In the 1990’s, $1000 would buy you a serviceable, usable car to use every day, probably of late 1970’s or 1980’s vintage. But today that grand doesn’t go as far, and as cars became more complex over the last 20 years, repairs have become more expensive as well. A 1970’s car may not be fast, but it’s easy to repair. The same cannot be said of many late 90’s cars, with On-board diagnostics and other electronic goodies – an era of automobile now drifting into the $1000 range.

I used 1960’s and 1970’s cars as my daily transport well into this decade, and I still have a 1979 Pontiac Grand LeMans. They have seat belts and are fairly safe compared to the cars of the pre-1967 era, but in the last decade the gulf between a 1970’s car and a modern car, in terms of safety and usability, has grown considerably. My old car is now reserved for nice days and shows. Using a car like that every day is not for everybody, and racking up mileage on a 30 year old car will eventually necessitate repairs, even if you’re driving that bastion of quality, a Mercedes W123.

This is an interesting site you’ve got here, an I approve heartily of the concept. But a quick search of cars in my area reveals a $1000 1996 Jaguar XJ. Anybody buying that car should regard it as a grenade waiting for the pin to drop out. The asking price may only be $1000, but the maintenance required will be exponentially more.

Nice site, nice Pontiac. But Caveat Emptor.

i live in Canada,recently somebody gave me car just like you have on the pic,would you sell your 74 lemans same price as u bought thanks let me know i need some parts thank you

tjb, founder sellmycar.com

We have also added fixed price listings from around the web to the site, as well as the ability to list your car for sale – for free!

your individual make page doesnt work for me

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