I need a car...

[TheX1992]

I'm in need of a vehicle. What do you guys think I can get that has...

1.) Under 100k miles if possible
2.) Not terribly old (no older than 98 if possible)
3.) Enough room for me (6'5" 260, I don't want to 'wear' a car)
4.) Will last me going from Illinois to Wisconsin for a few years
5.) 2500-3000 to spend
6.) Good on gas


I found a 96 Mustang V6, cowl hood, dual exhaust, 92k miles, garage kept in winters, ect. for 3k. That seems to be my best find yet. Any other ideas? Anyone selling a car/truck on here that meets that description? I need it ASAP.

[alimdar2times]

Those 3.8 V6's in the Mustangs aren't exactly known for reliability. Unless I'm mistaken, they seem to have a lot of problems with cylinder heads and gaskets. Transmissions weren't supposed to be so hot either. Here's a link to search results from Cars.com using your criteria, searching within 100 miles of ZIP 54729:


http://www.cars.com/go/search/fs_search_results.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=22&cid=&dlid=&dgid=&amid=&cname=&zc=54729&makeid=&modelid=&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&criteria=K-%7CE-ALL%7CG-90000%7CB-3000%7CH-%7CN-N%7CR-100%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CY-_2006-2005-2004-2003-2002-2001-2000-1999-1998_%7CX-popular%7CZ-54729&aff=national&aff=national

If it doesn't show as a hyperlink, just copy and paste it. Good luck!

[honduh440]

i myself had one of those and blew a head gasket but i did drive the $hit out of that car

[TheX1992]

I don't really see anything that appeals to me in that list but I do appreciate the help. I've hit every car dealership in a 20 mile radius. It's just too hard to find what you want I guess.

Originally posted by TheX1992
I don't really see anything that appeals to me in that list but I do appreciate the help. I've hit every car dealership in a 20 mile radius. It's just too hard to find what you want I guess. stealerships...thats what you're doing wrong..look in the papers and magazines

[bulkdriverlp]

pontiac makes real good cars.i.m.o. like maybe a grand am/grand prix the seats go back and recline far for your size. real nice cars too, good on gas.