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If you want a good car under 3 grand it takes elbow grease. My current Subaru I bought for 3k, I used the proceeds from my previous vehicle to purchase. My previous vehicle was a 800$ Xterra, blown radiator but ran. Did water pump, timing belt, radiator, thermostat, valve cover gaskets and a set of tires + ac high pressure line. That was just under a grand, so into for 1800ish and sold for 2800. Before that I had a e36 that I bought for 2500 bucks needed cooling system work as well, put like 600 bucks of parts in it and beat the fucking brakes off it clutch kicking and drifting all over creation from 140k -> 200k miles and sold for 2500. My 87 jeep was 1500 bucks with a cracked head on a 4.2 carbed amc engine because somebody left water in it over winter, 3 speed automatic. Got a 70k miles engine, 5 speed manual and transfer case out of an 02 for 800 bucks (pulled myself out of a rotted tj, brought over the PCM and wiring harness as well and merged harnesses) and stabbed that in. Had to fabricate my own transmission mount and skid plate for it and after a set of used 33s, winch, etc I'm into it for about 4k. All of these vehicles have been rot free, and purchased all in New England! If you ever want tips on finding a good cheap vehicle, and tips on how to make repairs feel free to reach out. Shits too expensive to gate keep knowledge these days, and the only way to cheap transport is to buy broken and put some sweat equity in. Of course I enjoy this shit so it's easier for me to spend weekends bruising knuckles and hanging parts than somebody doing purely out of necessity! I have owned 6 motorcycles, only one of them cost me more than 1k. All were purchased as heaps and revived then sold for a mint. If your able bodied and broke you have nothing but opportunity just gotta dial a skill in and get after it!