What to buy?

[copperhead]

Right now I'm trying to adjust my finances to make room for a new mortgage, which means my money pit truck needs to go, and I have no idea what to replace it with, so I'm looking for suggestions.

 

My needs:

 

Stay under $7,000

 

Must be on a lot so I can trade in my truck

 

~25 mpg (or better)

 

reasonably reliable. I drive a ton of miles, so it needs to hold up

 

Fun to drive

 

Other things that will make a car more attractive would be RWD and a manual trans. I would like to get into a later 240sx or even an N/A MKIV Supra, but I doubt I'll find either of those on a lot anywhere in Ohio.

[Big A]

3000 GT? Civic Si?

[Skinner]

240

 

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=208547786&dealer_id=581222&car_year=1994&model=240SX&num_records=25&make2=&start_year=1981&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&search_type=both&distance=100&make=NISSAN&color=&min_price=&drive=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=&style_flag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=43119&advanced=&end_year=2007&doors=&transmission=&max_price=&cardist=100

 

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=215627328&dealer_id=49247358&car_year=1993&model=240SX&num_records=25&make2=&start_year=1981&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&search_type=both&distance=100&make=NISSAN&color=&min_price=&drive=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=&style_flag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=43119&advanced=&end_year=2007&doors=&transmission=&max_price=&cardist=32

 

supra

 

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=212067242&dealer_id=81213&car_year=1984&model=SUPRA&num_records=25&make2=&start_year=1981&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&search_type=both&distance=100&make=TOYOTA&color=&min_price=&drive=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=&style_flag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=43119&advanced=&end_year=2007&doors=&transmission=&max_price=&cardist=66

 

http://www.autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=207227834&dealer_id=46753769&car_year=1988&model=SUPRA&num_records=25&make2=&start_year=1981&keywordsfyc=&keywordsrep=&engine=&certified=&body_code=0&fuel=&search_type=both&distance=100&make=TOYOTA&color=&min_price=&drive=&default_sort=priceDESC&max_mileage=&style_flag=1&sort_type=priceDESC&address=43119&advanced=&end_year=2007&doors=&transmission=&max_price=&cardist=100

[Science Abuse]

http://www.autotrader.com/dealers/dda/detail.jsp?result_car_id=210954796&dealership_view_name=germainchevy&dealer_id=50369101&car_id=213329317

[Dave1647545494]

v6 camaro or mustang

 

tacoma, ranger, s-10

[Dr. Apex]

You can pick up a nice early 90's 5 or 7 series for that much, I recently saw a 740 that looked clean as hell for $6500, and I had looked at a 91 525i for $4k.

[grease monkey]

he said something about reliability, so I think that puts the euro cars out.