Conclusion to my Opinions In a nutshell, here are my opinions of buying a cheap used car. Used Cars to Buy-my Preferred List Buy a Honda, Toyota, or Subaru – any year, any model. Honda includes Acura, and Toyota includes Lexus. Mazda, Nissan, Hyundai, are good too. Infiniti and BMW just make this list.
How Will Used Cars Hold Up? Just which car manufacturer wants you to drive their car for a long time? Which car manufacturer is trying harder now than a few years ago? Well as you can probably guess Detroit could car less about you driving their cars for a long time.
Car Safety The daughter of a neighbor of mine turned 16 and mom and dad bought her a used red Mustang convertible for her birthday present. Once week later we saw on TV that red Mustang wrapped around a telephone pole and two of the four kids were thrown from the car and killed. The [...]
Models to Avoid Once you have bought your perfect used car and the thrill of driving has worn off, about 30 days or so, the reliability of starting and running the car becomes far more important than the initial thrill of ownership. Most used cars are a living nightmare and the reason you need to [...]
Models to Buy “Car Clouds” Click this image to see an example of a Car Cloud by price: Click this image to see a “Car Cloud” by manufacturer: Now click this link and get your own copy of my Car Cloud: 2009-2010 Car Cloud (This is a very large .pdf file-be patient) The prices quoted [...]
Reliability Opinion Reliability Reliability, to me, is THE most important aspect of car ownership. Once I’ve bought the car/truck, pay for gas, oil changes, insurance, taxes I want the damn thing to start every time I turn the key, or press the button. I don’t want excuses and I don’t want an expensive mechanic telling [...]
My Used Car Opinions Poring over all the facts, figures, and opinions from dozens/hundreds of websites I’ve formed some opinions. Mine are no better than other experts or yours – they are just my opinions. Take them or leave them but here they are.
