I need a car!

[Luvs2Play]

For the last several years we have only had pickups and motorcycles. Since I sold the business we have gotten rid of some pickups, among them, a 4WD, which leaves us down to one 4X4 pickup. Come winter, since the wife and I each go separate directions to work, we are going to need another vehicle since the Chevy Colorado gets stuck on wet pavement. I am looking for a smaller front wheel drive car that has a lot of miles on it and doesn't even need the AC to work. Since where I work cancels if there is more than about 8 inches of snow on the ground, I will have most snow days off, the wife on the other hand has to go even if there is 2 feet that morning. What I want to know is what front wheel drive cars get around good in the snow since I am not sure I can even remember what it's like to step down into a vehicle instead of stepping up into one?

I forgot to mention, I am looking for extremely cheap!

I'm guessing all real gun people have pickups and this is a question that can't be answered here!:grumpy:

[olderthandirt]

Just bought a new Ford Focus and were averaging 37-38 MPG

[Luvs2Play]

I like the Focus, but I'm looking for just something that gets driven 2,000 miles a year and sits the rest of the time. I have good trucks still for any time I'm not going to a job. I'm thinking of a $2,000 car or less.

[dvmcmr]

Any front wheel drive vehicle is better than rear wheel drive in the snow.

I owned a lebaron for a while, but never saw it while owning it so.......it was front wheel drive. Bought it for $500 from a customer and it had 73,000 miles on it or some such.

[bigweatherby]

I used to have to drive quite a ways for work each day. I bought a Kia Spectra used and ran the heck out of it. If I took care to drive carefully I could get around 40 mpg. I traded that car in with over 200,000 miles on it and it was still running along just fine.

[MrGrimm]

Cheap ... Volkswagen jetta.. Parts are dirt cheap, great on gas and older ones can be had for less than 1k.

[Luvs2Play]

Cheap ... Volkswagen jetta.. Parts are dirt cheap, great on gas and older ones can be had for less than 1k.

That's the language I speak, I hate cars, but don't want to spend the money on another 4X4. I would rather ride the bike all summer long and let a cheap car sit in the back yard than buy an expensive car and sell the bike.