Tell me why I shouldn't buy this

"Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig" (AndySheehan-StreetsideStig)
07/23/2014 at 13:56 • Filed to: None

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , the wagon is likely on the way out.

I think I'm going to get a beater for a while as not to sink deeper into debt.

!!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! looks mercilessly slow, but it's cheap, has a stick, and gets nearly 50 mpg.

Plus, I can be like the Williams brothers and convert it to a rally car later.

And it's hatchy and angular and I'm pretty crazy about the design.

But is it reliable? I don't know. It's a Mazda B3 engine, fuel injected.

Should I buy it?

DISCUSSION (21)

thebigbossyboss > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 13:58

Do it. It's like a smart car but not for idiots.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 13:59

for 800 yes. for 1200 maybe.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
07/23/2014 at 14:03

I think I'm going to offer 1000.

MAXIMUMVRM > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 14:07

no matter what you are willing to pay start a couple $100 below. Not a couple $100 asking price. It's a negotiation. The car is probably worth $600-$800.

Spoon II > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 14:24

1000 seems pretty good, but I'm slightly biased as everything rusts here horribly.

mazda616 > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 14:25

Those things can take a beating and keep going like nothing I've ever seen. I knew a guy that used one for a paper route, and put over 100 miles a day on it (over mostly unpaved roads) and got 50 MPG more than once.

And this one, having working A/C, is probably the definition of unicorn.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Spoon II
07/23/2014 at 14:34

Here too, which is why I'm surprised those wheel arches aren't gone.

catkam623 misses his 944 > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 14:38

if you ca get it for 900 go for it if not I'd suggest a honda crx better gas mileage probably more reliable and also serves as a base for a rally car.

m-b-w loves his SUBAROO > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 14:50

Its a Kia Pride

Kinja'd!!!

I'm not sure how reliable one of the early Kias would be.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > m-b-w loves his SUBAROO
07/23/2014 at 14:57

Yes, but it's also a Mazda 121, which I'd trust much further.

Mazda built the whole thing. Kia was basically a Ford/Mazda crosspromotion back then.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > catkam623 misses his 944
07/23/2014 at 15:01

I've always wanted a CRX, but they're getting really expensive around here. I looked at one several years ago that was pretty much rusted in half and the kid wanted 900 for it. It wouldn't start or run.

catkam623 misses his 944 > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 15:05

what the hell those are beaters they shouldn't be even close to expensive. 900 for a rusted out shell what the hell? You should be able to get one in decent shape for 1500

AUTOUNION > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 15:06

I had one years ago and loved it! They drive like go karts and although slow they're a blast to drive. The 88's though were carb'd not fuel injected.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > AUTOUNION
07/23/2014 at 15:12

A closer inspection of Wiki says you're right. Injection didn't come until '90. That means my hp would drop from 63 to 58. Bummer.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > catkam623 misses his 944
07/23/2014 at 15:22

No argument here. There's a pretty decent one for 1800, but it's an automatic, and an automatic CRX shouldn't even exist. Then there's this.

http://kansascity.craigslist.org/cto/4559281412…

catkam623 misses his 944 > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 15:27

Meep meep meep meep... What the hell is that it's got 172k on it and he's asking 6500??? Sure it's clean but just cause you "basically" did a full restoration on it doesn't mean it's worth anywhere even close to that.

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 15:48

Step 1: Buy

Step 2: Swap a SHO engine in

Step 3: Kill at stoplights

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
07/23/2014 at 16:03

As long as I'm dream-swapping, why not an EcoBoost from the Fiesta ST? It could be the three-door Fiesta ST we should already have.

Actually, I'm really interested in that 1L 3 cyl EcoBoost of Ford's.

therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now) > Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig
07/23/2014 at 16:08

Good luck finding a Fiesta ST engine, and they do have a 3 door fiST, it is just not sold here

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
07/23/2014 at 16:21

Indeed. But we're dream swapping, remember?

And as long as I'm dreaming, you're right about the SHO engine. I totally forgot that the SHOgun was based on the Festiva.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > therevengeofthesaab (really likes pre-2005 hondas right now)
07/23/2014 at 16:34

Ooh. Or a rotary swap. The Festiva is also the Mazda 121, so that shouldn't be too hard, right?