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 Mar 28 2006, 12:15 PM
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 DSMCentral Freak  Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Mahomet Illinois Member No.: 287  |
this lady at work is looking for a car for her kid. her and her husband have narrowed it down to a toyota or a honda.
he's not into super upgrading or anything so they'er just looking for a good car. i personally have had an 88 camery and a 91 camery and they worked great as beginer cars. so i'm looking for an UN-molested camery or honda (civic) that's in good condition. they're looking at milage between 80,000 and 100,000 and a cost of $5k or less -------------------- it's not a dsm unless it's leaking something
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Mar 28 2006, 06:03 PM
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Info Seeker Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 8-November 04 Member No.: 383 |
I have a 1996 Honda Accord EX black w/grey cloth 5 speed completely stock pw/pl/ac/sunroof/cd changer. It just turned 130000 miles though $4800 very firm!
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Mar 28 2006, 09:15 PM
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 Post Master Group: Members Posts: 986 Joined: 7-July 04 From: Central Illinois Member No.: 318 |
Toyota's Tercel and Corolla shouldn't be bad options... good luck finding them for sale. That rather speaks volumes about them right there ...
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Mar 29 2006, 12:08 AM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Mahomet Illinois Member No.: 287 |
any pics rizzo?
-------------------- it's not a dsm unless it's leaking something
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Mar 29 2006, 09:07 AM
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 Info Seeker Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: 19-August 05 Member No.: 589 |
My first car was my modded 90awd...
This 91awd is the first car I have owned as a licensed driver tho.... So, yeah....I vote DSM 
-------------------- -Josh
*ChitownDSM* - '90 Talon Tsi AWD - PTE 50trim, FP Cams, Rebuilt 6 bolt ++ - '91 Talon Tsi AWD - Totalled (1/14/07) 12.79 @ 112.5mph on the stock clutch :) |
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Mar 29 2006, 09:25 AM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Mahomet Illinois Member No.: 287 |
i offered that but she's set on a toyota or honda
-------------------- it's not a dsm unless it's leaking something
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Mar 29 2006, 12:37 PM
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Info Seeker Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 8-November 04 Member No.: 383 |
not right now but I work in pekin at Collision Revision behind Dennison Chevy. or I can meet up with you to have a look sometime. You can call me @ 253-8166 for more info.
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Mar 29 2006, 12:38 PM
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Info Seeker Group: Members Posts: 50 Joined: 8-November 04 Member No.: 383 |
I wil try to get some pics to you tomorrow.
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Mar 29 2006, 01:24 PM
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Person of Wisdom Group: Members Posts: 244 Joined: 3-March 03 From: Bloomington Member No.: 97 |
QUOTE (TotalEclipse97 @ Mar 28 2006, 01:15 PM) i personally have had an 88 camery and a 91 camery and they worked great as beginer cars. so i'm looking for an UN-molested camery you owned 2 different CAMRYs! 
-------------------- 1990 Nissan 300ZX T
1992 Accord EX |
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Mar 29 2006, 01:34 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Mahomet Illinois Member No.: 287 |
they were both "hand me downs" from my parents
it was great...i learned stick on an 88 camery in 1ft of snow without plowed roads in town......baptizm under fire man only stalled it 20times 
-------------------- it's not a dsm unless it's leaking something
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Mar 29 2006, 01:35 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Mahomet Illinois Member No.: 287 |
btw...i like spelling camery's the wrong way
-------------------- it's not a dsm unless it's leaking something
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Mar 29 2006, 01:49 PM
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 Post Master Group: Members Posts: 729 Joined: 19-September 02 From: New Baden, IL Member No.: 7 |
I had a buddy who bought a 93 camry with 115k on it 8 years ago. He drove it for 5 years and sold it to another buddy when it had 215k on the odometer. It's still running smooth as the day it was made. No smoking. No engine rebuild. at 150k he replaced the belts and hoses. Never cracked the block open (or head) for anything. No experience with the Honduhs.
MY .02 Also, has anyone ever realized the "factory smell" on toyota's remain for the life of the car? that 93 had the same showroom smell when he bought it. And it remained the whole time he had it. How is that? -------------------- -The original (member) 007. Stop looking at me Spy!!
-98 S-10 P/U creepin' low on stock 15s!! -You come off just a little more intelligent if you know how to spell the insults in addition to saying them |
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Mar 30 2006, 07:42 AM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Mahomet Illinois Member No.: 287 |
the only reason i got rid of the 88 is because the rust was eating through well...everything and there was some internal damage to the engine.
-------------------- it's not a dsm unless it's leaking something
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Mar 30 2006, 08:52 AM
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DSM Tech Wizard Group: Members Posts: 2,404 Joined: 16-December 03 From: Fletcher/Bloomington Member No.: 214 |
I've got a 99 Mazda 626 at work, 76k miles in your price range, Auto trans, 4 cylinder.
OR, a 1997 Plymouth Breeze (same as Stratus) 30k miles, Auto, 4 cylinder, well under what you're looking to spend. -------------------- "I hear he tunes the space shuttle also...and that thing is fast"
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Mar 30 2006, 09:41 PM
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 Eats and sleeps DSM jargin. Group: Members Posts: 1,985 Joined: 30-June 03 From: Peoria, IL Member No.: 150 |
I have to say that, even though I dog honda owners who rice out their cars.... the unmolested ones run for fricken ever..... working at a honda dealer, I see a lot of unmolested older civics and accords and such with 200+K on the clock.... almost none come in with major repairs.....
so if you need a good running daily driver that can be had cheap and will continue to service you for years to come, get a honda.... if you balls out AWD power, get a DSM -------------------- You CAN sleep in your car, but your CAN NOT race your house!!!
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Mar 30 2006, 10:20 PM
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DSMCentral Freak Group: Members Posts: 291 Joined: 6-May 04 From: Mahomet Illinois Member No.: 287 |
wow..now this is weird.
this morning the engine in our 91 camry seized. toast. dead. SO....anyone know of someone who can either locate and replace a toyota engine or sell me an unmolested 4 door car? (it's my moms car so nothing hot rodded haha) i don't think "balls to the wall" applies to her either -------------------- it's not a dsm unless it's leaking something
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