240sx…
thats what I am doing 
lol, I’d go with another 240, it’d just kill me to see it go through the winter though, cuz God knows these cars cant handle it…and never in my life would I drive my 240 in the winter, so yeah lol, I guess beating up a Honda would be fun:p. Thanks for giving ideas
4-8 gs… u can get a decent daily driver car…civics and even old awd imprezas…ur 240sx must be hotness… show meeeeeeeeeeee
haha
i was going to suggest rs2.5 or any older subaru within your price range.
if you dont mind an auto tranny, get a subaru svx 
those are pimplicious.
especially if u dont mind spending 6 grand on a tranny every time it breaks LOL , but u can find those things for like a grand with a blown tranny , there slow , but they handle great
LOL, yeah all really good suggestions for a wb…hmm, this gets me thinking…I’m really interested in the 2.5RS, i might check the Subaru club to see if anything comes up. Really dont wanna end up like a buddy driving a hatchy Civic as a beater and the thing cant even get past like 2cm of snow without almost killing itself:p haha.
Check out my Solara http://www.son240sx.org/forums/showthread.php?p=252504#post252504
Great winterbeater.
i have 1600 into a 92 vw golf. It goes through anything. i have pushed snow with the front bumper and not gotten it stuck.
Hmm…a winter VDub. I dunno, never actually thought of using one for winter. That Solara looks very clean IMO…and the color is sweet, all my cars will probably only ever be black :D.
VW is the shit. And they will go through anything… Bullet proof motors, reliable, decent looking, awesome on gas/fuel, I’m considering getting a new one when I sell my S13.
It’s called winter beater for a reason, beater!!! Nothing nice, buy something that is rusted right to hell, but with a solid engine. That’s all you need (as long as it safeties and e-tests). You want a car you don’t have to worry about, who cares if it burns a quart of oil a week, it’s still good. In fact, look for one that burns oil. Neon’s, j-bodies, and all junk like that are made for the winter. If you ditch the cavalier, pull it out, clean up the broken glass and continue driving:-D It gives it character
The man makes a good point.
Yeah, I see what he’s saying too. Buying an expensive WB = waste of money…and is right, I just dont want to be putting more money into the “more busted up” beater, I’d rather just buy something that I know will get me from A - B in the winter and not having to worry about it konking out in the middle of the road…thus my reasoning for wanting to spend a little more on the winter car, I already hate winter with a passion, having my car break down in the middle of a snowy road would make me go insane…plus this beater MIGHT just be used in the summer every few weeks aswell.
any honda for 1500-2500$ is gold in my books, especially a 1.5, 1.6, where the engine only costs like 500 bucks, if your good with cars, replace it before the winter and you’ll have a solid car for sure.