Help me pick a cheap Daily Driver!, Subaru Impreza 2dr Coupe 98 Options

[jcbass7]

Ok so the celica is off the road with some big plans for the future. Meanwhile, i am at school in CT and live in MA. Basically i am looking for a cheap DD that i can make into a proect car in the future... but with about 2k maybe 3k to spend i can't find much..

I'm interested mainly in toyota and nissan..

Toyota
celica
mr2

Nissan
240sx

My sister might sell me her mid 90's subaru impreza 2dr or whatever it is.. for 2k, but not sure..

what i really want is a cheap mr2, but for my budget it would be an old one most likely if i can even find a decent one at all..

i wouldn't mind an older celica, like a fastback etc. could be fun

again i also wouldn't mind an s13 or s14, but s14 is most likely out of the budget range..

what i really need is something that runs reliable and passes inspection, the rest doesn't matter at this point..

any ideas?

EDIT:
i don't want to travel far to get it either.

This post has been edited by jcbass7: Mar 4, 2008 - 7:01 AM

[DEATH]

IMO - A 5S Camry makes the ideal beater for us Swapped GT guys. All your left over stuff works towards keeping the DD running and we know the tech - it's simple and argueably the most reliable platform Toyota ever made.
I'm looking for a '99-01ish black Camry with 5S [ideally - or 1MZ-fe as I've already owned one and are ultra reliable as well]. I'm not sure what year but I would prefer the one with the straight tail lights as opposed to the one with the slightly hatchet cut tails [obviously that wouldn't kill a good deal]. The stock sport appearance package on a black Camry would be all I ever wanted looks wise out of a beater.
just my .02 - the reliabilty/interchangeability of parts is what really drives my interest in these.

IMO2:
MKI MR2 - very reliable if you find a good one, not the best DD because of the cargo/passenger space. Would be great if the above is no issue.
ST-165 - Money pit - beware this for DD

This post has been edited by DEATH: Feb 19, 2008 - 7:33 AM

[jcbass7]

IMO - A 5S Camry makes the ideal beater for us Swapped GT guys. All your left over stuff works towards keeping the DD running and we know the tech - it's simple and argueably the most reliable platform Toyota ever made.
I'm looking for a '99-01ish black Camry with 5S [ideally - or 1MZ-fe as I've already owned one and are ultra reliable as well]. I'm not sure what year but I would prefer the one with the straight tail lights as opposed to the one with the slightly hatchet cut tails [obviously that wouldn't kill a good deal]. The stock sport appearance package on a black Camry would be all I ever wanted looks wise out of a beater.
just my .02 - the reliabilty/interchangeability of parts is what really drives my interest in these.

IMO2:
MKI MR2 - very reliable if you find a good one, not the best DD because of the cargo/passenger space. Would be great if the above is no issue.
ST-165 - Money pit - beware this for DD

good advice, my main point is the need for something that i will want to play around with after the celica is done. Basically something i will keep long term and mod down the road, but keep as a DD for now.

The more i think about it the more i want an MK1 or MK2.. i really don't mind which, i figure they both will be fun

passenger/trunk space is not an issue.