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if all goes as planned, the retta will be sold today. if another comes along in the next few years that is too good to pass on i will get it but until then.......what should i get to replace it?

i'm kinda stumped really. i want the extreme comfort of the beretta but with a little better mpg. i have been looking at monte's, grand prix, and cavs. cavaliers seem to be the closest to my budget which is around 1700-2000. i know thats not alot but i can figure that out as i go. the hard part will be to decide which way to go.

I can't understand why you sold it to get something "newer" and only have 1700-2k to spend... that really limits your choices. Sorry to be blunt but the math just isn't adding up to me, I feel the sale of the Beretta was a stupid move.

nah not a stupid move. that money is just a jump off not the limit(boss lady might give me a raise ). you can grab decent cars around here for that on craigslist, plus or minus, just not really able to decide which route to go...

cobalt, cheap and durable, plenty of aftermarket, and its like a new beretta...

good luck finding one on that budget

Can't say I can understand your thinking.
The Beretta might be better than anything you have suggested as far as gas mileage is concerned.

I think he sold it for family needs, or did I miss something?

I agree on the gas mileage part though. Haven't found anything 10-15 years newer with better, even some new on the lot, despite their claims.

Buy a dodge/chrysler/plymouth mini-van. Can't go wrong at all family wise. I now have 2, and will soon acquire a 3rd. (will be 5 that I have bought since 2005). The other half has my best one the 03. (Of course )
First one cost me 500 (93) and I had to rebuild a tranny, but got 100k miles out of it, before fire dept got it and I scrapped it for over 300. Second one I bought (94) for 200 was for parts for the first, then it was given to the fire dept and scrapped for 300. Third one I bought for 700, (the 03) tuned it up, and have put nearly 100k kilometers on it. The one I am driving now (97) I bought for 300 to get me through the winter, haven't put any money in it yet, and will probably sell it for 300 in the spring once I finalize the one I'm picking up in about a month, costing me 250 (for a running 01). Just needs several little things, but overall its a good deal.

So deals can be had. Granted if you don't want to buy a fixer upper, then the price jumps accordingly. I'm just thankful to have some simple skills in fixing them.

DTMAce wrote:I think he sold it for family needs, or did I miss something?

themadness wrote:i'm selling my 94 base, because the wife wants me to get something a little newer.

themadness wrote:(boss lady might give me a raise )

She's got him wedged between a rock and a hard place saying get something newer but you only have 2k to do so... At least that's my opinion.

Get a third gen cav. There a dime a dozen, literally. I got a 01 z24 for 600 bucks and put like 200 into it. My brother drives it and its dead reliable, moves pretty good with the 2.4 dohc, and gets 28-32 mpg.

They use beretta brakes and hubs. And you can get them 4 door.

And last I checked, a local yard had over 90 of them, not including sunfires...

Yeah, be like EVERYONE ELSE and get a 3rd gen Cavi! Sorry, Barry, I had to. If you do get one, make sure it's pre-2003 - They got OOOoo000ooogly after that.