Efficient, cheap beaters! Used car ads: 35 mpg highway or more for $1500 or less

[Xist]

Do we have any members that life closer?

[MetroMPG]

Not in that part of La Belle Province. Wouldn't that be convenient!

[mpg_numbers_guy]

Another cheap Insight in the Detroir area, $800: https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/c...927002988.html

Same year, same price, $800: https://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/c...927744220.html
^ I wonder if this one is the same one that was listed for $500 with missing passenger seat and side skirts.

[Xist]

All right, it is not 35 MPG highway, but that is negotiable, and it may not be $1,500, it is from a dealer, but hopefully you can negotiate the price, too.

The dealer says $1,400 out the door. I am waiting for the VIN and mileage:

Here we have for sure the best deal ever on a clean, great-running Honda civic LX coupe. This is the best ride you could want for this crazy low price. This Arizona-owned Honda Civic LX coupe is ready to go to work or play. Perfect for students or anyone that wants a super-running, really sharp, and loaded coupe. It’s has been dealer serviced 19 times since new. Finally, a gas-saving, clean, and great-running get-around Honda Civic LX coupe for anyone from students to family that everyone can afford, not overpriced. It comes with automatic transmission, keyless entry, alarm, ABS, ice-cold climate-controlled-ac, premium sound, mp3, tilt, and so much more. This is great-running, with ice-cold ac, and gets great gas mileage. Come see it today. Inexpensive, great-running, gas-saving, get-around Honda Civics for work or play sell super-fast and are popular, especially in Arizona, and the good ones like this are so hard to find. Call now ask for John do not wait. 602-509-9396.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/c...930952174.html

[The ad is annoying, but I spent ten minutes editing it. It was all caps, I do not think that it had any punctuation, and there were other annoying things I tried to fix. Why does it say almost everything two or three times?]

[RedDevil]

Originally Posted by Xist

[Why does it say almost everything two or three times?]

To make sure it does not have one single lie?

[Xist]

I kept checking my e-mail for a response, but never saw anything. I just got back to the hotel and decided to check my spam folder.

Five hours ago the salesman responded that the VIN is 1HGEM22581L108379 and it has 220,000 miles.

I don't want to drive back to the far side of Phoenix!

[Xist]

My friend is saying we can totally check it out. VehicleHistory does not show anything. KBB says its private party price is around $1,400 and is worth $1,966 from a dealer.

KBB also says the typical mileage for a 2001 Civic is 152,030.

I call [that place with silly stuff on the walls]

Ah. They closed a while ago. I thought they were still open.

[mpg_numbers_guy]

But it's an automatic!

[Xist]

I know! Supposedly it is in better shape than my Civic, which does not have cruise control, hopefully the stereo is better, and it has to be more economical than my Accord, but why would they charge private party prices at a dealership?

Here is a 2002 Civic with a manual transmission two hours from here and four hours from home, but it has almost a quarter million miles! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...=honda%20civic

Why does Facebook Marketplace show me a "2019 Dodge Charger Scat Pack" when I search for an Insight?!

Here is a 2003 with a disassembled engine. Does it have an automatic? I do not have any idea! Does it matter if it does not run? https://offerup.com/item/detail/712074964/

Here is a Civic with a blown engine and a brand-mew clutch! https://offerup.com/item/detail/712038424/

[hayden55]

Originally Posted by Xist

I know! Supposedly it is in better shape than my Civic, which does not have cruise control, hopefully the stereo is better, and it has to be more economical than my Accord, but why would they charge private party prices at a dealership?

Here is a 2002 Civic with a manual transmission two hours from here and four hours from home, but it has almost a quarter million miles! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace...=honda%20civic

Why does Facebook Marketplace show me a "2019 Dodge Charger Scat Pack" when I search for an Insight?!

Here is a 2003 with a disassembled engine. Does it have an automatic? I do not have any idea! Does it matter if it does not run? https://offerup.com/item/detail/712074964/

Here is a Civic with a blown engine and a brand-mew clutch! https://offerup.com/item/detail/712038424/

Laughing at the e-cig the guy is using to block his license plate numbers.