I would suggest a Ford Focus. You can get a good example from the mid to late 2000s in that range of dollars.
They are cheap to maintain, easy to fix when necessary, and economical to operate. I have two if them, a 2004 wagon and a 2005 sedan. The wagon has about 159,000 and the sedan around 175,000. Both have been relatively trouble free during my ownership. Dan On Nov 29, 2012, at 10:42 AM, Rich Thomas <richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > The boy, who is in medical school in DC, asserts that starting next summer he > will need some sort of basic urban transportation device to get to his > various off-site locations in which he will be doing medical edumacashun > kinds of things. I guess various hospitals in the DC area. I still have his > 300SD here but he says that is too much trouble and he has no time or > inclination to fool with it. IOW he need something that is cheap, reliable, > and will not cost a fortune (or effort) to maintain in the DC area, nor > likely be a target for miscreants. He asserted $5k would buy something. > [How he arrives at that figure, having no money of his own to contribute at > this point, is a mystery, but whatever...] > > I am thinking of a basic cheap japmobile of some sort, but I suppose anything > would do. He has a bike, but going various distances night and day, rain and > shine, hot and cold, etc.... a car seems to be indicated. > > So the challenge for y'all is to come up with some ideas for something that > would fit the bill. And if anyone has or knows of something that might be > available in 6 months or so that would comply with the specifications, feel > free to offer. I did not win the lottery drawing last night, so I am a bit > constrained on the budget for this adventure. > > --R > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
