$1400 Dilemma...

[Allen96Cobra]

So I sold my paintball gear for $1400 and now have two choices:

A.) Beater 91 Nissan 4x4 pickup

or

B.) Hooker Longtubes, MAC Prochamber, Flowmaster Cat-back, and hitch rides with the GF for the winter


I know I really SHOULD buy the truck but....

 

[Stedda]

Get the beater, mods are great but keep the Cobra out of the crappy weather.

 

[Flavadave4]

driving the Cobra in the winter would not even be an option for me.....get the beater, you can get the mods later

 

[Allen96Cobra]

Looks like the deal for the beater might fall through

This is the second time in 2 months that I've had a beater car I was about to buy and something happens. First my room mates old Sentra for which breaks down a few days before I'm supposed to buy it and now this. AAARRRRG!

I might end up having to bum rides off the GF a little longer. It's impossible to drive the Cobra in this weather and that's not even taking into account the issue of salt or the risk of stupid people sliding into it.

Allen

 

[5.0x2]

Did you look at the lemon lot lately? There's a 4 cyl '90 Mustang vert in the lot that the guy is asking $1200 but says "make me an offer and I'll probably accept it".

 

[Allen96Cobra]

Did you look at the lemon lot lately? There's a 4 cyl '90 Mustang vert in the lot that the guy is asking $1200 but says "make me an offer and I'll probably accept it".

I'll go check it out this morning Thanks

 

[Allen96Cobra]

I took a look at it just now. 1989 4cyl vert, 100k miles, 5 spd, no radio, peeling paint, beat up interior, very minor rust, different color hood. Do you think I'd be going too low for offering $700? Maybe $800? Also, how is it going to handle in the snow even with wieght in the trunk?

Allen

 

[Darkhorse845]

Get the beater truck you will need it!

 

[5.0x2]

I took a close look at it, and also noticed that it didn't have a headliner in it, and some seals around the pass side window were misaligned. The floor pan was nearly mint however. A bonus is that it has a 5 speed in it. I think that $500 would be a reasonable offer. It'll do alright in the snow, if it's got some decent all season radials on it. Better then a 2 wheel drive mini truck would do for sure. I drove a 4 cyl coupe in Kansas snow and it did alright.