If You Only Have $1,000, These are the Cheap Cars You Should Buy
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- Cheap cars to buy. If You Only Have $1,000, These are the Cheap Cars You Should Buy, DIY and car review with Scotty Kilmer. How to buy a cheap used car. Buying a cheap car. Buying a really cheap car. Where to buy cheap cars. The best cheap cars. Buying a used car. Car buying tips. What type of car to buy. Car buying guide. Car Advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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Hey scotty why dont you like Mercedes Benz my mom has one and its great
@BaiAnNa2014 Twitter LOL. Not true, I bought a Honda Passport for $1300 and it's still rolling well over a year.
Hey Scotty, is a bubble balancer as effective or precise as getting a tire balanced at a shop? Is one more effective than the other?
@@pantherplatform I heard that!
Scotty Kilmer just picked up an 02 accord with 100k to flip automatic. Just first to second during the shift it jumps up about 800rpm before going in. No codes am I screwed?
"Find a mechanic like me'' Scotty, there is no one like you.
Got my 1999 Camry for 600 bucks at 16 years old. Over 210,000 miles now and running like a champ
Nice
Nice
Greatest car of all time
Amazing
I get you bro , i have a 2 door 97 honda civic for $1150 i got when i was 18 w my girlfriend & 4 years later & a 2 1/2 yr old son and the car is still running really good ! of course had to get a 4 door for family but car still here and reliable asf
Put the egos aside and drive a hoopty. Because, except for in a few circumstances, making car payments is just rediculousness.
Pride in driving a hoopty as well
Yup. Im a crown Vic owner
Used/old cars are way cheaper and way more affordable but what that means is its considered as a “BUCKET”
Just because you can buy it doesn't mean you can afford it.
‘Pride’ sounds better
For $1,000 I might know a guy in Houston who has a '94 Celica.
Before anyone asks, Houston is flooded once a year atleast, go figure
Taelor Watson LMFAO!😂😂😂😂😂🐈🐈🐈🐈
Like Scotty I'm also a fan of 94 Toyota's, I've got a Corolla, daily driving to work etc. Starts first time every day no problems with it.
Your killing me! LOL Cracking up bad here. I gotta have a scotty fix to get a good laugh. Like the picture he uses of 'get a good mechanic' , the two guys that look rough next to a car with their bellies showing. That one cracks me up every time. Reminds me of those back woods guys.
I need a car my budget is 2000
Hey Scotty, those $100 cars from your day are now $10,000 cars because they’re considered “rare classics”
Can't consider a Ford pinto a rare classic
@@michaelc9128 Zing! LOL
Michael C No, but he's talking about a Model "T"!
+Michael C
Doesn't stop them going for 5 grand.
10,000 hell thats cheap , a lot of these folks have more money than sense , you can talk em into 20 grand if you try a little .
Rev up your iPhone-priced cars!
Hahahaha-REALLY!
Wow never thought of that. 😳😳😳
HOLUP!!!
that could damage the engine if over 3700 rpm
🤣🤣🤣
Here in England, u can get really good used car for 1,000 pounds. If u only want to spend 500 pounds, u would get decent enough used car, with dings, higher mileage. Just petrol prices high here.
My dad bought a 98 Corolla for $300 and put in another $300 to fix it up and it's been running great for about 6 years now! With regular maintenance of course.
I need a cheap reliable car!
Scotty: toyota.
Toyota is always the answer.
[KPG] Miata is always the answer 😤😤😂
Which one? Toyotas got expensive or something. Based in europe here, should I watch for european cars than?
@@futureflow8645 no one cares ok bro
@@futureflow8645 european brands are pretry reliable in europe, just in usa they are exotic. I think for you its cheaper to own a euro car than a toyota that you cant find spare parts.
I bought my 1995 Nissan Maxima with 77k Miles that was pulled behind an RV It's whole life. It had an external pump that was connected to the automatic transmission to keep it from burning up. It has 232k miles on it now and it still has the same transmission. Runs great.
Those cars were bullet proof. I used to own one.
Pre-2000 Nissan's were pretty good. Too bad they aren't so anymore. Also lucky that somebody thought about putting that external pump on that car. Most people don't think of the long term implications. They'd just sell it and make it someone else's problem.
Sold a 99 Sentra in 2005. Still on the road 250k miles or so... 2015 Note, 75k and barely limping along. A class action suit and an extended warranty isn't doing much good.
Hey Scotty, I bought a 1998 Toyota Corolla with 207K miles on it for $900. The car hung in there to 280K. In the end I junked it for $180 at the scrap yard. It was an awesome car, and did very well for the five years I had it. I did miner repairs like alternator, radiator fan, but i feel I got more then my money’s worth. Great cars.
It's illegal to void a warranty for doing your own oil changes due to the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975.
True but you do have to keep valid documentation.
It's too bad people refuse to read their owner's manuals and warranty booklets which tell them these things
I work for a warranty company and run into this often. We only accept invoices from a shop that show date, mileage, yr, make, model, etc. People want to send in O’reillys receipts showing where oil and a filter were bought ... how do I know it was for that specific car in question? How do I know the date and mileage? Those receipts mean nothing to us.
If you do your own work, you have to keep EVERY receipt. Just one oil change and you lose the receipt and bang your warranty is invalid. And have to do everything the owner's manual says to do at the recommended intervals.
Nice
There is a news story where a boy sold his X-box to buy his mom a used car - his neighbor's Geo Metro. That is a really old cheap car.
Aw... did he get it replaced?
I had a 95 GEO METRO. BEST CAR EVER! Great gas mileage, super easy to park in San Francisco and it gave me 210,000 miles!
Any car with the GM 3800 ...lasts forever and when it finally does die the engine makes a great boat anchor. ...lol.
That's the thing with GM shitboxes, even if you get lucky with the engine and trans EVERYTHING else will break on you.
My '90 Pontiac Bonneville has 290K yet everything works except 1 of the back doors doesnt lock. A steal for $750. Bought it with 273K.
I have 150k on my 08 lacrosse cxl with the 3800. Been pretty good so far outta the 6000 miles I've owned it. Just done normal maintenance and fixed an oil leak.
2002 pontiac firebird 3800 engine has 270,000 miles with no problems.
1998 Oldsmobile 88 Regency. Hit 3 deer in it's life. So it's a beater salvage car.Had the intake manifold replaced twice.Could use a 3rd. But engine and tranny still running good. Body Control module burned out. So fan blower is farmer ingenuity,but at least you have heat in the winter.
For a winter beater with working abs and traction control,you could do worse for under $600.
Scotty: "As long as you read the warranty..." Shows picture of a Prenuptual Agreement
Scotty: ...."And keep the receipt" Shows picture of a Target receipt with Wife purchased for $3.99.
what I wanna know is can I return her for 3.99???
Good for 90 days. What is the date on that receipt I wonder lol
I bought my 94 Opel Astra F for 500 euros (roughly 500 dollars) and have been driving it for 4 years without any serious problems. I've had to fix a few (non-)issues with the suspension (in order to pass the mandatory vehicle inspection) a year ago but other than that I've7 had to not do anything to it except oil changes and some rust repair. It has almost 300 000 kilometers on it and I've driven almost 70 000 km of it. Best purchase I've ever made. I propably keep it as long as it breaks completely and buy a new 500 euro rust bin.
The timing belt will propably snap soon but I don't bother changing it. When it snaps I propably try to fix the timing myself. If it's too much work I will just tow it to a junk yard.
We got a '97 Toyota Corolla with barely over 100k miles and a complete maintenance history for $1500.
My woman knew someone at work who offered it to her. It had been only driven by an old aunt and her sister.
She told me about it and asked: "Do you think we should buy it?"
I just about had a stroke.
But y did u almost have a stroke. I know nothing about cars😣
Wild Thing
Because he was excited that his woman let him get it. Right?
Man...I wish I could find a deal like that!
I had a 92 Toyota Camry I bought for around $2,000. I bought it for my daughter, she drove it, had it for a few years and after she got married her and her husband sold it. I think they sold it for around $1,600. It was in very good shape, but the air conditioning didn't work because the condenser was broken and it wasn't worth replacing, value-wise. They were kind of surprised they got that much for it. A father bought it for his high school son, if I remember correctly.
magicrobharv that’s excellent
I bought a 02 Camry for 2100 manual. Still running strong 3 years later. 2000 for a 92 sounds like a lot. How long ago was that?
bought my 95 accord wagon november of '17 for $1,600 with 113k on it. best car ive ever owned. drove it all over CA, AZ, NM, CO, and UT recently without a single problem
Just bought a 99 4Runner for 1500$ with 250K miles and it just needed a new starter and I installed it myself , runs great
My first car was a 1981 Buick Regal paid a bag of weed for it.
Sweet ride
lol
Liam Static I had one too, though I paid $200. And it was the best ride I had for years, my then spouse sold it on me. A very sad day.
Lol for real😁😁😁
Big weed
I paid $1200 for my 1995 Geo Prizm rustbucket from Wisconsin. . I have put more than that into it in the past 3 years since I've had it. I had other people put in a starter and a catalytic converter and mid-section of the exhaust and wheel hub. I did get some help changing out my brake calipers and brake pads. I replaced a whole lot of things myself, thanks to Scotty's videos (and others on youtube, but Scotty is my "go-to" youtube mechanic. I changed the battery, fuel filter, valve cover gasket, exhaust manifold, spark plugs, distributor cap, ignition coil, front struts, O2 sensor, alternator...is that all?
Hi, Scotty!!
I'm learning a thing or two whenever I watch your videos.
Appreciate you brother.🤠
Me too brother. I don't even know what an oil change is.
@@MichaelP-ke1tm
I barely learned how to change tires and change oil and flush out my anti-freeze.
I'm not mechanically inclined!! 😅😅😅😅
@@invaderzim1265
Flush out antifreeze??? Thats tough
I got lucky I bought a Saturn sw1 for $400 and I deliver pizzas and I've had it almost a year and still have under 1,000 in it and I've put 20,000 miles on it and it does great
Those Saturns can be great if they are taken care of properly.
Nice find. With regular oil changes, those are 300k mile cars. 1st and 2nd Gen are the best cars GM ever built, imo. Unfortunately GM Corp got involved and made the 3rd gen garbage.
That's funny I got my saturn coupe for only $500 and I love it. I even made a video on it and it still runs and drives at 150k miles now
The only problem with Saturn is availability of parts. Since they are no longer in production the only parts available are aftermarket and then some parts aren't available at all. My parents have the station wagon SW2 and can't find a replacement switch for the AC fan. Their "high" speed went out years ago and nobody has the parts.
My Saturn's needed much body work front, rear and passenger side. Total loss. 97 SL. Paint is showing signs of fading. I'm looking for someone who can paint at reasonable price. This is my baby and yes, I once made too much $ & bought 2 new cats every 3 years. Foolishness! Help even.of it hurts. Tks. KJOHN
4:24 Historical Codes. You got me dead, Scotty 😂🤣
Was that the contra 20 lives code?
Matt Morrison 30 lives but yeah.
LMAO... I had to look at comments to see if anybody else caught that 😂
@@mattmorrison9379 Yeah, Konami code
Hey scotty I bought a car for 1000 dollars. I just need another 1000 to purchase a motor,transmission and interior.
Miguel Medrano that's a keeper! LMFAO!😂😂
Wtf lmao
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Sounds like you bought a car from a crack head
Devilsdabs 666 😂😂😂😂
I bought a ‘97 Grand Caravan w/ 185k miles for $800.
I got 4 solid years out of it, no major repairs, drove it to TN from NJ then 3x to NC from NJ.
Drove like a dream, parked w/ ease.
Sold it after persistent PS belt problems.
You definitely got your money's worth!
Chrysler seems to get a bad rap from a lot of people, but I've loved the three vans that I've had. I had a '94 Voyager bought used and I put 100K miles on it, traded it for an 01 Grand Caravan that had 10K on it and I put over 100K on it, traded it for a brand new 2011 Grand Caravan that I've put over 40K on so far. Never had engine or transmission problems with any of them, none burned any oil. Only fixes on the older ones were a rear window wiper motor on one and a power window motor on the other, and I installed those myself.
I always wonder how people got rid of their car once it was nearing junk status. I keep reading of people using cheap cars like disposable cars. Do you just donate them to get rid of them one it's near junk status? If this is the case what condition will the car have to be in for a charity to accept the vehicle?
Great deal!
@-TheManInDboX -PA has inspection, too, as you know, and it's a good thing to keep unsafe cars off the road.
I bought a '98 Volvo S70 T5, manual. It had 300,000 miles when I bought it. What a fun and quick little car! For its condition, it was pretty solid.
One of the cylinders went out around 306,000.
A few years ago I bought a 1995 Honda accord coupe with the standard 5speed. It was a great car for 2 grand and it was well maintained.
Their out there, I found a cheap car for $1000 and I still own it and it runs good. Only maintenance I had to do (other than oil changes) was to install a new cooling fan.
Back in 2001 I bought my first car for $900 a 1989 Toyota Corolla, It was a SOLID LITTLE CAR!
Happy Car Reviews *was*
Happy Car Reviews rip
@@killshot13000 Yep. I sold it 2 years after. Never saw it again 😢
How much did you sell it for ?
Picked up my 96 ranger that was sitting for so long that it was Down to the rims in earth. Except for the coolant being chocolate brown and the water pump blades broken, it's extremely reliable and AC kicks on immediately and very cold.
Every A/C is immediately cold in the winter. ❄️
Sir Sweetness
OK? I never mentioned winter though.
Buy a Crown Vic if you have only $1000. They run forever and they show up on CL for under $1000 occasionally.
Myth. No EVIDENCE for your silly claims. Just get OUT!
I bought a Grand Marquis once, it was running good except for oil changes
Buy a couple cases of oil for the 4.6L. These are oil burners. Just fill every 3 days.
Yes, they burn oil like a Wartburg 353 but run a really long time. Plus parts are cheap and plentiful.
@@NeverTalkToCops1 other than some suspension issues due to it being a civilian model, 98 crown Vic made it to 300k with nothing but oil changes. Paid 1000, put maybe 600 in it not including oil over 5 years.
People are selling Corollas and Camrys that won't run for $1500
I bought cars at the state surplus auction. ..96 Dodge truck still runs great its got a ton of hail damage. I bought for hauling...
Dealers that I knew, used to successfully tow bar vehicles with automatic transmissions by putting them in neutral with the engine tricked-up to run at a fast idle.
Wouldn't a normal idle speed be adequate for the pump to lubricate the transmission?
Probably. I assumed they did it for engine cooling. The may have been concerned about diminished airflow thru the radiator, being so near the towing vehicle.@@GentlemanAmerican
Hey scotty I bought a 2018 BMW m6 it needs new windshield wiper blades, should I scrap it?
😂😂😂😂
cp101156 _ Only if all the wiper blade fluid leaked out. Also you’ll need the dealer to program the new blades otherwise the wipers won’t work 😏
Yes it is endless money pit
Only if it's a automatic wiper blades if it's manuel you are ok
cp101156 _ ➡️ Scotty has said it in numerous of his videos that bmws are endless money pits . He also has said if you buying a bmw buy brand new but lease it never finance , because after a few years the car becomes endless money pit
I paid $300 for my 91 corolla a year ago only thing that's been replaced is a headlight bulb
My brother bought a manual 92 corrolla for 550 dollars (he haven't changed any thing except the engine oil)
NZ WOTB I bought a 99 corolla for a grand. Needed a car quick. I've replaced one of the brake calipers and now need to replace the downstream o2 sensor to get the engine light off. I'm getting about 22mpg because of it. Also the drivers side door doesn't opem from the inside anymore lol. On the bright side it doesn't burn oil like many do from 97-01. Anyways it's still a lot of bang for my buck. I fix my car myself so the repairs are cheeeeap. The engine will certainly outlast the body of this thing.
U guys ever took the cars on the highway for trips 100 miles plus
@@RapScotty I have taken it on 6 over 100km trips just fine
NZ WOTB ok cool ty for coming back 11 months later :D btw where did u find the car
Scotty, I don't know who selects and inserts the graphics for your videos, but they crack me up all the time. Outstanding work for whoever does that.
$1200 97’ Corolla. Was at 80k miles. Got a check engine, but runs fine, worth every penny.
Bought a 02 Honda Accord with 134k for $800 in December. Runs well so far.
Should go a lot longer if it was taken care of.
thats just break in miles.
Take care of it and you will go to 300k easily
Where did you purchase this vehicle? I'm shopping for a used car for my dad to use.
Thanks!
Those hondas have transmission issues hopefully your lucky man. Change the transmisson fluid often.
I know this video was done a couple years ago it’s 2021 now smack dab in the middle of the worst time to be buying a car but I got stuck having to buy a car now because mine fell apart after 300,000 miles. I got myself a 2009 Honda civic EX sedan 136,000 miles, original owner, no accidents, because all I had was $7900. Had it looked over and found out that I got myself one good car, some minor repairs of course but nothing major. My mechanic said I should get a good 300,000 if not more miles out of it if I take good care of it. Keep your ears and eyes open out there people it’s a tough time to be buying used cars but if you take it to your mechanic stick with a good car like a Honda you just might get as lucky as I did. Good luck!
Learned more from Scotty than my engines class, What a legend
I got a 2000 Lincoln Town Car same specs as the Crown Victoria I paid 600 bucks I'm the second owner little bit of Bodywork couple of minor things thing runs everything works it's great.
I'm 19 I've got 4 cars all bought for under $500
1. 2003 civic ex
2. 1997 celica GT convertible
3. 2000 civic
4. 1995 avalon
Why do you need 4 cars?
What's the point of owning a bunch of beaters?
@@mdaniel444 lol all my friends ask me that....whenever I find a deal like all those for under 500 I cant say no so the 03 civic is my daily the convertible is a project to make it look fresh again the 95 Avalon my younger brother uses and the 2000 civic when I have time I wanna take the doors off all fenders hood etc and headers up the front....basically a rice rocket spitting flames up front
@@haloreach7 my daily the 03 civic isnt a beater....lady said it overheated whenever the ac was on and it had an exhaust leak bought it for $450 added freon patched the exhaust and voila it's a regular old car I dont look at it like a beater
Got a crown Vic for $500. Had 200,000 some odd miles on it but that was the best bang for my buck I’ve ever had
They were great cars.
I found a toyota corolla for my friend that was a 2001 and he we got it for 400 dollars. It still runs 2 years later and he has been driving it 50 miles everyday with 170k miles.
My Japanese friend had a Cadillac.
But he found a good eye doctor to get rid of it.
my 95 Saturn cost me $700 getting 34 MPG oh yeah
My 91 Peugeot with 90 000 km cost me $600 and gets 41 MPG, now that's an oh yeah!
The 1st and 2nd gen Saturns are the best cars GM ever built. 300k miles easy with regular oil changes. $700? You win!
@@norsefalconer really? I always have thought Saturn's were shite
@@GS-kj6ur I bought a 2006 Saturn Vue. Most people didn't realize that Honda made the engine.
@@packergeek10 damn I didn't know, Honda's probably make the best engines in the game
A 1997 Ford ranger 4.0 v6, needed nothing but a brake line runs perfect... 280 dollars 4x4 good condition!
Jake 1776 Got a ‘95 Mazda B2300, basically the inline 4 ranger and them things run forever. 400,000 miles and only your basic repairs needed
Got three rangers for under 1000 (not all three for 1000 but a piece) bucks! Had them over two years running driving just fine
Jake 1776 gas guzzler
The older Chevy S10's with 4.3 v6 were great trucks. Ones with the 4cyl and manual trans got great mileage too.
I got a 98 econoline 5 years ago for $500 and kept up with maintenance like a 17yr old girl... Still running strong
Gary Gorospe Maintaining a 17 year old girl ain't cheap! Clothes, Shoes, make up, breaking up with boyfriends, ... Endless Money pits!😂😂😂
@@joelspivak6622 lol
I'm still driving a 1990 Geo Prizm. Next year it turns 30 years old. Amazing car.
Best car ever...had a 97...totalled it...let it sit for almost a year in the cold before junking it and it still started up....great cars
Do you still have it now?
I bought a 1999 Corolla for 1400,- Great car! Only had to do the timing belt and the brake pads. I am very pleased with it. (I own the car for 2 years now without any problems)
ladamurni hows it on oil consumption? Miles? Congrats on the good find
@@GSskiracer Thank you, I live in the Netherlands, the car had done 110000 km's (is nothing for a 18 year old car when I bought it) No oil consumption, never need to top it up between oil changes. But I have to say that I never rev it up or drive fast with it. It looks good inside and outside. No rust or damages. Never been smoked inside the car (ashtray and sigaret lighter are like new) I am very pleased with it. Have a nice day.
That car would last you 100 years if you take care of it..
I have an 01 corolla and it runs like a dream 145k miles. It does not buen oil. And I only put the best oil and best oil filter in the market. A car that is reliable deserves great care.
@@superbros1690 yup you right.. And thats not miles for that car dude.. That car will run 3 or 400k miles easily with good care!
Cheap car I would reccomend would be a pre-2005 Chevy Impalas. Get the 2000-2005 one with the 3800. And plenty of hazard switches.
Bought a manual ford ranger for $1,000 had it for 2 years already and has given me no problems!
Bryan Agapito I bought an auto ford ranger for 1800 been nothing but problems 😂😂
matt coffman cause it’s auto. Jk lmao! It’s probably a lemon cause I have an auto too and after I did some engine work. I drive the heck out of it and same thing, no problems!
Changed the o2s last night made it run really lean and got hot and blew a hole on piston 2 and 3😂😂
Never get furious about a timing belt again! Just rotate the crank by hand once, if it isn't perfectly TDS and lined up... take the belt off, line it up again!
Two rotations...720 degrees for a 4 Stroke Engine!
Thats exactly what I thought. Whomever changed it must have never bothered rotating the damn engine over then rechecking the marks. Something you ALWAYS do before closing it up.
@@scottfirman Good point!!! Always rotate the engine two full times after installing the belt to check the timing marks!
Got my 91 Ford Tempo for free. It sat for 4 years, some simple maintenance, new battery, fresh fuel, new tires, and a CV axle and its been running fine for the past year, just did its 1st tune-up, yes 1st tune-up in 28 years this afternoon. For a 28 year old car it runs and drives great, gets mid 20's for fuel economy in town and mid 30's for fuel economy on the highway...and that's without an electronically controlled transmission and no overdrive, yes a 3 speed automatic, and a 2.3L 4 cylinder engine...even many of today's cars have a hard time getting any decent fuel economy with twice as many gears, and full of electronics to supposedly help with economy.
So yes you can find pretty decent cheap cars if you look hard enough and not afraid to do a little routine maintenance which is what many older vehicles are lacking....granted the paint on my car isn't that great, it has never been wrecked, a few very small scratches and dents here and there but for a 28 year old car its in pretty good shape, if the typical 80's paint/clear coat problems don't sway you away. It runs and drives great, I could care less that the clear coat is gone....its just basically a flat red color without the clear coat LOL.
Those ford tempo's and mercury topaz's are very rare nowadays
@@misterbuklau4053 So rare trying to get parts can be tricky as I've found out LOL. I'd love to get a 4WD Tempo or Topaz but those are even more rare.
$1000 car? I just got one for $500 said a mechanic looked at it and it needed a starter. Well he wasn’t a good mechanic lol it needed a new negative terminal and battery.
Crusty battery terminals will do it every time.
Sure wasn't good!!!
No guarantees on used!! DUHH!
I got one for $600, been sitting for 2 years and I had to tune up the carburetor and spray WD-40 on all contacts, runs like a dream now.
@@waltbullet1287 With a NEW car you'll USUALLY have little difficulty enforcing a warranty...esp. if the repair is a minor one.
You've paid a LOT for that guarantee. With "certified used", there is always a warranty and it's usually enforceable. I'd rather save all that money, buy a really good used from the original owner with service records and for a model that has a great proven record of reliability and good PPI from my own mechanic. Been doing that all my life (so far) and have never gotten burned. But people do what they want to do.
Bought my friends grandmothers 97' grand prix 3.8l 67k miles for a grand lol
Dam! 67,000 miles on a 97 car!? That's a steal bro..wish I knew her bcuz I would've gave her $1200 for it
She probably never went anywhere.
I got a 98 Ford Escort with 130k miles for $1k. Had to put a few hundred dollars in parts. New tires, brakes and a radiator fan. Easy to work on and the AC works too. If you don’t work on cars expect to spend some money with a mechanic. You get what you pay for.
My 00 maxima with 330,000 miles runs great, only paid 450 for it. Also it still gets around 25mpg
Where you find that
No truer words have been spoken about a dealership warranty. "...They're not worth the paper that they're printed on..." -Scotty Kilmer 2019
Hey Scotty, love these kinds of videos. I believe cars catered towards the cheaper cars are best!
I bought a 96 ranger for 800 bucks 2 years ago. The minimum it needed was some DIY face repair and a gallon of coolant. Then I dumped a bunch of money doing over 20 years of maintenance work and sold it to break even
2 months ago i bought a 1998 Acura Integra for $1,000. Good condition and only has 180,000 miles which is nothing for a Honda. I had a 1996 honda accord with 365,000 miles before i sold it.
Panther Platform no sold it to a friend for $300 it has some problems but it still drives lol.
@@pantherplatform 😂😂😂
Bought a 99 Camry for 500 last year, havent changed anything on it except break pads and it runs great, best purchase I ever made.
It is very difficult to find anything that runs for $1000 here. California (the State of Confusion) will buy a licensed and drivable car for $1500. There are other stipulations, but they crush the car. So most cars here that are under $1500 are not drivable as is.
That is the same insanity as the Obama "cash for clunkers" program, wasting tax dollars and destroying usable cars. The once beautiful state of CA has turned into a socialist basket case.
@@GentlemanAmerican John, you are 100% correct. It's paid for by license renewal fees. I lived in Arizona for 8 years, and my '91 Ford Ranger was about $24 per year, where as here in CA, it is about $140 per year.
@Grieg Ragen Yep. They want everyone to, particularly the poor, to take public transit, or ride a bike. What about the guy with a 17 foot ladder, a few 5 gallon buckets of paint, along with tools? Ride the bus? Ride a bike? Get real.
My first car was a 1977 chev Malibu 1600 bucks I had it 9 years. Dove it from Vancouver to Nfld no issues.
The car thief had me cracking up!!
I recently bought a lexus is200 1999 model , for £900 ! The engine and feel to drive at 122,000 miles feels better than alot of new cars i drive as a valeter . Some paint flaking lower down body but 95% of body looks great. Best £900 i ever spent !
Man, I love this guy🙌🏽 I truly appreciate your videos Mr Kilmer
I have good luck with Chevrolet trucks. Going back some 15 years, started with a 57K '89 Suburban that was $525 and died of rust at 101K, motor went into another car; replaced it with a $700 150K 91 Suburban, it was worn but kept going, decided I needed a van, got a $500 '95 with around 110K, it died of rust, went to a $700 91 with around 120K on it, drove it to South Carolina twice from NY, picked parts off nicer vans in the yards there, it died of a previous owner's idiocy - thermostat housing bolt twisted off, figured I'd change the intake, two front intake bolts twisted off. Got mad and said to hell with it. Replaced it with an '88 and it's currently parked waiting for me to put another column in it. The 91 still ran and moved when I sold it, but it blew a brake line because it sat too long.
I accidentally bought a 2002 Express 3500 with 151K at an auction for $650, other than a fluke need to replace the computer it's been fine, just too damn big, so I bought another 2002, 2500 with 130K for $700 and have hardly done anything to it and driven it all over. The 3500 still starts right up and I haven't done much with it since January, I need to clean it out and sell it.
The #1 issue with these is rust, even the 2002 the computer was bad because road salt corroded the case to where water would get into it and then it wouldn't run or wouldn't run right. All the stuff in the left front of it had issues, the horn died, the nut that holds the oil cooler to the plastic radiator tank rusted away, it got all new P/S lines. When I bought the next one I checked that stuff over. All of them have needed minor things done like trans lines or oil cooler lines, mostly stuff I could do myself.
While I prefer the 94-back G-van, this 02 2500 is smooth and nice to drive. I just need to rob a junker for a cruise setup.
Got a corolla 99 for 1000 3 years ago still going strong in Chicago weather.
I bought a 98 Corolla 3.5 years ago. Had 139k on it. Has 167k now and still going strong
I bought a Tercel for $250 once. Despite its battery terminals getting coated with battery acid it didn't quit.
I got lucky. Bought my 07 rav4 for 1000 bucks. Burns a little oil but in very good shape otherwise. It was from a co workers family member.
Really nice for that price
@@allstar-j2836 not bad at all. Came with 107,000 mile and 10lbs of dog hair though.
A good mechanic always knows it's crucial to say a prayer for the difficult parts to not be the problem
i know there isn't many mazda fans on here lol , but i bought a 04 mazda2 mpv a few months ago with a new test and only 90k miles for 500 . and the thing is running like a clock happy days !
wilr1000 that's as STEAL! The previous owner had to be real desperate! $500.00 with 90k... You really lucked out !
@@joelspivak6622 ya i'm very happy with it , tbh where i'm from you can buy second hand cars for under a thousand no problem . . this one did catch my eye because of the millage and the fresh nct certificate .
Ireland , the only thing with older cars over here is higher tax on them .So people generally get rid of cars over ten years old . because after the ten years is up the tax does too ._ And insurance can be steep too even with a newly tested cars . . I'm cheap so i keep the liters 1.4 and under anything like a 2.0 avensis could cost upto 650-700 a year on tax .
Basically they want people to buy new , finance is pushed big time tbh .. It's not about being poor or working class anybody can get a finance deal really but you might as well jump into shark infested waters imo dragging that onto yourself . If older cars where of a lower insurance bracket and cheap tax then it wouldn't give people an incentive to buy new . . I'm happy with my 04 thats paid for tbh . .._.And there's an element of keeping up with the Joneses too lol .
A year ago I bought a 2003 V6 Camry XLE made in japan fully loaded 110.000 miles for $1200.00 CAD. Best used car I ever bought!
My first car was a 96 escort i paid 500$ for it and got 60k miles out of it and was still going strong but the rust got too bad for me and sold for 350
I sold my red 95 escort lx last year for 400 that I beat the piss outta because like you the rust got too bad. Still ran and shifted fine at 135k miles! It was a great 1st car for me to deliver pizzas in lol.
@@middlereno yea mine had seen many pizza deliveries as well lol the guy i sold it to caught a fuel line on fire welding new floor pans and knocked it off lift trying to extinguish crushed his mig but he still replaced pans n fuel line n still rollin
@@robbropyro3283 oml 😂 I somehow still see my old escort lurking around my town that turd had some misfires and the rear end was completely rusted out. Never left me stranded during the winter.
Good cars I have a 98 I got for $1000. Everything works including the AC. Had to put a little money into it but it runs great.
Those were good cheap little cars. They didn't run forever but you could get 150K miles out of them at least. And Ford sold millions of them so there were always a bunch of them for sale used cheap as they had poor resale value.
Got a 2007 vw jetta for £1000 from a mechanic few months ago I've known him a few years, family man nice guy. 130k miles high I know but he assured me that the car drove great which it did, me being me topped the car out down hill full speed 😂 I kicked out all the life left In the flywheel which created a knocking noise car drove great even at that! Just got annoying in traffic. So I bought the part he fitted it for free... Yes free I valued the car and its selling for £1500 with 160k miles in my area 😍 so she's a keeper really appreciate an honest anyone
The most fun for $1,000 would definitely be a horrendous example of a nice car, or a civic/miata.
Yup 2x civic owner and a 97 celica gt convertible
MaxSpeed bought a 94 Ford explorer which costs me $700 at an auction. has over 130k miles and run's great.
@@frankdenardo8684 you should go to jail for stealing
I bought a 97 mazda 626 in great condition for $1200 and sold it for $2k... Those are reliable good cars..
Miata’s are hard to find (decent condition) for $1000.... import guys want them.
I saw a grandma was asking her 99’ Mercury Tracer with 60k miles for 1200 on Craigslist the other day. I heard they were pretty junk cars but that’s a deal for low mileage like that with an old lady who maintains it all the time! Those old fords owned by old ladies seem to run forever, I got an 02’ Focus Automatic from an old lady and the thing keeps running. I got mine for 3k but those things without rust are so hard to come by that it was a steal! I got in an accident earlier this month and insurance valued it at $3,085! $85 more than I paid for it! Look for a car from an old lady you won’t regret it.
I got a Toyota Camry for $300! Okay maybe it was a 1986. And rusted. And leaked oil. But hey it was reliable!
did you drift it?
@@123Bosniak well it was front wheel drive and had about as much power as a goat so nah
How much did the leak oil affect you? Got a 2002 Nissan Maxima SE at 184 k miles. Leeks oil but still runs
Dear Scotty,
I needed a plow truck so I took your advise on what trucks not to buy and bought a 1988 Ford Bronco with the 5.0 V8 and it already had a western plow on it that worked great. It isn't an F150, but close enough. It needed the ignition actuator replaced (what a pain) and it needs rear brakes. The truck only has 125K miles on it and it runs strong and shifts great. It does have a couple rot holes in the floor, but the body is nice and has original paint. I plan on cutting out the rot and patching the floors. Everyone overlooked this truck on craigslist because it was way too old and in Massachusetts where rust is king, but I may use it for a third vehicle as well as just a plow rig as it is in amazing shape for something this old. I probably wouldn't have looked at this truck if it wasn't for your video on what the best used trucks to buy are. Even if it never sees the road it will make a strong running plow truck for my property and it's fun to mess around with.
Just to get a really nice bicycle is like $600-1200
yeah sadly that's the choice i face.The cheapest liability only insurance is almost 200 dollars a month and thats for a 21 year old toyota camry that's falling apart. So now i need a ride for work, I have a choice between a cheapo moped thats probably gonna get me killed with the drivers here, A bike which i can ride on sidewalks and take on bus but is very slow or going broke paying to fix a broken down car i bought on craigslist for 1000 bucks and paying its insurance.
Trek marlin 5 ~475$ boom
Then it snows and rains and I’d rather not ride my bike 7 miles to school at 7 in the mornin every day
@@ercushkakulmetov7458 If you live in Cali get the bike. If you live in upstate ny, get the Camry, WORK more hours to cover that $200 insurance.
Where I live, the salvage yards give you $500.00 for a junk car. The kind of used car you can get for $1000.00 is one you'll be selling for $500.00 in a few weeks. I generally buy used cars in the $5000.00 range. I look for cars with between 100 and 130K miles that are running well, and I prefer, Toyotas, Hondas, and select GM models. With a few inexpensive repairs they usually go another 60 or 70K miles. When something major finally happens (transmission failure, failing engine etc.), I call the salvage yard to pick it up and I go get another. Right now, my daily driver is a 2000 Honda CRV that I bought about 4 years ago for $2600.00. I got a car fax on it so I knew it had already had the valve job, so I figured is was a safe choice. It usually takes me about 3 months to find an acceptable car when it's time to send one to salvage. Driving on the cheap takes time and work.
Next video: why you should never buy a car for 1000 dollars
Absolutely EPIC 😆😆😆😆😆
Sometimes that’s all people have - have a heart ♥️
Been driving my 1999 land rover discovery since 2016. Paid 1000.00 on the nose. Had a bad steering pump. One owner college girl. Still driving her. Been absolutely a gem.
mgn lmmnh Who, the Discovery or the college girl?
@@miketype1each I guess the college girl came with the discovery as a bundle deal.
I bought my 93 Ranger 2.3 5speed in 2004 for $1000 from my buddy. It's still my daily driver.
I love my ranger
Scotty speaketh the truth and Mercedes Benz and BMW fan boys are in revolt.
It varies per car, it’s not accurate to say the whole company as a blanket statement. My first car was also sub $1000, Mercedes 300D on the legendary W123 chassey (probably the most loved Mercedes frame of all time, from drifting champions to Rally races). It was an amazing piece of work. Change oil in a suit? Not a problem, you won’t get a drop of oil on you, and no need to get in the ground, 15mm drain bolt is on the very front, and canister type filter so it’s not those stupid upside down cans that pour oil all over your engine bay like every other car I’ve seen... Change a tail light? Tool-less 5 second change (10 seconds from getting out of the driver seat). Need to change tires for a flat? Special hole that your jack fits in, so you won’t damage your frame like I’ve seen on every aluminum car I’ve ever checked, it’s also safer and won’t slide out as easy (automatic electric jack optional) it’s super fast with it’s long crank arm and vertical linear screw lift design (makes scissor jacks look stupid since it’s a constant force and lifting speed and not a varying load like scissor type).
It also has climate control with a thermostat, which automatically adjust heat or air an exact temp you set (not some piece of crap hot or cold knob, it’s a thermostat like your house, it would be really stupid to have a “hot/cold” knob in your house wouldn’t it? Also the fan is infinitely variable and auto adjusts based on thermostat requirements (it also has some real grunt behind it unlike every US car I’ve been in, it’s super nice to have seemingly 50mph wind cool you off as you just hop in your car and extremely sweaty from all the work outside)
Tough, insanely simple and easy to fix, enormous room to work in, super high quality, near indestructible chassis (yet it’s still about 1000 pounds lighter than normal cars of that era, and that’s certainly no thanks to the 200 pound electric seats). And great fuel economy!
The old ones were bulletproof, new ones sadly probably don’t have half these amazing traits. Just like most GM have garbage manufacturing and design, and Chrysler is going the way of Fiat (I think that says enough). So now if you want reliable, it’s Japanese or some German, but your best really is Japanese at this point.
I got a dodge neon with 90k miles, 2005 for 1k mr. Kilmer, no leaks, AC works wonders, transmission is running great, 1 owner, and it belonged to a friend’s mother, a senior citizen, hell I even got the owners manual. I don’t really want to get in debt paying for a car, don’t get me wrong I’d love a WRX manual transmission, but I got some other plans for the moment, the subbie can wait. Thank you for your videos, good health to you!
Hey Scotty, My 80 year old Lamborghini with 57 and a half miles on it has a scratch on its paint, should I sell it for $3 dollars
Bought an hydro Citroën sedan for 750€... pourred as much in repairs (timing belts, oil, hydro fluid, suspension, tyres,...)
Run like a champ, in very good condition. Plus the car is tank in general
If you are not afraid of greasy hand go and buy an hydro !
even before I get in my vehicle and before I have the keys in my hand, I pray for The Most High to be with me and people I come in contact with. Christ gets the glory all day every day!
This is a car channel; not a gospel channel. Please post this elsewhere. Thanks and have a nice day.
This man Speaks the truth. Thank the lord for everything you accomplish in this life. He is the one that allowed it to happen.
Also in reply to "This is a car channel", indeed it is, but the owner of this car channel brought up prayer before I did. At the 4:10 timestamp, in this video, Scotty Kilmer exclaimed "you wanna pray it's not the transmissions, those CTS' had horrible transmissions". That's what promoted me to write my original comment. Rev up your prayers!
@@intelligentMEXICAN
Pray for me brother. I'm trying to find Christ.
The Good Lord has truly blessed 1994 Toyota Celicas!
Bought an '83 Dodge B250 van about 5 years ago for $1000. I thought it was a little much for a 30 year old vehicle with 100,000 miles on the clock, but needed a vehicle right away, and, and, on the plus side, it was a creepy full size van. I did have to put a new water pump and fuel pump on, but also put more than 100,000 additional miles on it. Sold it last year for $1,500.
Scotty I remember when we had mechanics like you👍!
The cts-v has an fantastic transmission. The lsa and 6l90 combo is bulletproof. The lesser cts is junk though. It's hard to imagine that a model trim level can change it from junk to world class but it does in the cts.
Scotty - OG triple OG
1995 to 1999 TOYOTA Avalon is the BEST Bang for the Buck!
I got my 1988 Mazda b2200 for 1000$ I love the thing it's having problems with the manual choke tho
Bought my 1989 Mazda b2200 17 years ago for $25. Still going strong. Mowed a guys yard last year for a 63 Ford f100, love it. Bought a 95 Mazda 626 in January of this year, put a $16 output shaft seal in transmission (30 minutes) and headed out for California the next day. The cheap ones are the best. That $25 b2200 has been nothing but a workhorse and keeps on
My guideline for budget used car purchases is $3500 as a baseline (2018-2019), expect to spend $.50 of every dollar under $3500 on repairs to have a reliable roadworthy car. $1000 car will cost you at least $1250 to be reliable. If you end up spending less you got a deal.