Which car would you choose?
 

1996 Chevy Camaro RS Coupe with 88k miles for $3000 Manual 5-speed but will need all new tires, the ABS light is on, and the rear blinkers don't work, however the hazards all work. Ceiling is mega sagging.

or

2002 Chevy Cavalier Sport Automatic 4-speed with 104k miles for $3500 but will eventually need a catalytic converter and the rear driver side window motor is faulty. Owner also mentioned that the ABS light will pop on occasionally but goes away after a few seconds. Happens every few weeks.

Having driven both I feel more comfortable in the Cavalier but that might be because I am not used to being so low to the ground in the Camaro. Also, the Camaro is a rear wheel drive car. Something else I am not fond of.

Those are the asking prices so I will obviously offer less.

If i'm buying for reliability and not performance, i'd take the cavalier... the camaro has prolly been ran a lot harder.

neither. A camaro for your kid - lol, call your insurance agent.

and Cavaliers might be one of the worst cars ever made.

On another note i saw a green 4 dour Ford Contour the other day parked down by the south end of the Topeka Blvd bridge, window said $1,800.

With gas prices never coming back to earth, you're better off with the Cavalier.

My co-worker drives a Cavalier Sport around that same age. The dash is trashed, heater core shot, and looks like shit. However, it has 217k miles on it and has got him to work every day that last 5 years (76 miles round trip).

Why would anyone ever buy a Cavalier? Buy a Corolla that is four years older but will actually run.

Insurance isn't an issue,. Both will be Liability only.

Because I can't find any reasonably priced Hondas or Toyotas in this town.

Liability will absolutely be higher on that Camaro.

I'll be calling them about both to confirm obviously.

I think people are getting a little carried away with their pricing on used imports. Every freaking 4runner and Xterra I see is priced $2-3k more than comparable Grand Cherokees of similar year and mileage. **** that, I'll bank the extra money and take my chances on a domestic.

I'd take the bus.

No.

My girl had a contour and it was the shittiest car EVER

are you kidding? The Camaro of course! They are actually built pretty well.