I was going to respond with "my hands." But cars..currently have a 2002 camry, over 150k, with paint faded and peeling from Arizona sun the last 13 years.
98 CRV. The thing got me through a harsh winter with ease doing 60mph down ice roads while everyone else was in a ditch on the side of the road. It had a rebuilt motor from my friend who is a Honda mastertech and I don't know what he did but I had to run premium in it or the check engine light came on and it knocked lol. Thing was a beast. Sold it to my mechanically challenged brother and of course he blew it up but we rebuilt it and it runs to this day.
'84 Cherokee - my first car that my mom decided to buy off the side of the road and surprise me with. The head gasket blew before she even got it home. The Jeep was completely rusted out and was covered in primer from me attempting to fix the body rust all the time. I eventually ran into the back of another car and had duct tape holding the front end on for a while. I spent almost everything I made at my high school job paying for towing and repairs. Thanks Mom
Other beater included an 88 4cyl foxbody and an 86 Ford LTD (two tone blue) the I got from my grandmom.
We once had a 1967 blue Impala convertible. It was definitely a beater! I hated driving it, and my wife hated riding in it. Thankfully I ran over a parking stancion in a park lot (had the full sun in my eyes at 7:30AM, LOL) and twisted the drive shaft. That's a car I'd rather forget. :bored:
'82 Celica GT hatch, biggest pos I ever owned. Threw a belt on me, destroyed the water pump and cracked the radiator while I was driving around the Baltimore Beltway 20 years ago. The repairs exceeded the value of the car.
I have had a 94 golf that had been totaled, payed 150 for it and drove it for over a year. I had three Isuzu troopers, a Tempo, now I have a 93 Camry Wagon.
99 Eddie Bauer I bought for 1500 bucks. Had a 302 and was actually in pretty good shape for 170k. Currently driving an 84 k5 I got from a family friend for mowing his lawn all sumner. I've been trying to buy it since I was 16