In an effort to find a car that we would not modify, that will get good mileage around town, we have come across what we consider to be the coolest cheap beater ever...
behold Amanda's new beater..
its a 1983 dodge aries coupe. 32,000 original miles, and the only cosmetic problems is the rust on the bottom of the doors. the interior is very very clean, with the exception of a cig burn on the drivers side. (not drivers seat, as it has front and rear benches...pimpin')
it is packing a carbed 2.2L building an awesome 84 horsepower. it runs like a top, although slow, and is amazingly smooth at speed. ive done some checking around, and im about 99% sure that even the tires are original. the undercarriage is nice and solid, and the engine bay is very clean..the only real downside to the aries is the rust on the doors, and the extreme lack of power..along with the lack of AC or a radio...as it is a BASE model...the guy who we bought it from has had it for 4 years, and only put about 2,000 miles on it.
we plan to do nothing to it, shy of replacing the severely dry rotted, 24 year old tires...and we will most likely be rockin' the white walls.
