Automobiles are status symbols. Everyone has heard of the celebrities with massive collections of expensive cars, or custom built garages to accommodate their cars in the heart of an expensive city like New York. Cheap cars are the way to go for some folks. Poor quality doesn't necessarily follow cheap price. Less costly can still be exciting to drive.
One of the ways to obtain a quality car on the cheap is to purchase a used car. Second hand luxury models are cheaper than new. High quality used cars have come to be called pre-owned. These pre-owned vehicles have even managed to pull some long time new car buyers into the used car market. Think about luxury vehicles. A Mercedes or Lexus is so well built that even 10 year old cars can still be in excellent condition. A lot of people buy slightly used instead of new car after car.This was immortalized in Driving Miss Daisy when the driver bought Miss Daisy's old cars.
There are also some nice, low cost new cars. Hyundai makes some models that are decent for less than $12K. A well engineered car like the Honda Civic is only around $15K. That car lasts a long time, and gets great gas mileage. Luxury cars that need premium fuel and parts are generally more expensive to maintain too.
Try the cheaper, not really cheap, luxury cars. The Audi brand is generally at the bottom portion of the price spectrum in the luxury class. These are the best engineered in the world, nobody beats them. The Audi TT can be just as much fun as a Porsche, but much less expensive.
Some people mean really cheap when they say cheap. When they shop for autos they look for the car their grandparents drove. Teens often buy this style of car. As long as it's safe to drive, it gets them from A to B. Be careful because cheap cars can be busts. When the car overheats, you won't be happy.
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Cheap Cars
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