Another DD question, Not a porsche Options

[jeffdon]

My 92 BMW is just not worth what I would need to put into it to bring it up to snuff.

That being said, I am kinda partial to BMW 6 cylinders, as long as they were the M50 generation (timing chain vs rubber band), and I see alot out there in the 5-6k range. I also like the fact they go a long time.

So for a DD, other than the BMW, what would ya'll recommend in the 5-6k price range? Looking for something rock solid, and ok with it being a bit boring.

[DBCooper]

Ten years ago I lived in Texas while my sons went to college in California. I bought them an older (1997) Subaru Legacy GT wagon for them to use coming back home for holidays and summer. The younger put in updated head gaskets and that was it, never a hiccup.

They did their best to destroy that Subaru, as I found out many years later over beers. Impressed by the four wheel drive they considered it born to off-road, and did pretty much what you'd expect from teenagers not invested in the car. After school the younger used it to tow his 58 bug back to Connecticut, where it finally was in its element of ice and snow. Then after five years of teenagers tag-teaming abuse he finally sold it for $1000 less than we originally paid for it. You know how every teenager destroys his first car, kind of the rite of passage? That damned Subaru survived. I think you can tell that I'm still impressed by that car.