Originally Posted By: supton
Originally Posted By: Nick1994
Supton, I still think you should get a Camry. Spend just a little tiny bit more, and get a lot better car. I looked at the New Hampshire craigslist, tons of them on there. Here's 2 of them. $2000 and you've got another 150,000 miles left in them.
The first one is a V6, you could probably squeak out 29-30 mpg out of it. Closer to 33-35 with the 4 cylinder if you do a lot of highway.
https://nh.craigslist.org/cto/5556581990.html
https://nh.craigslist.org/cto/5543179540.html
Hadn't seen those yet (hadn't looked today, actually). Was hoping a bit cheaper actually. At those prices I might as well wait a year or so, and just trade in the truck--it'll be about due, at the rate I'm driving (30k/year).
Spied this:
http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/5548214120.html
but turns out his $1 does not mean $1k but rather "$1500 firm", which IMO is too high. When I zoom in, it looks like a 3AT. Looks good in the pictures but since the price wasn't right, I haven't gone to look.
I think a $2,000 Camry will be much more road worthy than a $1,500 Cavalier. Also think of what it'll cost to get it back up to spec to be commuting long distances. I'd much rather cruise down the highway in a Camry rather than a buzzy Cavalier. Mine with a 4 cylinder auto will sit at 80 mph comfortably all day long. About 2,600-2,700 RPMs. Heck, it even feels fine at 90. I'd find the time to go test drive one, then you'll see the difference.
My 1997 Camry that I used to have the guy advertised for $2,200 and I got it for $1,700 without much bargaining.