Best: 3-way tie.
1981 Dodge Omni Miser. Brand new, stripped, only option was rear window defroster- $5100. Bought on chance for $110/month because of used car unexpected costs usually $200 every time too much to take starting marriage and baby. Wound up costing me nothing other than oil changes and tires for 1st 4 years. Great gas mileage too...
1989 VW Fox. Bought new, basic model. Just under 6 grand. Easy & cheap self maintenance. Good, not great gas mileage. Fun to drive. Drove non-stop and back to Orlando, FL from Massachusetts with 170K on odo without worries. First clutch at 205K miles. Parked at 235K waiting for son to get license, unfortunately, took too long and got ruined just sitting. Donated to Kidney Foundation...
1994 Toyota Camry. Last of the Japanese-built. Bought used w/30K miles in '97. Wife drove for a few years, then daughter had in college, Now, it's my daily driver, 60 miles round trip to work. ODO at 192K. Runs and feels like 92K. Great gas mileage too. Just wish it had my '03 Jetta's Monsoon stereo system (wife driving the Jetta)...
Worst car: 1985 Chevy Celebrity Eurosport Wagon. Excellent & awesome car when new. Got old fast at 30K miles. Lots of trouble thereafter...
Car I would love to have again: 1973 Dodge Charger. Bought brand new. $3,750 almost fully loaded. Too young to appreciate keeping it for what it would be worth today...
Last edited by JohnnyZ; 07/17/2007 7:54 PM.
