car for fiance????

[proddy2008]

ok so its comeing up on income tax time and unkle sam owes us! and we need a car for my beter half. i would love to get her into a square body bc of cost to maintain and ease of working on em is a dream but we cant afford the gas milage on 2 trucks right now so im thinking something as easy and cheep just smaller and 25mpg minumum carb and hei preferably and older than 25... looked at vw bugs but i dont have any experiance working on them whatsoever so idk bout that.. also she is partial to something the griswalds would drive lol loves stationwagons maby a vega wagon? any ideas guys? thx in advance

 

[Old77]

Station wagons, carbs, 25+ years old,.... is not conducive to achieving 25 MPG IMO

 

[foamypirate]

Station wagons, carbs, 25+ years old,.... is not conducive to achieving 25 MPG IMO

I'd be inclined to agree. If you really want good gas mileage, get an early-to-mid 90's fuel injected Honda/Toyota. They are dead reliable, easy to work on, and get great gas mileage.

 

[Old77]

yep....just helped my niece pick out a little 90 Civic. It was owned by a grandma with relatively low mileage. Wasn't as "cute" as she wanted (pewter paint) but I told her that with the budget she has to work with either you get cute but no go or something that is mechanically reliable and clean looking but not the color you want She's had it for about 3 months now and it runs like a top and gets her good MPG.

 

[proddy2008]

While I strongly disagree on the fuel injection issue that's ok we can agree to disagree she drives a 95 carola now and it will cost to much to keep running so we are going to get something we can keep for a loooonnng time on a shoestring budget and something she can be proud to drive were not big fans of these shoebox cars and she wans something classy.... lol there's a 61 thunderbird round the corner she absolutely loves but fords fe motor cost to much to run lol there are allot of pre efi cars that get over 25 mpg I just need ideas to show her so we can decide on something

 

[crazy4offroad]

Vega wagon or a Monza hatchback would be nice. The Monza you'll have to strip all that 80's emissions stuff but once you get it dialed in and set up right it should run great and get goo mpg too. Always liked the Vegas and Monzas.

 

[89Suburban]

80's Chevy Celebrity or Cavalier with the Tech 4 motor. Or S-10 P/U with a 4 banger. If you can find any.

 

[oneluckypops]

While I strongly disagree on the fuel injection issue that's ok we can agree to disagree she drives a 95 carola now and it will cost to much to keep running so we are going to get something we can keep for a loooonnng time on a shoestring budget and something she can be proud to drive were not big fans of these shoebox cars and she wans something classy.... lol there's a 61 thunderbird round the corner she absolutely loves but fords fe motor cost to much to run lol there are allot of pre efi cars that get over 25 mpg I just need ideas to show her so we can decide on something

No shoe box cars, No Fuel injection, no electronic spark control, 25 years old, 25mpg, IMO equals NO WAY.

I am curiouse. What are the "pre EFI" cars that get over 25 mpg?

 

[proddy2008]

c4 i would love to find her a vega wagon and im shure she would get good if not great mpg with a 4 banger v6 or even a small block with the right trans and gears it could nock down 25+ easy im shure heck i think they did that stock lol or a chevette would be cool too apparently they sipped 40mpg highway stock

 

[proddy2008]

and pops i hate to break it to you.... but allot http://www.mpgfacts.com/?r=g&make=Chevrolet&year=1984

 

[proddy2008]

and we live in houston so the only city driving that we do is to get to and from the highway lol

 

[proddy2008]

http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/news/fuel-economy/epa-fuel-efficient-cars-chevy-sprint

 

[proddy2008]

im thinking anything light and aroedynamic would be nice showed her some cars she realy likes the chevelle vega and the datsun 280z im fairly confident that the last two would be easy the chevelle......... it would be a challenge

 

[proddy2008]

also likes minitrucks so thats always an option

 

[Old77]

im thinking anything light and aroedynamic would be nice showed her some cars she realy likes the chevelle vega and the datsun 280z im fairly confident that the last two would be easy the chevelle......... it would be a challenge

Don't you mean Chevy Vega? Chevelle and Vega are two very different things and from what I've heard the Vega is a POS. You might wanna stay away from those. If you're really looking for something older but gets good MPG and you can get for fairly cheap why not consider a Celebrity or a mid 80's Cutlass