$3000 car challenge bay area

[Lionel]

So that other thread got me going on this. Here is the challenge, finding a car in the bay area (or not too far from it) that I would use strictly to get my road and mountain bike around and maybe go to the office when it's too cold or raining too much for the 911 Cup2 tires

Car would be used a couple of times a month, would sleep outside, needs to start with no drama and not kill me. Truck would be good as I can throw the bike in there without removing wheels.

Impossible ?

Here is a 4 runner. Needs work apparently....

1994 Toyota 4Runner SR5 V6 4WD For Sale In Roseville | Cars.com

[jerk]

10 lease payments on a new civic.

[jerk]

Or something more practical:
198 Ford Pinto for Sale in JAMESVILLE, NY | RacingJunk

[Blue Jays]

Thanksgiving weekend thread for help finding a vehicle for when the Porsche 911 is not suitable? Got it!

[davids]

You'd have had $7500 to work with if you'd passed up the 911's Extended Leather packages!

[Lionel]

Or something more practical:
198 Ford Pinto for Sale in JAMESVILLE, NY | RacingJunk

lol

[Lionel]

You'd have had $7500 to work with if you'd passed up the 911's Extended Leather packages!

mine does not have it

[TRuth]

Impossible ?

No!

23 Subaru Leagacy - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
24 Subaru Legacy 35th Anniversary edition - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
99 Subaru Legacy - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
Mercedes Benz 23 E32 Wagon 7 Seats Third Row 13K miles - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
2 chevy astro cargo work truck - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto...027305566.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto...025206359.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto...022070473.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto...027811390.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto...027079067.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto...022780759.html

[abbeyQ]

Get a 3k Tacoma, 2wd ones would be fine in the bay and are significantly less expensive than the 4wd versions.

[72gmc]

^^^ that, or choose an older Honda with a rack. Leave it unlocked, though, because everyone knows how to break into a Honda.

[Lionel]

No!

23 Subaru Leagacy - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
24 Subaru Legacy 35th Anniversary edition - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
99 Subaru Legacy - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
Mercedes Benz 23 E32 Wagon 7 Seats Third Row 13K miles - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
2 chevy astro cargo work truck - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto...027305566.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto...025206359.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto...022070473.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/cto...027811390.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto...027079067.html
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto...022780759.html

Wow, thanks! Some gems in there I guess. The Chevy Astro.... Something else. $1500 Honda minivan is close to the price of a seersucker fancy rack !!

[caleb]

That Mercedes wagon looks like an incredible deal if it comes with an engine.

Edit: A quick search of my local Craig's List for "wagon" shows that there are lots of great-looking cars out there for cheap right now. Eight or ten years ago, anything that ran was fetching at least $3k. Functional heat and AC were a few grand more.

[Lionel]

That Mercedes wagon looks like an incredible deal if it comes with an engine.

Edit: A quick search of my local Craig's List for "wagon" shows that there are lots of great-looking cars out there for cheap right now. Eight or ten years ago, anything that ran was fetching at least $3k. Functional heat and AC were a few grand more.

I sent an email to that E320 wagon add. Seems indeed like too good to be true.

[NYCfixie]

I sent an email to that E320 wagon add. Seems indeed like too good to be true.

when did "130K miles" become "Low mileage"?

For $2900, even if you had to put another $7,000 into it, that is a steal.

[robin3mj]

If you have enough air miles for a flight to Dulles, I'll sell you my '98 4Runner cheap enough that you could get back to CA (including gas) for $3k.

[Lionel]

If you have enough air miles for a flight to Dulles, I'll sell you my '98 4Runner cheap enough that you could get back to CA (including gas) for $3k.

That's a long drive :) I have more airlines miles that I know what to do with (even though I recently blew 620000 of them for a couple of business class round trip tickets for my wife and son to NY).

[Toddykins]

Wow, that is a horrifically bad mileage redemption rate unless this is some Lionel-level private jet loyalty program...

[davids]

That Mercedes wagon looks like an incredible deal if it comes with an engine.

Edit: A quick search of my local Craig's List for "wagon" shows that there are lots of great-looking cars out there for cheap right now. Eight or ten years ago, anything that ran was fetching at least $3k. Functional heat and AC were a few grand more.

LOL. Boston wins: 26 Mercedes-Benz E5 4Matic Wagon - cars & trucks - by owner - vehicle automotive sale

[Mabouya]

No doubt in my mind, a 2CV would be perfect:

[sk_tle]

And in contradiction to Jerk's bullshit in the other thread a 2cv would be easier to wrench, maintain or repair than a the Gaulzetti Aerotrack it would carry! Not sure it would be faster than riding said bike though!

Good luck finding a good example at less than 3000usd.