Safety is the main reason I'd never buy an old CRX or something to drive to the supermarket and whatnot. It is hard to find a balance when looking for a used, cheap but newer car like a car from the early 2000s.
How much safety (or emission control) would you be willing to give up for the price?
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...c_cars/save_gas_or_die_trying_feature?cid=303
How much safety (or emission control) would you be willing to give up for the price?
Youve had em. Weve had em. With the exception of the Sultan of Brunei, pretty much everybodys had an old and uglybut fuel-efficientbeater rusting away in the driveway in their past. And with gas prices doing what theyve been doing of late and the economy threatening to implode, those old POSs are starting to look as tempting as a cold Popsicle on a hot day at the county fair. Their prices have been on the rise, the posterchild for the movement being a 1992 Geo Metro XFia car said to get more than 50 mpgthat recently sold on eBay for $7200, according to U.S. News and World Report. Perhaps now is a good time to mention that the car sold for roughly $7200 new.
http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...c_cars/save_gas_or_die_trying_feature?cid=303