if you needed a good used car...

[gymdiva]

and only had a budget of $5000, what would you get?

[SpyWizard]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

anything honda...

actually the accountants tell us to purchase 1-2 yr old ford taurus lease back if you can find one..

$8000 range for a 1 yr old with like 23,000 miles on it..

engine will last, and insurance is cheap...

good luck

[supasaiyan99]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla. Civic has a little bit more performance if you can find one with a VTEC engine.

[SMILEY FACE]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

i used to be a car salesman, to be honest to u and as far as quality AND ENGINE/TRANS TO LAST U LONG TIMEEEEEEE... u need to go wt honda or toyota..american car aint gonna last long, being straight forward wt u. even though ia'm A BIG fan of muscles car.....

[SpyWizard]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

here ya go, found it for ya

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/car/274791472.html

look for something like this in your area...

good luck again..

[Caddyman]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

i bought my car 2 years ago almost to the day, 96 Cadillac deville. never had a problem with it, it is a gass guzzler but IMO its worth it. Nice, comfortable, fast, roomy, etc.

i got it for $6000 with 70k miles on it.

[gymdiva]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

my dad keeps looking at cars like mercedes (which I don't want) or older fords (which I have now)...I was looking at older BMWs, specifically ti and is models...no one in my family has ever owned a toyota so I wouldn't even know where to begin with that one! hahahahaha...thanks for the suggestions so far...keep em coming!

[SMILEY FACE]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

well i agree wt ur dad, mercedes is the way to go but i dunno if u can find one at 5K..

[gymdiva]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

here ya go, found it for ya

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/car/274791472.html

look for something like this in your area...

good luck again..

shoot I need to show this to dad! he's been looking to replace his old blazer...

[gymdiva]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

well i agree wt ur dad, mercedes is the way to go but i dunno if u can find one at 5K..

he's found a couple but they've been older than the car I have now which I have a problem with...I think he's honestly looking at them b/c that's what he has...and he's against me having a good used beamer b/c that's what mom has...

[VveTTe917]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

It would be almost impossible to buy a benz for $5k, and even if you do, if it runs into any problems, you'll be paying plenty for fixing.

Stick with a Honda Accord, Nissan Maxima and Altima, or Toyota Camry. Behind them you can consider a Honda Civic or a Chevy Cavalier, but I wouldn't go American.

[gymdiva]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

ew no cavaliers...too many friends had those around here and had terrible problems with them...although, I had plenty of friends with troublesome mustangs and somehow mine turned out to be wonderful...13.5yrs so far!

[SMILEY FACE]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

It would be almost impossible to buy a benz for $5k, and even if you do, if it runs into any problems, you'll be paying plenty for fixing.

Stick with a Honda Accord, Nissan Maxima and Altima, or Toyota Camry. Behind them you can consider a Honda Civic or a Chevy Cavalier, but I wouldn't go American.

u read my thoughts, to fix a benz and even if its old, gonna cost u a lotttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt.... stick wt what vvette said ^^^^

[mick-G]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

Lot of miles on the crv, but looks in damn good condition. Btw, the Ford Taurus is going to be comming back. I will be replacing one of their other models maybe the Focus, cant remember.

[gymdiva]

Re: if you needed a good used car...

hey what about volkswagon?