Kalshane, my DH is a car reviewer. I just emailed him. I'll let you know his answer when I get it.
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Scrappy - Nov 04, 2016 9:23:46 am PDT #836 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Gudanov - Nov 04, 2016 9:31:44 am PDT #837 of 30002
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I'd think a last gen Ford Fusion would be pretty good. A little older than what you'd be looking for, they made them up to 2012. It had a reputation for being reliable and they should be a lot cheaper than a used Honda or Toyota.
I've heard Hyundai Sonatas hold up pretty well too and they depreciate enough to have good used prices.
A Honda Accord or Toyota Camery are great choices, but I've found that used ones can be sorta expensive.
Gudanov - Nov 04, 2016 9:33:20 am PDT #838 of 30002
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It was actually more expensive to buy a slightly used Civic than it was to buy a new (last one of last year's model) one when we got a new car for my wife.
Jesse - Nov 04, 2016 9:35:10 am PDT #839 of 30002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
This is the time to buy last year's cars for cheap, right? Or is it already too late for that? (NB: everything I know about buying and selling cars I learned from one episode of This American Life.)
Gudanov - Nov 04, 2016 9:35:24 am PDT #840 of 30002
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I've love to replace my car with a slightly used Mazda 6 when the miles eventually catch up with it (it has 205,000 miles now), but I fear it will be hard to find one at a decent price.
Gudanov - Nov 04, 2016 9:38:41 am PDT #841 of 30002
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This is the time to buy last year's cars for cheap, right? Or is it already too late for that?
I think the best deals come in a couple months, especially with the new model year is visually distinct from the old one.
Scrappy - Nov 04, 2016 9:48:07 am PDT #842 of 30002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Kalshane--here is what my charming spouse said: If they're looking for a used midsized car, you can't go wrong with Toyota Camry or Honda Accord. Boring and appliance-like, but perfect for people who don't care about "performance driving" and just want reliability and safety.
There are a million questions to ask to make a better recommendation, but that's a pretty safe answer.
-t - Nov 04, 2016 9:48:39 am PDT #843 of 30002
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everything I know about buying and selling cars I learned from one episode of This American Life
Oh, I listened to that one, I think. Buy on the last day of the month!
Connie Neil - Nov 04, 2016 9:51:39 am PDT #844 of 30002
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I'm taking my 96 Jeep Cherokee for its oil change tomorrow. I am not going to ask about new shocks, I cannot afford those at the moment. I had to get four new tires earlier this year.
Steph L. - Nov 04, 2016 10:03:23 am PDT #845 of 30002
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If they're looking for a used midsized car, you can't go wrong with Toyota Camry or Honda Accord.
Does the Corolla not qualify as midsized? (Of course, we went from an Echo [which Tim still drives to work] to the Corolla, so to me, it feels "midsized".)
I am not going to ask about new shocks, I cannot afford those at the moment.
The Echo (circa 2000) totally needs shocks, but we're not getting those right now, either. Tim just drives it 1.3 miles to work, so it's not a huge deal.