Special Aromas wrote:Petrolheadia wrote:My dad is now thinking that he might keep the Corolla and buy a cheap car for me and him. It'd be my learner + first car, a cheap hauler for his DIY stuff, a tow car, a winter beater...
He's thinking about buying a cheap worn Honda CR-V (5-7k PLN ~ $1350-1900).
But I don't see myself getting an SUV, and propose a 1992 Volvo 945.
It has over 428kkm (266k miles) of mileage, but the 2.0 Redblock engine is known to last way longer, the owner is throwing in a new LPG installation and valid insurance+inspection until 2020, and it is listed for 2900 PLN ($750).
Do you think it is a good first car/DIYer beater idea?
I guess with the Volvo you could probably fix most of it yourself, which you should enjoy to do as you'll be fixing it a lot. You're very ballsy buying a car with more than 200,000kms on the clock let alone 480,000
It's gonna be a cheap family beater besides its use by me. The competitors are 200k+ CR-Vs, 250k+ Cherokees, Discoveries, E36s, E39s, B4 Audi 80s and Opel Omegas, and 300k+ W202 or W210s.
I'm not seeing myself in an SUV, the Benzes and Opel rust quite a lot, and I don't think the Audi or Bimmers have what it takes.