Cheap Craigslist Car: 1988 Chevrolet Caprice Wagon

This was one of the last of the true, full-sized American "station wagons". These days, a "station wagon" is little more than a 4-door hatchback, and the next step up is the small SUV (like the Honda CR-V). This is actually a pretty good deal, if it's in the condition the seller says it is. In fact, these final full-size station wagons are some of the best ones, as they didn't suffer from the horrific fuel economy of their 70's-early 80's predecessors. That's not to say that they what one would call "fuel efficient", but their 15-25 miles per gallon are certainly better than the 8-17 miles per gallon of the older full-size wagons.

The important kicker question about this particular station wagon is: "Does it have jump seats?"  If not, then it's cool but not awesome. If it DOES, then it's a winner in my book.