Originally Posted by djugurba

If you were going to purchase a used gasser for around $3500, which would it be?

Assume it needs to be a reliable daily driver, and that it has to sit out on the street at night... It will be driven by the wife, so I'd rather it has airbags and/or good safety rating... and reasonably good gas mileage. ugh, gas...

Year, make, model, issues you'd like to see already fixed, etc....

I'm currently considering choosing from between a volvo 240 series 4 cyl non turbo preferably '93 Classic badged wagon or '86 or newer as long as the wiring harness and timing belt has been done.

OR maybe a mid to late 90s honda accord EX with 5 speed... I don't know the MB gassers at all... and I don't fit comfortably in a w124 sadly...

What's your call? Most cars in that low price range are going to have their share of issues I know, but I'm trying to identify a few options to broaden the search