# reliable, newer car $8k max **URL:** \ **Category:** Classifieds\ **Created:** [July 30, 2011, 10:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060 "2011-07-30T10:49:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 10:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/21 "2011-08-02T10:58:15Z")
single owner, 144k. $5k. sport, 5spd, pa car, no rust. ![http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/7457/dayone.jpg](http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/7457/dayone.jpg) There are deals to be had, you just gotta look and be persistent ---
**Author:** ![Shifty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shifty/32/4959_2.png) [@Shifty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shifty)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/22 "2011-08-02T11:24:32Z")
> [@95dime](#): > > imho, for the budget you cant go wrong with an e36. +1 An inspirational pic: ---
**Author:** ![Haenszel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e68b1a/32.png) [@Haenszel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Haenszel)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 11:33am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/23 "2011-08-02T11:33:33Z")
poor Toner. ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/24 "2011-08-02T13:07:14Z")
> [@Shifty](#): > > +1 > > An inspirational pic: > [IMG] UGHHHH STOP POSTING THAT PIC EVERYWHERE!!! YOURE MAKING ME VERY NEEDY FOR A HELLROT E36M!!! OP, buy my e46 so i can buy an M car. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/25 "2011-08-02T14:14:55Z")
> [@Shifty](#): > > You can find these for 7 -8k. This Alpine is for sale for $7k > > ![http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5919016945_06854cfb55_m.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/7/a7057161621cba1455229ff494ff8b7f519ec319.jpeg) Link? ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/26 "2011-08-02T14:21:42Z")
i never said you need to buy audi, both ryan and justin have vw’s, bmw’s, and more. I just said that i bought audis from them and love them. the transactions was great and i got great deals. ---
**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/27 "2011-08-02T14:31:11Z")
No Toyota fans here? [http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?220418-2002-toyota-solara-V6-great-for-DD&highlight=solara](http://www.nyspeed.com/showthread.php?220418-2002-toyota-solara-V6-great-for-DD&highlight=solara) Seriously, such a nice car. My dad bought his '01 Solara brand new, drove it 200k miles in 10 years, then gave it to my sister. It now sits with 220k miles and still has no rust. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/28 "2011-08-02T19:28:27Z")
> [@Shifty](#): > > You can find these for 7 -8k. This Alpine is for sale for $7k > > ![http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/5919016945_06854cfb55_m.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/a/7/a7057161621cba1455229ff494ff8b7f519ec319.jpeg) ya klink please! and i have no problem with bmws AT ALL. i cant wait to own another one, i love them. i hate audis ---
**Author:** ![Shifty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/shifty/32/4959_2.png) [@Shifty](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shifty)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/29 "2011-08-03T10:00:41Z")
> [@maxwell](#): > > Link? > [@Jam](#): > > ya klink please! > > and i have no problem with bmws AT ALL. i cant wait to own another one, i love them. i hate audis LINK: [http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1679910&highlight=alpine](http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1679910&highlight=alpine) ![http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6127/5919017497_b8af1d2d86_m.jpg](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/8/f/8f22e0d310ed75491a43c7904293dbf4b59275ff.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Fullmast](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fullmast/32/6150_2.png) [@Fullmast](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fullmast)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/30 "2011-08-03T10:17:43Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > oh stop. ive known enough people that have had to replace wheel bearings every 30k, coilpacks every 40k, dont even get me started on control arms of the b5s, and christ, i couldnt imagine paying ~$2k to replace a steering rack on a car that just broke 100k. cels on constantly, “special tools” to do mundane things like replace rear brake pads, he doesnt have a garage, so lets keep it to HONDAS and ACURAS. sorry i even mentioned bmws. > > IMHO an audi is a car you lease, buy new or very lightly pre-owned. the cost of ownership over 100k if your not a reasonably skilled mechanic would probably average out to a monthly lease payment for a much newer audi. dont get me wrong, theyre great cars, very fun, great in the snow, ect ect. just from my personal experience cost of repairs is really rough Even as a VW/Audi fanatic I kind of agree with you there, however I think you are misjudging the bimmers. Total cost of maintenance excluding oil changes on my e30 from 160k miles to 180k miles was about $70 to replace a power steering pump and patch up the oil pan. I never needed any kind of special tool, and working on it was easy and enjoyable. I have yet to get underneath a more straightforward car. Of course I have no idea if this applies to the newer generations. ---
**Author:** ![Doespike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/doespike/32/5083_2.png) [@Doespike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Doespike)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/31 "2011-08-03T10:38:59Z")
'95 E36M in Alpine White … 🙂 If you’re interested in going to KS, make sure to find out when the cooling system was overhauled and if/when the VANOS has been replaced. Rear upper shock mounts need to be checked too. ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/32 "2011-08-03T21:08:05Z")
> [@Fullmast](#): > > Even as a VW/Audi fanatic I kind of agree with you there, however I think you are misjudging the bimmers. Total cost of maintenance excluding oil changes on my e30 from 160k miles to 180k miles was about $70 to replace a power steering pump and patch up the oil pan. I never needed any kind of special tool, and working on it was easy and enjoyable. I have yet to get underneath a more straightforward car. Of course I have no idea if this applies to the newer generations. well aware, i owned an e30 for years. i have owned 2 vws, my brother has owned 2 audis, many of my friends still own vws and audis, im a cheap ass these days and drive shitty old hondas ---
**Author:** ![Quattro\_Krant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ac91a4/32.png) [@Quattro\_Krant](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Quattro_Krant)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/33 "2011-08-04T03:58:02Z")
Jam-sent you a PM. I’ll give you my 04 Legacy with 61K on it just to not see someone buy a fucking faggot fucking shit played to fuck faggot BMW. SO fucking lame. I’d rather lite my hair on fire then own a faggot fuck BMW ---
**Author:** ![JDMSIR](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jdmsir/32/7376_2.png) [@JDMSIR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JDMSIR)\ **Post date:** [August 4, 2011, 4:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/34 "2011-08-04T04:14:40Z")
> [@Justin](#): > > Misguided information like this is what has made my job slightly more difficult. I have never seen a Honda from the north that wasnt half in the bag rotted out, body falling apart in 10 years. Sure they are still running great, maybe burning some oil, but all the Honda fanboys think its great. To me all of the Japanese cars are worthless, I have no idea how people give them such praise. Find a 10yr old Audi or VW with 200K+ and it will still be running great and rot free, but somehow these get the bad rap because people who once owned a 1987 Audi $500 car say they are junk, but their $500 Honda was “great”. If you buy cheap junk, you get cheap junk, the badge on the front does not matter. Maybe just a rant, but I would appreciate people who know nothing about Audi cost of ownership to stop with the spread of ignorance. It just makes it that much harder for me to do my job. Totally untrue, I have a civic that is 15 years old and looks Brand new still. It’s a 4 door and its white. It depends on how the owner takes care of it. It only has 70k on it and has been very well maintained. it still books for $5000, It’s for sale by the way. ---
**Author:** ![E.Roy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e.roy/32/5073_2.png) [@E.Roy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/E.Roy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/35 "2011-08-05T19:06:15Z")
> [@Jam](#): > > and i have no problem with bmws AT ALL. i cant wait to own another one, i love them. i hate audis Audis can look so hot and the awd is a nice feature, but fixing them and keeping them running makes me cringe, they are much more complicated than an E36 or e46 imo You should **buy my TDI** Golf, forest Green and black cloth, 5speed, new clutch, 128k miles or so-$7k to you ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/36 "2011-08-05T20:22:35Z")
> [@Justin](#): > > snipe Really? My B5 and B7 were two of the most problematic cars I have owned. Both were also “low mileage” examples. B7 - 3 diverted valves, PCV system failure, passenger airbag sensor failure, both front strut mounts, 2 coil packs and HPFP failure/out of round cam lobe and that was from 28,xxx to 46,xxx. I bought a 97 civic with 200xxx miles as a daily cause my Audi was pile of shit. B5 - 5 coil packs, 2 wheel bearings, maf, seized wiper linkage and control arms. That was from 58xxx to 75,ish. But your right - both had no rot and little rust for what that’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![E.Roy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e.roy/32/5073_2.png) [@E.Roy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/E.Roy)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/37 "2011-08-05T20:30:42Z")
[http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1694078](http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1694078) High miles, but tons of new parts, very attractive 330 ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/38 "2011-08-05T20:33:58Z")
i think he actually went to look at it, his name is tony ---
**Author:** ![fv8s](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fv8s/32/5925_2.png) [@fv8s](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fv8s)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/39 "2011-08-07T10:05:33Z")
I have a 4 door Gs-R I am selling because I would like another hatch. PM me if interested, my asking price is low and resonable. ---
**Author:** ![E.Roy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/e.roy/32/5073_2.png) [@E.Roy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/E.Roy)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060/40 "2011-08-07T19:00:46Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > preach it brotha! I love my 144k e46 and unknown mileage e30! take care of any **BMW** properly and it will last. Fixed to fuel the flames [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060.md?page=1) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/reliable-newer-car-8k-max/215060.md?page=3)