Originally Posted by
the_drain
I belong in both threads...have my RX-7 when I feel like being an elitist but I also am the proud owner of a pair of 86 Firefly's.
Most of the cars in this thread are not beaters...try sub $1000 300,000k+ vehicles (am I now a beater elitist?). My bike is worth more than both of them and it's only a Allez Sport :-D
Don't knock 'em though, best investments I've ever made!
Update with pictures:
Shortly after driving _through_ a deer at 110km/hr
A good car is one you can fix with a hammer and a trip to the wreckers.
That is great! You got really lucky - you must've grazed the deer. My dad hit a deer way back in the day in his '75 Monte Carlo - even though all the parts in front were replaced, the car never got over the frame damage! (a permanent lean.)