10-10-2017, 04:56 AM
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Help needed choosing winter beater
Made a huge mistake selling my e90 bmw 325xi at the end of last winter and now im looking again.
I do live in canada so snow is a factor and fun is too. I don't wanna get a car i don't need so budget is 5k. I don't want a car older than 2006 nornor a rust bucket
Im currently considering :
1) 2006 bmw 330xi
2) 2007 audi a3 3.2 Quattro
3 ) 2007 mini cooper (not an S but so fun and tossable )
Last edited by GTA_G20; 01-23-2018 at 02:34 PM.
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10-10-2017, 09:19 PM
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Location: Central PA
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My winter car is a Suzuki SX4. Cheap and goes like a tank in snow. I use it to tow small sailboats to the lake in summer. It feels like a toy after driving my boxster
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10-11-2017, 06:34 AM
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I was actually looking at a vitara years ago. How is it getting parts for them since they went out of business?
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10-11-2017, 08:47 AM
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They are still produced and sold globally. I have a dealership near me still selling parts. I haven't needed anything yet. Most parts stores have basic replacements too.
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10-11-2017, 12:47 PM
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still plays with cars...
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Baden, ON, Canada
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I drive my Forester like a hooligan in the snow. Decent on fuel and easy to repair.
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Arctic Silver on Metropol Blue | LN Dual Row IMSR | Arctic Silver console, spoiler frame & bumperettes | Crios mod | Technobrace | RoboTop module & modified convertible top relay for one-touch roof operation
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10-17-2017, 04:40 AM
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Location: Bastrop, Tx
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Subaru! I got a legacy for $400 with 100k two years back. My wife and I have put 80,000 trouble free miles on it since. Beaters are great. I joke with my wife that if it breaks down that I'm leaving it where it is with the keys in it.
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10-17-2017, 04:42 AM
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Whatyear legacy did you get for $400!! Then again your car connections are extreme lol
Do you even get winter in Texas lol
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10-17-2017, 05:02 AM
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1999. Yes the all wheel drive is a little useless down here. It was nice to have at the beach though
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10-17-2017, 07:29 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: CT
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My winter / dog transport is a 99 Outback. We have had three other Subarus. ('10 Impreza, '04 Forester & a '16 Impreza my wife currently drives) They have been pretty good to us.
My only gripe with this one is that it is auto (Free from a family member). All others have been/are 5spd.
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12-25-2017, 06:11 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GTA_G20
Made a huge mistake selling my e90 bmw 325xi at the end of last winter and now im looking again.
I do live in canada so snow is a factor and fun is too. I don't wanna get a car i don't need so budget is 5k. I don't want a car older than 2006 nornor a rust bucket
Im currently considering :
1) 2006 bmw 330xi
2) 2007 audi a3 3.2 Quattro
3 ) 2007 mini cooper S(not and but so fun and tossable )
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Those are not winter beaters.The rig I drive to abuse is a 96 Dakota V8 4wd. 251000 and runs and drives like it's barely broke in. I've even had it in the snow, pretty wonderful handling.
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2007 Toyota Highlander
2003 New Beetle Convertible, Turbo, Tip 6 speed 
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01-23-2018, 01:46 PM
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Location: St Catherines, Ontario
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Thread dead. Bought a B7 A4 Avant Quattro. Sadly the snow is gone lol
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01-23-2018, 02:15 PM
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Location: Canada
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good luck. gf has a 2002 c5 a6 allroad w the 2.7t. 10x more work than my boxster. full of 15 yr old electronic geewhizzery and doodads. prepare to spend a good part of your spare time chasing failed cold solder joints, and the rest chasing oil leaks. and no time left for the boxster. i mean, how can the electronics in three of the four door latches fail!?!?!
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01-23-2018, 02:33 PM
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All road was a badass car when new. The turbocharged 6 and the air suspension is something I wouldn’t wanna get involved with.
Few years ago I had a b6 a4 1.8t. Bought it with a noisy cam chain tensioner and ended up swapping motors. Oil leaked and leaked. I said never again until today.....
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01-23-2018, 03:06 PM
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yeah, the air suspension is a bear. doesn't like the cold (car is slammed to the ground every morning) but hey, neither do the injector o-rings. saved myself a world of hurt by buying a compressor rebuild kit - 1000% improvement. and quattro is good (especially w a new set of studded tires). and the air suspension is great when working. 15 year old car, and is met w admiring soccer moms everywhere it goes. and, while full of problems, parts costs are closer to vw than porsche (like you said - got a problem? just swap engines).
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01-23-2018, 03:10 PM
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Location: St Catherines, Ontario
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What do u drive in the winter? No way u got the boxster and snow tires!!
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01-23-2018, 03:52 PM
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nissan titan. frontier before that, and frontier before that.
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01-24-2018, 08:22 AM
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Titan is a beast. I can't deal with the V8 gas. The utility of that truck is awesome
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01-24-2018, 09:21 AM
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yeah, you know when i was running my old v6 frontier, it was getting the same fuel economy as my work truck - a much younger ford v8. modern v8's are greatly improved from the old days. the problem is, the titan is not really a modern v8, and doesn't have a modern transmission, so fuel economy is not best in class for sure. really, what i liked the most about it is that it was at the end of a 15 year production run, so all bugs had been worked out and i have a reliable truck that won't strand me out in the middle of nowhere (which is where i happen to spend most of my time).
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01-25-2018, 09:18 PM
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Easy. This
With these
Not my winter DD but could be and does see winter action with my snow tires.
Last edited by Porsche-Eh; 01-25-2018 at 09:21 PM.
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01-25-2018, 09:28 PM
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Since in Canada, i would consider the JDM route. Anything older than 15 years is an option. Not all JDMs are RHD, especially if you pick German.
OR
Jeep TJ
Last edited by Porsche-Eh; 01-25-2018 at 09:40 PM.
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