What's A Good Cheap And Reliable Daily Driver?

[omega36]

Hey guys.

I have couple of things I need to sort out with my GTR, and don't want to do them in rush, so I'm looking for a cheap daily runabout car. Can you guys recommend something that is cheap and fairly reliable to run? I have no idea when it comes to buying something like this, so your suggestions are appreciated!

Thanks

[battery]

what sort of budget are you working with?

[omega36]

As cheap as possible, but more specifically I'd say ~$2000 with RWC/Rego (if even remotely possible).

[RBPOWA-(TJ)]

i have a suzuki ignis thati use whenever i need to, sits there for ages, maybe a month and it cranked over straight away and drives fine. and only about 35bucks to fill it up = 420km

so maybe suzuki of some sort.

[Count Grantleyish]

Toyota Corolla,

A dude I know, he has gone through 9 of them and all are written off but mechinicals are fine though.

Tough little bugger and plentiful out there also.

[battery]

As cheap as possible, but more specifically I'd say ~$2000 with RWC/Rego (if even remotely possible).

i'd go an sv21 camry, get one with under 230000kms and it should last to 300000 easy enough.

[Rowdyr32]

xf falcon. I've had 4 over the years on gas and $35 will get 450km's. They have never broken down and can tow the gtr easy. Should get one with 12 months reg for $1000. I use them to tow the boat.

Corolla's are awesome cars aswell. Any year from early 80's to now. I've seen the abuse they can take!

Haven't paid over $1000 for my last 4 daily's and they all came with 12 months reg. 2 xf's, 2001 xsara and a 1990 Triton.

[mr zed x]

N13 pulsar

brought mine for 1.2k with 12 months reg.

painted it satin black and couldnt be happier.

$25 for a full tank and gets around 200-250k's and NO cop attention.

sadly for sale though...

[GTR-N1]

Toyota Corolla,

A dude I know, he has gone through 9 of them and all are written off but mechinicals are fine though.

Tough little bugger and plentiful out there also.

+1

'94 vintage corolla would be that sort of budget. Quite a few are owned by elderly people who have to give up their licences.

Just check A/C & service history as well as the usual.

[Humbla]

R31 skyline,can't kill em with a stick,tough as.

[xALmoN]

Starlet?

[BeEnAr]

Suzuki Swift or Baleno or Toyota Corolla would be my 2 picks. Ask any mechanic in the trade what the most reliable cars are and 9 out of 10 will say Toyota. Get a corolla, camry are a little bit more to keep running.

I do have to disagree with Rowdy though, XF falcons are not reliable and they are that long in the tooth now that finding a somewhat decent example that won't need any work is going to be bloody tough. For under 2K you could get an ex taxi EF-EL falcon or maybe even an AU but I'd still go the Corolla over any of the fords if you only need it as a runabout. Parking something so small is a breeze.

[Mangune]

R31 skyline,can't kill em with a stick,tough as.

I agree, cant kill it. Only probs i had, i caused.

[Wheezy]

31, drive it into the round or sell it to a P-Plate for profit!

[discern]

Last year I needed a run around and got a R31 series 3 Ti for 2.5k with rwc/reg. Hands down best value car I've owned. Gave me zero problems and was like driving a couch around.

[KamikazeNinja34]

+1 for the Pulsar...had an N16 for a few years before i bought the GTR...paid 40 a tank on normal unleaded, can last up to 500kms or so.

[JEPPE]

Honda civic!!! I did 500+ k's a week and usually spent about $40 on Petrol for that... can definitely get one for the price you're looking for and they are crazy reliable. Mine was a '93 model.

[llama_au]

R31 Skyline.

I had a 1988 S2 Ti and a 1990 S3 Executive, both for $2K with RWC and Rego. If you get a decent one it'll last forever. Easy to drive and a decent amount of power.

[xALmoN]

What about fuel consumption?

[llama_au]

Not that bad, used to get 500km's to a tank. More than my '34.