Can't afford to fix my 1st gen crv. Needs clutch soon, camshaft sensor replaced. New tie rods control arms. And more done to it
So considering trading for a 2001 chevy caliver 130k miles
Runs great, trans fluid cherry. No blowby. New tires
How reliable, and good cars are those.
Ty
What is a "Caliver"? Do you mean Cavalier?
If so you're talking about a 24-year-old car that was not particularly good when it was new. You really cannot depend on reliability when talking about any car whose age is measured in decades.
Better have a good mechanic inspect it before buying the thing. Just because a car appears to look good and drive OK doesn't mean it is OK. A recent Car "Wizard" video shows one of his customers finding this out the hard way on a much more expensive car:
(As I side note I had an early 2000s Cavalier as a rental back when it was nearly new with low mileage. It was one of the worst pieces of junk I've ever driven, and I've driven some real beaters in my time.)
As @justin-shepherd said both those are older cars - go with the better built car. A Honda crv typically last several 100k miles. a Cavalier is shot by 150k miles.How reliable, and good cars are those.
Can't afford to fix my 1st gen crv. Needs clutch soon, camshaft sensor replaced. New tie rods control arms. And more done to it
Most of that is wear and tear. That Cavalier is also going to have problems at its age, guaranteed. You'd be much better off with the CRV you have now than buying that Cavalier.
If money is such an obstacle, why are you considering buying a 24-year-old car in the first place? It's cheaper to fix what you have. Given it's also a manual transmission, that thing is practically bulletproof.
Clutches aren't time-limited parts. When my step dad wrecked his Cavalier after he hydroplaned on the highway, he put a quarter-million miles on it and he never replaced the clutch.
