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      03-15-2019, 08:38 PM   #199
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I'd like a beater - but I'd want an old truck with a bit of a rat rod look mainly for the use of the bed for picking up plants and moving stuff. At any rate, that mazda is definitely a beater! How many miles on it?
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      03-15-2019, 11:28 PM   #200
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I'd like a beater - but I'd want an old truck with a bit of a rat rod look mainly for the use of the bed for picking up plants and moving stuff. At any rate, that mazda is definitely a beater! How many miles on it?
yes i agree truck would be ideal - 72k miles on the clock for the mazdaratti - she's ugly but solid
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      03-16-2019, 01:25 AM   #201
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Share your extra beater if you have one too.

Mine is a 2002 Mazda Protégé powered by a robust 2.0, normally aspirated 4 cyclinder producing a crazy strong 130HP. While the car is mechanically perfect it does have a few cosmetic flaws – two interior door handles have fallen off, the center stack (radio etc has gone out, it works but you can't tell what station you are on) the front passenger window is presently taped so as to not fall back down into the door, paint is peeling off and it has a dents and dings that have gone unrepaired.

I inherited the car from my Aunt a couple years back and it is a great grocery getter (doesn't matter where you park you don't even have to lock it), dog hauler, wheel, tire and parts fetcher and is the perfect car to teach a teen to drive in without fear of them damaging wheels, bumpers or fenders. I drive it about once a week locally around Huntington Beach it's the perfect incognito mobile no one pays any attention to you however merging into traffic has to be planned well in advance and regularly getting cut off is just par for the course.

We have affectionately named it the Mazdaratti (RoadKill) and I am very tempted to put an M badge on it.

So there's mine – share yours
Your car is perfect as long as it meets and exceeds the stated mission.
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      03-16-2019, 01:41 AM   #202
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I used to have an 89 CRX as a beater, rattle canned green and it ran like a champ. Bought if for $500, put about 20k miles on it, then sold it for $500.



My plan after moving into a house with a garage is to buy another <$1000 Honda to strip, build, turbo and likely blowup regularly. I love my 335i but I’m afraid to go BIG power because it’s currently my only car, not to mention if I blow the motor it’s a small fortune. If I blow a D16 I’m only out a few hundred bucks!

So that’s what I want — a beater racecar!
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      03-16-2019, 06:50 AM   #203
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I have a couple beaters for drifting.

1996 Mustang GT. 140k miles. Rattle can black. Stripped interior. coil overs, poly bushings, panhard bar, hacked and weld front control arms for more steering lock, hydro hand brake, welded diff. This car is now for my 16 and 14 year olds to learn to drift in as I built a 2003 350Z drift car late last year. It has 110k miles, bought it needing a clutch, so upgraded to light weight fly wheel at same time as high performance clutch installed. Body has some previous low quality repairs to front and left quarter panel. BC coil overs, wise fab lock kit for 63 degrees steering angle, poly bushings, sway bars, tomei lsd with 4.10 gears, hydro hand brake, 6 point roll cage. I put twice into mods than what paid for car
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      03-16-2019, 08:24 AM   #204
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I have almost always had 2 cars. Makes me enjoy my nice car a lot more when I get a chance to take it out. Probably will always own a toy car and a daily.
Same. Currently have an e53 4.4 with oe 4.8is front and rear bumpers and Corsa exhaust that replaced my C5 Z06. The looks I would get when people found out I daily’d a Z06 and weekend/nice day drove my garaged e30.(24v swap with procharger.)
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      03-16-2019, 01:03 PM   #205
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2005 Xterra Off Road I bought new and see no reason to swap. Had the rad swapped for an aftermarket piece to avoid the Strawberry Milkshake of Death (SMOD). It's a blast off road and quicker on the street than you might imagine, especially round the curves. Thank you, Bilstein.

Trouble with running a small beater as a commuter car in this state are the prohibitive insurance rules and registration costs. You don't save a penny despite the better gas mileage.
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      03-18-2019, 03:45 PM   #206
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1995 F150 with 351 Windsor and 223k on the clock. I paid $1500 for it three years ago. Since then I replaced the water pump and the starter for $70 and $50 respectively. Other than that, it's just been the cost of gas (it gets 11 mpg). I'm extremely happy with it.

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      03-19-2019, 05:28 AM   #207
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2008 Vaxhaul Corsa VXR

I owned a 2008 Vaxhaul Corsa VXR with mods on it such as a straight pipe and drilled disc brakes.

I was in the relam of car beating i would say probs could do 0-60 in around 6 seconds with the mods. Was very fast and LOUD.

Sold it after 11 months due to wanting somethign more practicle.

Currently i am driving my mum's 2004 toyota carolla vvt-i t spirit auto 5 door which cannot compare. It is more practicle though. surpisingly, the mpg is not that good. probs does about 35 mpg max.

I tried to upload some pics of the corsa but says file is too big .
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      03-31-2019, 06:56 AM   #208
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      03-31-2019, 11:59 AM   #209
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      03-31-2019, 07:40 PM   #210
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I've got a beauty 1999 Toyota Camry.
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      03-31-2019, 07:46 PM   #211
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I do not. I am in the mindframe that our time to enjoy this life is too precious to waste it driving a beater .. life is right now, enjoy every moment.
This is the right attitude all the time.

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For weekend shopping, errands, feel like a youngster again driving a manual, etc- 2003 M3 or 2007 S2000.
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      04-01-2019, 05:18 PM   #212
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2017 RAM 2500 is my daily beater.
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      04-01-2019, 11:55 PM   #213
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09 335i e93, daily, beater, project all in one.
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      04-02-2019, 04:43 AM   #214
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2010 corolla. and I can't call her a beater. she's just to good to be a beater. does her job every day no complaints. hauls the dogs. gets filthy and is fine all on her own! unlike any of the others. those can not be left alone, do not enjoy being dirty refuse to get wet and complain a lot. they also refuse to haul the dogs and be ate in. it almost seems like comparing 2 different classes of women. divas vs a cool ass chick. the divas are great to be seen with but what a bitch to own and keep. yet the cool ass chick is just down to ride and any time. aw car life.
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Bmw is the garage queen and the tacoma pro 6speed is my daily beater.
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      04-05-2019, 12:02 PM   #216
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I DD a 04 Toyota Solara...
Was labeled as a woman car after I bought it with 50k miles on it
After 200k miles more probably still labeled a woman's car but who cares...
It's got me from point A to B just fine and reliable. Still going strong till this day.
Keeping it as long as possible!
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The M2 Comp is my beater car.






















It's also the only car that I own.
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It's also the only car that I own.
Not a bad one to own either!
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