What's a cheap car that would be great for riding coast

>Looking at German cars for an American road trip
Dude.

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>>16094854
bad idea?

I'm definitely open to suggestions. My only restrictions is:
- budget of 6K
- RWD
- not too many options or electronics
- manual transmission
- not hard to work on.

>>16094880
Miata
Is
Always
The
Answer

kidding. surprisingly a diesel mercedes would probably be the best although they are hard to find in a manual transmission. Also they only came with manual transmission with the non turbocharged cars and when it comes to something like a 300td you want the turbo'd version.

but yeah im rambling.

if I were you i'd get something like this and offer him 5k at best and spend $1k getting it ready for a cross country journey.

http://longisland.craigslist.org/cto/5782971672.html

shit would be fun as fuck. I dont know why you want a manual transmission when youll be driving across country.

e30 325

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Alternatively yes you can get an E30 like this mong said >>16094921

but specifically an E30 that runs on diesel

slow as shit but it seems like its fits all your needs.

http://nwct.craigslist.org/cto/5814423558.html

>>16094847
I did 8000mile road trip this summer in a 97 impreza got it for 2500 did brakes and oil and it lasted the trip and still goes today

Salvage Mustang GT is the answer
>>16094934

>>16094910
>>16094934
Thanks for the advice! Any reason why diesel specifically for older cars? Purely for the mileage and extra torque or from reliability stand wise they'll pull through?

>>16094910
300D Turbodiesel is terrible, so slow only good for back roads. I did a roadtrip on the interstate and it sucked.

My e36 M3 is great for long drives, very reliable. A 328i would fit in the price range or a beat M3.

>>16094957
well the OM617 out of the Mercedes 300td is a literal tank of an engine. those cars can get up to 500k miles+ and still be perfectly fine assuming it was taken care of. I can't really speak for E30s diesels but they can't be bad either.

>>16094964
>300D Turbodiesel is terrible

WHY? don't you think that yours might have just been a piece of shit.

>>16094973
It's my dad's and its in pretty good condition. It is just very slow, not good unless your entire route is backroads, which is probably not the case in a roadtrip. Thank god it was the turbo, which adds substantial power.

honestly the best boring choice is probably a wagon or a civic/corolla due to mpg and reliability