teenager car needed $1300 tops

[knobbyhead]

Hi -

I did so well last time I thought I would try again.

Have a friend with a teenager that needs a car until June when he goes into the service. He has a max of $1300 to spend.

Auto only and probably should get more that 8 mpg.

Said person lives in southern monouth county.

 

[Patrick]

should be able to rent an inexpensive car for 3 months for that???

 

[knobbyhead]

should be able to rent an inexpensive car for 3 months for that???

Never thought of this, I advised her of this.

 

[GSTim]

Teenage + rent = $$

 

[Patrick]

Teenage + rent = $$

even rent-a-junk? i guess - but by the time one gets 3 months of insurance , registration,and buys a car...
how about a nice road bike, and a hefty uber deposit?

 

[GSTim]

Buy an old GM pickup, value will be the same in a few months (or years) safe too.

 

[Dingo]

$1300, thats real close to scrap value. does it have to run, move, back up and stop?

If it comes with a full tank, the value just increased by 8%

 

[rick81721]

Teenage + rent = $$

Yeah in most states you can't rent a car for a kid under 21.

 

[DownhillR3]

I have a 2008 Subaru Impreza with all the major maintenance (timing belt, water pump, headgaskets, rear wheel bearing, new brakes, plugs, wires, all filters, 3k oil changes, new steering rack/pump, new Conti DWS tires, etc) done. It is my current daily drive for work but just picked up another Audi so don't need 3 cars. It was struck in the driver passenger fender by a deer but does not affect driving (happened in Oct 2017).

Let me know, I'd sell it for around your asking price. It is a solid car that does phenomenal in snow/weather conditions. Great knock around car for a first driver!

 

[clarkenstein]

I have a 2008 Subaru Impreza with all the major maintenance...

Let me know, I'd sell it for around your asking price. It is a solid car that does phenomenal in snow/weather conditions. Great knock around car for a first driver!

But does it have CRED?

 

[knobbyhead]

I have a 2008 Subaru Impreza with all the major maintenance (timing belt, water pump, headgaskets, rear wheel bearing, new brakes, plugs, wires, all filters, 3k oil changes, new steering rack/pump, new Conti DWS tires, etc) done. It is my current daily drive for work but just picked up another Audi so don't need 3 cars. It was struck in the driver passenger fender by a deer but does not affect driving (happened in Oct 2017).

Let me know, I'd sell it for around your asking price. It is a solid car that does phenomenal in snow/weather conditions. Great knock around car for a first driver!

Thanks for responding. The kid in question found a real clean mid 90s maxima. I totally forgot about this thread. Glws

So this thread can be locked.

 

[iman29]

Thanks for responding. The kid in question found a real clean mid 90s maxima. I totally forgot about this thread. Glws

So this thread can be locked.

@DownhillR3 I may know someone who might be interested in that car since @knobbyhead is no longer looking. can you PM me some details and pics? How many miles on it? thanks!

 

[mattybfat]

We just spent 3k for an Acura for my first timer. 8k and he blew the tranny.
I thought this was a no brainer car now reading blogs that 03 Acuras drop trannys like coke heads drop 8 balls.

 

[Bike N Gear]

We just spent 3k for an Acura for my first timer. 8k and he blew the tranny.
I thought this was a no brainer car now reading blogs that 03 Acuras drop trannys like coke heads drop 8 balls.

I didn't blow the transmission in my dad's Monte Carlo SS till 9k miles. But I was doing neutral drops in front of my high school.

 

[Carson]

We just spent 3k for an Acura for my first timer. 8k and he blew the tranny.
I thought this was a no brainer car now reading blogs that 03 Acuras drop trannys like coke heads drop 8 balls.

TL? 5 speed auto was garbage. Solid car otherwise.

 

[mattybfat]

TL? 5 speed auto was garbage. Solid car otherwise.

CL and every word i have read says tranny is garbage. Can't handle HP. Recommend throwing a Saturn SUV tranny. WTF!

 

[qclabrat]

We just spent 3k for an Acura for my first timer. 8k and he blew the tranny.
I thought this was a no brainer car now reading blogs that 03 Acuras drop trannys like coke heads drop 8 balls.

Honda can't design a decent auto trans. With the exception of a Legend, everyone we've had developed some problem.