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01-24-2007, 03:30 PM

#21

esab

Join Date: Jul 2006

Location: Florida

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RE: Beater cars

Daily driver mustang here, but I liveabout 5miles from where I work. The best part of my day is when I am getting off work, knowing I get to drive home. Some days it takes me 20 min to go that5 miles, other days it takes me about8ish minutes (if the lights are nice)... depends on how I feel.

01-24-2007, 04:13 PM

#22

Archion

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Location: Falling Waters, WV

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RE: Beater cars

Currently I drive 180 miles a day, I'm looking at buyingtruck here in the near future, but for now, Rain, Sleet, Snow, Hail, etc, it sees it all, until it gets home in the garage.

01-24-2007, 04:25 PM

#23

P Zero

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Location: Michigan

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RE: Beater cars

I have several beaters actually. My DD is a 94 probe GT with suspension mods (dropped 2"), then I have my 93 ranger but thats a 5.0L with an AOD, then I also have a 97 saturn SL2. But really theyre not beaters, theyre all in pretty good shape except for the saturn which needs a motor, as soon as the weather gets above 30* its in there.
-P.

01-25-2007, 08:16 PM

#24

Pyrat

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RE: Beater cars

My bad weather and work car is a 96 Jag. The Mustang has gone to work with me thouth, I work at two different locations, one of has safe parking so I can avoid door dings.

01-25-2007, 08:36 PM

#25

TheBest159

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RE: Beater cars

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ORIGINAL: ullmustang

I have a beater truck, but just for winter. I bought it for $1. My grandfather purchased it new in 1982. It is a Chevy C10 Custom Deluxe with 75,000 original miles. I don't know what is deluxe on it since it has no options (2wd, straight 6 cyl, three on the tree manual trans, vinyl seats). It doesn't even have a cigarette lighter which was an option back then. With the 3 on the tree it is kind of fun to drive and I really appreciate the Mustang when I switch back.

I still drive the Mustang in winter when the roads are clean. If it weren't for winter, I don't think it makes any sense to get a beater. Your car payments are same and I would be willing to bet the extra insurance and vehicle registration (not to mention cost of buying and maintaining/repairing a beater) more than outweight the additional depreciation from mileage.

i have a62 c/ 10 butmine has a350. i rarely drive it now because because i need to change the distributer