# Good winter beaters?
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive
**Created:** [September 23, 2007, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713 "2007-09-23T04:47:48Z")
**Posts on this page:** 16
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### Author:  [@ARC240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ARC240)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 4:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/1 "2007-09-23T04:47:48Z")
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!😃
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### Author:  [@KoukiS14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KoukiS14)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 7:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/2 "2007-09-23T07:50:01Z")
$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.
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### Author:  [@seth](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/seth)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 7:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/3 "2007-09-23T07:59:51Z")
how about an sr 240sx…
thats what I am doing 😛
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### Author:  [@ARC240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ARC240)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/4 "2007-09-23T08:21:56Z")
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 😃
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### Author:  [@Lucidsnow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucidsnow)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 8:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/5 "2007-09-23T08:26:28Z")
4-8 gs… u can get a decent daily driver car…civics and even old awd imprezas…ur 240sx must be hotness… show meeeeeeeeeeee
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### Author:  [@jammin1911](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jammin1911)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/6 "2007-09-23T08:44:21Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Hector](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Hector)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/7 "2007-09-23T09:00:41Z")
> [@Jammin1911"](#):
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> haha
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> i was going to suggest rs2.5 or any older subaru within your price range.
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> 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
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### Author:  [@ARC240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ARC240)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 9:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/8 "2007-09-23T09:59:00Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 11:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/9 "2007-09-23T11:32:52Z")
Check out my Solara [http://www.son240sx.org/forums/showthread.php?p=252504#post252504](http://www.son240sx.org/forums/showthread.php?p=252504#post252504)
Great winterbeater.
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### Author:  [@Corey\_B](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Corey_B)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/10 "2007-09-23T12:19:02Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@ARC240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ARC240)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/11 "2007-09-23T14:11:52Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/12 "2007-09-23T14:17:57Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Mike240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike240)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/13 "2007-09-23T14:38:37Z")
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
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### Author:  [@DJPyro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DJPyro)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/14 "2007-09-23T14:39:44Z")
The man makes a good point.
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### Author:  [@ARC240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ARC240)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/15 "2007-09-23T15:04:29Z")
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.
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### Author:  [@Mike240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mike240)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2007, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/good-winter-beaters/109713/16 "2007-09-23T16:01:54Z")
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.