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Fun / Affordable Car for Under $5000
Gonna pass on the Audi but it got me thinking to ask the age old question...what would be a fun and affordable car for under $5000?
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A van, down by the river?
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too funny, love the van idea
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07-22-2016, 08:51 PM
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Miata
Is Always The Answer Well, not always, but in this case, the answer is, The Answer.
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07-22-2016, 09:10 PM
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Miata is the answer
E36 BMW is another possibility
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07-22-2016, 10:41 PM
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Any Alfa Romeo... Old or new it doesn't matter but if you can't or don't want to DIY then something made in Japan.
Mazda's Are fun. Except for the Miata they've always got a bad wrap but they're well put together and with some simple mods can go really well.
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07-23-2016, 12:45 AM
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Unmolested VW golf GTI could be fun.
Unmolested Toyota MR2 Unmolested Nissan 350 With fun cars, unmolested is the key word...
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07-23-2016, 02:28 AM
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Easy, Miata. There is a reason they've sold millions of them.
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07-23-2016, 04:04 AM
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Miata if a two-seater is indicated. Any BMW if it needs to be a sedan. You can take virtually any 4-door BMW in the low-priced range, it will need suspension freshening, put in new bushings and Bilsteins and start carving corners.
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Did you get the memo?
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07-23-2016, 06:58 AM
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For a two seat car Miata (see if you can get one with the removable hard top).
having said that... saw a Toyota MR2 Spyder on the road the other day... looked VERY interesting... a quick search shows they can be above budget but found one at $5K with 100K miles (which isn't didley for a Toyota). For a sedan, if you don't mind vintage how about a Datsun 510? Of course I'm showing my prejudiced of what I would buy in a fun car for $5K Along those lines... maybe beater corvette 
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I really need to stay away from these threads:
Cars for Sale: Used 2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder in , REDONDO BEACH CA: 90277 Details - Convertible - Autotrader
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07-23-2016, 07:23 AM
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I'm in the Miata crowd. Driving one made me a believer.
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Not sure how much You'd get for 5k, but WRX's look like a hoot.
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07-23-2016, 12:38 PM
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You just can't beat a Toyota mr2. Fantastic car
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07-23-2016, 12:40 PM
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No way you can get a 2nd gen mr2 for 5k?
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07-23-2016, 12:45 PM
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I have a supercharged Miata, and I paid 7,000 for it, in great shape. In a slightly different vein, a fox body Mustang can be had in that price range. You could get a decent 5.0 GT. I saw a very nice MR2 recently for 8K.
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(And why would anyone wrap a Mazda? And if it was bad, wouldn't you take it back and make them do it over?)
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Miata of course but forgot all about MR2s. Neat little cars! I should go look at that black one while I do the 928.
https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/cto/5676747233.html https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/5683262002.html https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/cto/5667917567.html https://boston.craigslist.org/nos/cto/5675144742.html https://worcester.craigslist.org/cto/5697408876.html
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