Yep, I bought a little 87 (I believe) Toyota Tercel hatchback with a 5 spd for $500. I drove that little car and enjoyed 38 mpg for roughly 2 yrs and 35,000 miles of trouble-free driving only to sell it for $1500 to a guy with a Honda s2000. It was to be used as a second car to keep the mileage off of his Honda. Unfortunately, about 2 weeks after purchase, a 1 ton truck crossed the center line and hit him head on, killing the car and him. Very sad. RIP brother!