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paigeoliver:
Yeah, the Festiva has that cheap price tag, but by the time I fix the listed problems on the sucker and get some junkyard doors and fenders, well I just could have bought a nicer car in the first place.
The Paseo LOOKS nice and solid. Appears to be in the best overall cosmetic condition of all 4 of them. Real high miles though. But, once you are in the sub-$1000 price range then overall condition is more important than mileage. I have seen cars with 90,000 on them ready for the junkyard, and I have seen 250,000+ cars that don't really have any issues.
The S-10 is old, therefore easy to work on. It is old, therefore I might have problems passing emissions (not old ENOUGH to skip emissions).
The Caddy looks big and solid, but it is going to eat gas and might be pricey to repair when it breaks.
SOAPboy:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on March 30, 2005, 05:54:32 am ---The Caddy or the S-10.
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paigeoliver:
The S-10 is the 2.8 V6. My Ranger with same size engine was good for about 19 Miles per gallon, but that would go up to about 24 if I did a long highway haul.
SOAPboy:
--- Quote from: paigeoliver on March 30, 2005, 06:12:00 am ---The S-10 is the 2.8 V6. My Ranger with same size engine was good for about 19 Miles per gallon, but that would go up to about 24 if I did a long highway haul.
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yeah, 20ish a gallon depending on how beat the engine is..
Would be good for you, with all the cabs you seem to buy..
DrewKaree:
yeah, but it seems like housecleaning at paige's house recently.
I dunno about your area, but gas is going up for us here in WI. I don't mean the weekly price fluctuations, I mean the taxes. WI is now the highest tax rate on gasoline in the nation. Boy am I friggen proud ::) Dunno if your state has the same automatic carved-in-stone increases each year, but if you do, gas will be going up IN ADDITION to the regular price. The Caddy may be more expensive to deal with in that respect, but that V8 is probably one of the easier engines to work on if something goes wrong, but I dunno if you're an engine-work kinda guy, or if just brakes and basic stuff is more your speed.
On the plus side, the S-10 will probably be easier to find parts from a boneyard for it.
The Caddy would be my choice, personally, but I have different needs which would rule out a truck that didn't have at least a jump seat in the back.