THe reason I brought up the Metro was that I just bought three for $800, sold two to realtives and kept the third—all run, still, even if they look a little rough from sitting under some trees for a few years. With new batteries, hatch struts, fluids and tires, each ran about $800, road ready. I just got it to bomb around town on errands (actually, it was a package deal and I was trying to get two relatives into affordable cars without spending a mint so they could save for something bigger. God smiled on me when the third one ran—it wasn’t supposed to).
When I had my Rabbit in college my older brother also bought one, used and a bit rough looking. He then shipped out to Turkey so my Dad kept that Rabbit. I would go visit many weekends and we would pile our fishing gear into the older Rabbit and go salmon fishing 45 miles away on Lake Michigan.
A few cents for fuel and a few for wear and tear and I had some of the most memorable times with my Dad.