The lease on my car is up soon and I've decided to change priorities and dump my car payment/rent depending on how you look at it and use it to pay off school loans and what not.
I have saved up around $3K for a A-B/Get me to work type of vehicle.
There are numerous mid 2000's Saturn Vue's with the 2.2 Ecotec and 5 speed for cheap, like $2K cheap. All have around 100K-130K miles and look to be in really good shape. I Know the 2.2 won't win any races but seems to get around 26-28MPG's in that platform which would be nice.
Are these pretty reliable? They seem very simple. I am very mechanically inclined but don't want to have to work on it every weekend during my free time.
I don't want a car as I have a few kids to tote around every once and a while and I also would like something to make Home Depot runs in when need be.
Opinions, any other ideas in that price range? I know $3K in this used car marked doesn't go very far...
I have saved up around $3K for a A-B/Get me to work type of vehicle.
There are numerous mid 2000's Saturn Vue's with the 2.2 Ecotec and 5 speed for cheap, like $2K cheap. All have around 100K-130K miles and look to be in really good shape. I Know the 2.2 won't win any races but seems to get around 26-28MPG's in that platform which would be nice.
Are these pretty reliable? They seem very simple. I am very mechanically inclined but don't want to have to work on it every weekend during my free time.
I don't want a car as I have a few kids to tote around every once and a while and I also would like something to make Home Depot runs in when need be.
Opinions, any other ideas in that price range? I know $3K in this used car marked doesn't go very far...