Hi guys I don’t know much about cars but personally I like old style cars. (Really don’t like cars from now days look) I’m wondering to buy a car that is cheap to fix and good on gas, also reliable. (I live in Maryland, USA) Some example that I like the look of it: [Nissan B12] ( http://sunau…

At the age of these cars, and considering that you’re going to be limited to what’s available on the used car market which will be very limited, only a mechanic with the vehicle in his shop can tell you. 99% of whether it’ll meet your wants is going to be based on the life it lived. New car buyers …

I may be wrong but I think some of the cars OP listed were not even sold in the USA.

US cars of the 80s were pretty dismal in reliability, unless you bought a big V8 which would be a gas guzzler. In terms of getting parts, I would limit myself to Toyotas, Nissan and Hondas. Avoid anything European or Korean for those years. As mentioned, a good mechanic is needed to determine the c…

The early 80’s cars from Asia were rust-buckets. So if you get one from that era…make sure it’s from the south. I'm puzzled by your motiovation and rationale; 80s and 90s Japanese car were alll cookie cutter same styling. There were plenty of different styling vehicles from Japan back then. Stylin…

Unique looks are the only advantages of '80s - early '90s cars. Everything else - power, handling, safety, reliability, rust prevention, rust content, and often economy - is better after that period. I’d start looking at '96 and newer.

well I like any of the old Cherokees. if they have the 4.0 L inline 6 cyl. I have heard bad things about grand Cherokees tho… parts for the Cherokee are cheap and available and its fairly simple. if you buy a car of this era you will have things to fix.

This has to be a ruse. Most of those non US spec vehicles are boxy sedans with zero personality. You can add some nice wheels and a fibreglass body kit to any Asian mid 90s sedan and be way ahead of the game. Anything 30 years old is likely to need a whole bunch of required repairs if not immediatel…

Proac suspects a ruse. When I read the post my first thought was here is a 12 year old with a laptop in his mothers basement. But it would not be polite to say so.

As much as i hate to go against your list none of those are very “remarkable” cars in any aspect. I suppose the Laser is the nicest? I would suggest a Volvo 200 series - unlike what others have said they are very safe, pretty fuel efficient and the red block engines are probably the strongest ever …

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I think you’re right Volvo, but the same principle applies.

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