Cheapest reliable car from the 80s-1993?

Looking at a antique auto anything pre 1993 in my state. I'm looking for a car to play around with on weekends use in the winter as a toy. I have a 40 year old honda bike i drive daily looking to have a fun reliable cheaper to maintain car. I'm looking at a 88 crown vic, oldsmobile regancy, buick century from the 80s era. I've seen beat up high mileage volvo 240s in the 1k-2k price range too

If you know how to handle a rear-wheel driven vehicle in the snow, then I'd toss my support behind an old 5th Avenue. They're absolute beasts and loaded with luxury.

Subaru.

An old Jeep Cherokee or an old Subaru outback. Just be careful, some cars get so rusted out that it's not worth your time. You really need to look for cars that have spent their life in dry, salt free conditions.

There's no way to predict the reliability of a 30 year old vehicle, especially if the vehicle is only theoretical.

No such thing

No car that old is going to be reliable by modern car standards. Even when new, they weren't reliable like modern cars.

If you only plan to "play" with it on weekends, you might find something that will suffice. But whatever you think you want to buy, get a mechanic to look it over first so that you'll know about any problems. Regardless, you'll end up having to spend money on it over time -- much more than your initial $1K cost.

'86 Corolla

Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Camaro. IROC-Z
Pontiac Firebird.
Ford Mustang and Mustang GT.
Jaguar XJ-S
Jeep Wrangler CJ-7. FCA
Mazda RX-7

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